Now that spring is just a few days away, we’re here to herb your enthusiasm with a roundup of local community gardens managed by the Charleston Parks Conservancy to cultivate your green thumb.
Whether you’re looking to work with a group and share the fruit or solo grow your harvest, these local spots are tilled and ready to turnip this growing season. 🍅
Magnolia Park and Community Garden, 720 Magnolia Rd.
Magnolia Park is the newest + largest community garden to date for the Charleston Parks Conservancy.
The area offers 60 individually leased, raised garden beds, a free library for books + info on gardening, rain barrels, a greenhouse, a compost area, and a covered area for cleaning vegetables. Volunteer at Magnolia Community Garden on March 22 or March 29.
Medway Community Garden, 2069 Medway Rd.
Medway Community Garden offers 60 plots with 12 community beds. Vegetables harvested from Medway Community Garden are donated to local food pantries or offered to volunteers. Lend a hand from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Sat., March 19.
Corrine Jones Community Garden, 36 Marlow Dr.
Officially open as of December 2019, this community garden is located at Corrine Jones Park, which offers a playground, picnic tables and benches, and athletic fields in addition to 60 community beds. Join other volunteers on March 23 + 30 from 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Charleston Parks Conservancy asks volunteers to fill out this general volunteer form to lend a hand — or a green thumb. Check out the full volunteer calendar.
Special shoutout to Elliotborough Park, which served as the first neighborhood-built community vegetable garden in the city before it closed in 2019. However, you can still enjoy the park at 184 Line St. from sunrise to sunset.