CITY OF SANTA FE GARDENS

The City of Santa Fe is actively building community gardens on City land as part of the implementation of the Sustainable Santa Fe Plan. The Plan has an entire chapter on Food, and the City is committed to encouraging the development of more local food.

How to Get Involved: Contact Jessie Esparza in the City Parks Division at 955-2106. A $15 fee is required at the beginning of the season, with the cost of any additional water being assessed to parciantes at the end of the season.

Sunny Slope Garden in Casa Solana neighborhood
Location: Aliso Street off Sicomorro

Sunny Slope Community Garden

This garden opened in May, 2010, and offers 18 plots in a neighborhood area.

Frenchy’s Garden
Location: In Frenchy’s Park at Agua Fria and Osage

Digging at Frenchy's Community Garden

The garden at Frenchy’s Field offers about 16 plots, ranging in size from 80 to 150 square feet.

Maclovia Park Garden
Location: Maclovia St. and Gallegos Dr.

The Maclovia Park Garden is the smaller of the three new city-sponsored community gardens. It is actively seeking community members to help this garden get off the ground.

OTHER COMMUNITY GARDENS

Railyard Park Gardens
Location: Railyard Park at Alarid and Cerrillos

Railyard Park Garden

The Railyard Stewards organize community food gardens and gardening workshops at Santa Fe’s lovely new Railyard Park!  You can be involved by helping out at one of our community garden workdays (the first Saturday of the month), or by applying for an individual space to grow your own garden.  Click here for the details. We donate food from communal spaces to food banks, while gardeners with individual plots grow food for their families.  Spaces are 50 square feet, cost $15/growing season, and are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Please visit www.railyardpark.org for more information on events and workshops.

The Railyard Stewards is an organization that provides innovative community programming, horticultural expertise and other resources to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Railyard Park + Plaza. Hundreds of Santa Fe residents, schools, businesses, gardeners, and other organizations are partnering with us to grow our newest community park.

How to Get Involved: Contact Eliza Kretzmann at 982-6975
www.railyardpark.org

El Dorado School Community Garden
Location: Behind the El Dorado Community School; 2 Avenida Torreon, SF 87508
www.eldoradoschoolcommunitygarden.com

El Dorado School Community Garden

The El Dorado School Community Garden, located behind the community school, opened in 2009. The garden is an oasis in the scrub brush for Eldorado residents and students alike, who have use of 24 raised beds, 20 in-ground beds, compost bins, a cactus garden, labyrinth, and a large communal “crop circle” garden.

How to Get Involved: Email eldogarden@comcast.net

Milagro Community Garden
Location: 2481 Legacy Court (behind the Lutheran Church of the Servant)

Milagro Community Garden

The Milagro Community Garden, located off Rodeo Rd, is the most established community garden in Santa Fe. Now in its 12th year, Milagro has 34 plots in use. The 10 x 16 plots cost $25/yr to rent, plus a $30 membership fee for the first year. Scholarships are available. The goal of Milagro is to help you grow food, fun and community. Milagro hosts monthly garden classes during the growing season. Classes are open to the public, though donations are gratefully accepted from non-members.

Tessa’s Garden
Location: Tesuque
www.tessahoran.com

The mission of The Tessa Horan Foundation is to create educational programs for self-sustainability and mental/ emotional wellbeing that can be replicated in the form of organic gardens in diverse community settings. In memory of Tessa Horan, a young woman who was killed in a shark attack while volunteering for the Peace Corps, Tessa’s Garden has donated nearly 30 pounds of food per week through “Kitchen Angels” and the Food Depot.

How to get involved: Contact gardengeishas@gmail.com

Tesuque Village Community Garden Project

Currently seeking land for a community garden in Tesuque Village.

How to get involved: Contact Rebekah at 424-9475