Gardens

Woodlawn Community Gardens

Map of community gardens in Woodlawn:  Map of Woodlawn community gardens (PDF)

Listed below for some of the Woodlawn garden organizations is contact information, and regularly scheduled work days.


6115 S. Woodlawn, Brickyard Garden.  If you’re local to Woodlawn, and live nearby, use the contact info to meet the gardeners here.   Facebook

Contact: csjohnson@mac.com


62nd and Dorchester 62nd Street Garden.  Website

Volunteer
When: Flexible schedule, ongoing volunteers needed
What: General maintenance

Contact:  info@62garden.com
* Plots are given out on a first-come, first-serve basis.   Typically all plots are reserved early in the season.  If you join our waiting list this year, you might need to wait until the following year.


62nd St between Ingleside and Drexel Ave, Drexel Ingleside Group (DIG).

Volunteer
When: Flexible
What: Grow food, general maintenance of the garden and beautification of the plaza.

Contact:  digchicago62@gmail.com


64th & Dorchester (southeast corner).  Dorchester Botanical Garden.

Volunteer
When: Mondays, Wednesday & Saturdays from 9:00 AM to Noon
What: Help create Woodlawn’s first sustainable publicly accessible botanic garden.

Contact: info@williamhillgallery.com


6368 S. Ellis Ellis View Cooperative Garden  Facebook

Volunteer
When: Flexible schedule, ongoing volunteers needed
What: General maintenance

Contact:  aramirez1@uchicago.edu


6021 – 27 S. Vernon Vernon Park Garden

Volunteer
When: contact us to check what times
What: Various Opportunities Available: Woodworking, Garden, Classes, Animal Husbandry, & More.

Contact:  b.anderson2@live.com


62nd and St. Lawrence – 61st & St. Lawrence Block Club Garden

Volunteer
When: Flexible schedule, ongoing volunteers needed
What: General maintenance

Contact:  corey.howard@gmail.com