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Who We Are: BCGC is composed of diverse community garden members who share a common commitment to organic, urban agriculture and access to healthy food for all residents of Berkeley.
What We Do: By providing a forum for mutual support and the sharing of common resources, BCGC assists and protects existing gardens, facilitates the formation of new gardens, and advocates food security initiatives in our local schools and city.
Our Mission: BCGC actively seeks to create a more sustainable society by engaging in environmentally beneficial urban land stewardship, which includes urban agriculture; the preservation of open space; habitat restoration; and cultivating community. To broaden its impact and build alliances, BCGC partners with other organizations that share its goals. Land, air, water, and seeds are our commonwealth, which we have a right and duty to protect.
School gardens, on-site at elementary, middle and high schools, aim to integrate organic food production into the curricula and into the school lunch pro-grams. Children are introduced to food production, nutrition, composting, ecological awareness, and cooking and preparing the food they grow to share around the table. Most garden and cooking classes are supported by the California Nutrition Network Program.
Berkeley Technology Academy
Derby Street at MLK Jr. Way
Contact: Justin Watkins, 763-5584
Edible Schoolyard at King Middle School
Rose Street at Grant Avenue
Contact: Kelsey Segel, 558-1335
Longfellow Middle School Garden
California Street at Derby Street
Contact: Lisa Beard, 644-4500 x27510
Willard Greening Project, Willard Middle School
Telegraph Avenue at Stuart Street
Contact: Matt Tsang, 848-7073
Arts Magnet / Whittier School Garden
1645 Milvia Street
Contact: Kate Obenour, 548-1707
Early Childhood Development Gardens
1810 Hopkins Street, 1939 Ward Street
Contact: Not staffed at this time
Emerson School Garden
2800 Forest Avenue
Contact: Not staffed at this time
John Muir School Garden
2955 Claremont Avenue
Contact: Michael Bush, 604-3279
LeConte School Farm and Garden
Ellsworth Street between Oregon and Russell
Contact: Ben Geoff, 684-7881
Malcolm X School Garden
Ellis Street at Ashby Avenue
Contact: Rivka Mason, 653-5317
Oxford School Garden
1130 Oxford Street
Contact: Chris Nakao, 981-1288
Rosa Parks School Garden
Allston Way at 8th Street
Contact: Tania Stiller, 644-8812
School of the Madeleine
1225 Milvia Street
Contact: Katie Calvert, 524-6617
Thousand Oaks School Garden
840 Colusa Avenue
Contact: Chris Nakao, 981-1288
Wahington School Garden
MLK, Jr. Way at Bancroft Avenue
Contact: Tara Creehan, 644-6310
Youth training gardens train and employ young people from high-risk neighborhoods. Mentors work closely with youth gardeners, sharing practical skills for future employment and enjoyment. The Collaborative recognizes that urban gardening offers lifelong learning that can help prevent substance abuse and violence. Moreover, food production is an ecological and sustainable means of economic development that addresses both hunger and hopelessness.
Berkeley Youth Alternatives Production Garden
BYA Office: 1255 Allston Way
Garden: Bancroft Way between West and Bonar
Contact: Becca Prager, 647-0709
Gill Tract Urban Farm
San Pablo Avenue at Virginia Street
Contact: Miguel Altieri, 642-9802
UC College of Natural Resources Student Garden
Walnut Street at Virginia Street
Contact: Jonathan Irvin, 295-5938
UC Graduate Student Family Garden
3040 Smyth Road
Spiral Gardens Community Food Security Project
Sacramento Street at Oregon Street
59th Street between Adeline and Market
Produce stand and nursery of edible, medicinal, and native plants
at Sacramento Street Garden
Contact: Daniel Miller, 843-1307
Community gardens make plots available to individuals, families, and groups for growing food, flowers and herbs. Community gardeners use food to feed their families and share with neighbors.
Ashby Community Garden
Ashby Avenue between Mabel and Sacramento
Contact: Jess Btes, 658-9178
Berkeley Community Orchard
Between Derby and Carleton Streets at Acton
Contact: Carole Raimondi, 843-2808
BYA Community Garden
Bancroft Way between Bonar and West Streets
Contact: Steve Moros, 666-1254
Codornices Creek Daylighting Project and Community Orchard
8th Street at Harrison Street
Contact: Richard Register, 444-4508
Karl Linn Community Garden
Peralta Avenue at Hopkins Street
Contact: Carlos Benito, 558-8891
Northside Community Garden
Northside and Peralta Avenues at Hopkins
Contact: Barbara Beatty, 524-4230
Ohlone Community Garden
Hearst Avenue at McGee Street
Contact: Jeff Akeley, 845-1018
People's Park Community Garden
Bowditch Street between Dwight and Haste
Contact: Terri Compost, 658-9178
Peralta Community Garden
Peralta Avenue at Hopkins Street
Contact: John Hawkridge, 529-1072
West Berkeley Senior Center Garden
1900 6th Street
Contact: Senior Center Office, 981-5186
Berkeley EcoHouse Permaculture
Demonstration Garden
Hopkins Street at Peralta Avenue
Contact: Babak Tondre, 547-8715
California Habitats Indigenous Activists (CHIA) Natives Restoration
Project
Natives Restoration
Ohlone Greenway between Peralta Community Garden and Gilman Street
Contact: Mike Nettles, 559-9421
Want to garden in Berkeley? We can help you find a plot! Call the community garden nearest you, or call us at 510-883-9096. We check messages once a week.
Berkeley Community Gardening Collaborative
P.O. Box 2801
Berkeley, CA 94702
510-883-9096