Have you ever wondered if Santa Fe has public vegetable, fruit, and flower gardens where you can get your hands dirty, learn how to tend a garden, help grow food, and even take some produce home for yourself? Fortunately, there are ten beautiful community gardens and farms accessible to the public in various locations throughout the the Santa Fe area. These gardens were created to offer a place for community members to plant and harvest their own fruits and vegetables. Some gardens are private but offer educational and volunteer opportunities. For instance, the Community Farm located on Agua Fria allows you to participate by offering some volunteer time to help grow and harvest food which is donated to local food banks and shelters in the Santa Fe area. Those who volunteer their time, as a reward, can take home some veggies and fruits for themselves. All of our great gardens and farms are contributing to the local food system of the City and County of Santa Fe. Whether buying directly from farms, or purchasing local food from grocery stores and farmer’s markets we have choices on how and where we get food. As we hear more about national food recalls there is an increasing desire to grow food right here in our communities and in our backyards.

Click here for more information and complete list of Community Gardens.