Newark Street Community Garden Association

Four Decades Strong and Still Growing

Welcome to our Garden

The Newark Street Community Garden, a four-acre site at 39th and Newark Streets NW, consists of 234 garden plots maintained by DC residents.

NSCGA is an organic community garden. The DC Beekeepers Alliance has also colonized a honeybee hive on the property. In addition to the garden-wide compost bins, there are veggie compost bins available for community use (training is required).

There are no available plots at present but we do have a waiting list – please add your name if interested, and we will contact you when openings come up.

As a backdrop to all of our efforts is the Washington National Cathedral and we often enjoy the Cathedral chimes as we garden.  The picnic and garden area in the valley between the upper and lower garden area and the natural scenery make this spot a wonderfully peaceful oasis in an oft-times turbulent city. Learn more about our history here.

Click on any of the Instagram images below for more information, and follow the garden at @nscga_dc!

Blooming daffodils and sacks of Leafgro... the surest signs that spring is almost here! Happy New Year, gardeners! Before you know it we'll all be starting seeds and hauling in fresh topsoil! It's time to winterize! By the end of November, please prepare your plot for its long winter's nap. Remove spent plants, lay trellises and cages on their sides, minimize storage of tools and items. It's also a great time to put down some straw, leaves, or mulch to help suppress weeds and nourish the soil for a productive growing season in 2023! NSCGA Fall Membership Meeting is THIS Saturday at noon at the *Tenleytown* Public Library (note location). We'll elect a new president and board members and talk about important issues at the garden. Thanks in advance for wearing a face mask, and thanks to all the volunteers who keep this community going! Hearty congratulations to gardeners Heather and Chris on their recent wedding! A few days before the ceremony Heather posted on the listserv asking if anyone would like to contribute flowers from their plots for her bridal bouquet. Behold the beautiful result!!! As the gardening season winds down there is lots going on this week! O C T O B E R volunteer work day this Saturday! Come out to the sheds between 9 and 11 am on Sat 10/8 and pick up an assignment. This is the PENULTIMATE 2022 work day so if you have volunteer hours to make up, don't miss it! (Or contact Chris M. for an assignment you can do on your own time!) COMPOST NEWS! Summer's hanging on here and there!