Welcome to the Ithaca Community Gardens!
The Ithaca Community Gardens is a not-for-profit membership organization devoted to furthering community food self-sufficiency. We provide support and encouragement for gardeners, including garden tools and soil amendments, an orientation to our resources and activities, mentoring, and events. When you join the Gardens you become part of a vibrant community of gardeners and other area residents with interests in food policy and food justice.
DONATE TO THE GARDENS
We serve the entire Ithaca community, especially those who live in low-income and marginalized communities. We contribute over 1000 pounds of fresh produce to local organizations every year. But it’s not for free. Our costs include providing water (our biggest expense), organic compost and manure, well-maintained power and hand tools, cover crop seeds, and more.
We need your help. Let’s build a healthy, happy community together. Consider a donation today!
Please use the notes section to specify the purpose for your donation.
Note: Prospective gardeners who don’t yet have a plot DO NOT PAY here. Instead, simply Apply for a Garden Plot to get on our wait list, then we will send you more details.
REPORT WORK HOURS
Please report your work hours from individual work assignments. DO NOT report hours from regular group work days (often Saturdays) here, or hours for special jobs involving a large time commitment. Estimated dates are fine. If you can’t attend group workdays and would like an individual work assignment, please contact icg.reg.asst@gmail.com.
gardening news
Board meetings for 2025 usually occur once a month from 6-7:30, location to be announced. The board’s next meeting will be from 6 to 7:30 pm on March 19, 2025, via Zoom. Gardeners are welcome to attend board meetings; you can confirm the next meeting information via secretary@ithacacommunitygardens.org. Meeting minutes are also available on request from the board secretary.
Gardening plots are available for 2025! Once you apply to join the Gardens, we send an introductory email with general information about the the Gardens, and then a second email with specific instructions on how to register and pay for a plot at the Gardens, or join as a member without a plot.
In-person orientation sessions for all gardeners and their plot partners will be announced. Our orientation video was created before the reconfiguration. Email any questions to ronliso@ithacacommunitygardens.org.
Choose You Tuesdays (continuing in 2025): Get active at the Gardens this summer – join other community members to stay fit and promote wellness. See 2024 flyer here, and here for more detail!
Read the 2/8/24 Tompkins Weekly article about the Gardens here.
2024 Gardens Calendars are still available for purchase.
