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Subcommittee
Supporting Fairfield to build a more robust community food system

Fairfield
Community Garden

Established 2023/ 40 raised beds/ 100' × 100' site/ West end of O.B. Nelson Park
Aerial view of the Fairfield Community Garden's forty raised beds at O.B. Nelson Park

What your membership includes

One season, one bed, and everything the garden shares.

  • One 4' × 16' raised bed of quality soil
  • Two metal trellises with posts, if you want them
  • Three communal beds of strawberries and herbs
  • Garden tools and equipment on site
  • Seasonal workshops, demos and member potlucks
  • Organic straw for mulching
  • City water at the garden
  • Five pounds of worm castings each spring
  • Organic pest, disease and soil care products

Who Can Join

Plots can be reserved for the growing season, first come, first served. Grow for your household or donate the harvest.

Built by Fairfield

Conceived in 2022 and built in 2023 by the Community Garden leadership and volunteers, with support from the City and the Sustainable Living Coalition. Recently transitioned to a project of the Fairfield Resilient Action Network.

Zinnias and raised beds beside the green tool shed Bean trellises and zinnias along the garden path