STODDART AVE COMM GARDEN

Where neighbors ecome farmers.

About the garden:

Located: 445 Stoddart Ave, Columbus, OH 43205

Garden History

The Stoddart Avenue Community Garden broke ground in early 2009 on a vacant lot just north of East Main Street. Founder Priscilla Hapner managed it for eleven seasons, and gardeners grew what they chose and shared part of every harvest. From 2009 through 2019 they donated more than 5,460 pounds of produce to Faith Mission, the Salvation Army, Victory Ministries, the Broad Street food pantry and a produce giveaway at Fairwood Elementary. In 2011 the garden earned the American Community Gardening Association’s Sustainability Award.

After Priscilla retired, Sabrina Reynolds-Wing led the garden through 2020, the last season on its blog. The lot is now a City of Columbus Land Bank parcel in the care of The Garden District Corporation, and we are bringing it back. Its next chapter will host our Urban Farmer Program alongside plots for community gardeners.

Join our Community Garden:

We have 10 community garden plots available each season for neighbors at every experience level. Grow what you want, share what you can, and join a group of gardeners who look out for each other and the farm.

*Applications open January 1st thru April 1st

APPLY HERE:

Around the Farm

Community Garden plots

Ten plots are open to community gardeners, whether this is your first season or your fortieth. Grow what you want to eat, flowers included, and get to know the neighbors working the beds next to yours. Plots are leased by the season, and sharing a bit of the harvest with a local pantry is a Stoddart tradition that goes back to 2009. *Applications open January 1st thru April 1st

Urban Farmer Program

Four larger plots for growers ready to farm at a bigger scale. Grow for sale, for your family, or for donation. The program gives farmers the space and support to grow, and it is open to anyone with the drive to farm, whether you are just starting out or have years in the field.

Free U-Pick Orchard

Two hives on the farm pollinate the gardens and produce honey. In partnership with Mid-Ohio Food Collective, the hives also serve as a communal space where interested beekeepers can learn hands-on how to keep bees.

Stoddart Avenue Community Garden