photo by Diane Greene Lent, 6.21.20

From April 1 - October 31, the Maple Street Community Garden is open on:

  • Saturdays 9am-2pm

  • Wednesdays 10:30am-12:30pm; 12:30pm - 2:30pm; and 5:30pm-7:30pm

  • 1st and 3rd Sundays 10am-1pm

    If there are people working in the garden, feel free to stop in. Compost drop-off is Saturdays 10:30am to 12:30pm only. If you want to help out as a volunteer or to learn more about becoming a member, and join a committee to get more info about work that suits your interests.

 

237 Maple Street
Brooklyn, New York 11225 — block: 5030 lot: 72

The Maple Street Community Garden is a multipurpose garden and community space located in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn. This 6,000 square foot urban oasis was established by residents of the neighborhood, who in 2012 began transforming the vacant, trash-strewn lot into a place where community members could come together.

The mission of the Maple Street Community Garden is to foster community and cultivate a peaceful and joyous place to serve everyone. We are dedicated to providing a safe and brave space for community members to gather, regardless of their race, age, religion, educational background, class, sexuality, gender identity, immigration status, disability and access needs, or any other marginalized status. Discriminitory language and behavior is not acceptable. As a community, we will hold each other accountable.

We hope to achieve our mission by:

we hope to achieve our mission by:  

  1. Creating a space for the community to grow and harvest organic fruits and vegetables and to compost food scraps.

  2. Providing access to the fresh food we grow and to other locally-grown foods though low cost or free programs like the Fresh Food Box.

  3. Providing local residents a community gathering space and a place to enjoy nature.

  4. Creating a teaching and learning atmosphere where gardening, composting, and other sustainable environmental practices can be tried out and shared.

  5. Building relationships among garden members, our neighbors, community organizations, and nearby schools.