Community Garden

Nurturing and harvesting fresh, organic produce for those in need.

2026 SIGN UP IS OPEN

Feeding Our Community

In partnership with Newport Collision Center, Basic Needs launched a 100% organic community garden to provide fresh food to those in need while creating a space for natural pollinators, composting, and native plants. The garden annually provides over 1000 pounds of fresh produce to the Basic Needs free Food Market. In addition, it is a place where community members can grow their own organic produce, while donating excess to Basic Needs to help address food insecurity with healthy food.

Join us! We have three 3x3 raised garden boxes, thirteen 4X8 plots, and eleven 8x20 plots. The $20 fee helps pay for water, and gas for the lawn mower and weed eater. Your responsibility is to tend to your plot from May 15 - October 15 and to donate half of what you grow to the Basic Needs Food Market to provide healthy food to those in need. Together we can help the community, while also growing organic produce for your home.

Your Questions Answered

  • Gardeners may use the Plot from May 15 until October 15 of the year 2026.  All gardens must be planted by May 31.

  • Gardeners will pay a fee of $20 in exchange for a plot(s) and each Gardener agrees to donate half of the produce grown to the Basic Needs Food Market. The fee pays for water, mower and weed eating supplies.

  • The gardens are located behind Newport Collision Center in Newport.

  • If there are extra plots available after one has been assigned to each applicant by May 1, then yes individuals may have more than one plot.

  • Yes, there are three raised plots and a flat path from the parking lot to the beds. If you need an accessible plot, please note this in your application.

  • Gardners will have access to a locked shed that has a small tiller, shovels, hoes, tomato cages (first-come, first-served), and other tools.

    All plots received new soil and compost in 2025.

  • When clicking on the 2026 Garden Sign Up link above you will be taken to the application and contract, which has specifics on what is expected of gardeners.

  • Each gardener is responsible for planting, watering, weeding, harvesting, and transporting produce to the Basic Needs Food Market throughout the season.