Roanoke Community Garden Association manages 5 community gardens in the city of Roanoke, VA. One of our very small gardens - which currently has the capacity to serve 4 gardeners - is located in a wonderful, quiet space with a grassy park and gazebo.

But the garden beds there are in disrepair and need to be replaced ASAP so our current registered gardeners can start planting by the beginning of the gardening season. RCGA will replace these beds with even larger beds (4x12) for more growing space.

Our Day Avenue gardeners currently can't plant in these beds because they are falling apart.

But there is more! We have received permission from the landowners to expand the garden so we can serve more residents in the community! This would allow RCGA to serve an additional 5 gardeners. Old, unused beds on the other side of the park will be rebuilt and put to use to grow more fresh food.

We envision this space as a lovely quiet community green space - with new garden beds and trellises - helping more low-income residents become sustainable and healthy. We'd love to have this completed by the beginning of the gardening season this year.