About Us

Hours and Location
Ashby Community Garden, a project of We Bee Gardeners, is a collectively run garden located on privately owned property at 1370 Ashby Ave, in Southwest Berkeley. The garden is independent of city or state funding and run by dedicated volunteers.. Regular scheduled open hours are 1-3pm every Sunday, weather depending.    To visit the garden other times please contact us or check upcoming events. 

History
The garden was started 2004 by gardeners who negotiated with the property owner to use their vacant land as a community garden. Since then, the  garden has evolved to be a self-governing, volunteer base of committed garden members who pay a sliding scale annual fee for their own plot. Community members without plots are invited to garden events and can come enjoy the garden during open hours or by contacting a garden coordinator to make arrangements.

In 2014, garden members formed a 501c3 educational non-profit, We Bee Gardeners, (WBG) to govern garden activities and broaden the garden’s mission.  In this new capacity, WBG was able to provide garden donors with taxable deductions for their contributions.  It is the hope of WBG that Ashby Community Garden can continue to be a community resource, destination and model for other community gardens with the help of our partners and friends.

Mission
We support our local urban community in growing organic food economically through offering educational workshops and hands-on gardening activities. Our intention is to be part of a healthier bioregion by improving the soil and providing pesticide-free habitat for birds, pollinators, plants and humans.
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Our Board
Bonnie Borucki, President       
Rachel Haight, Treasurer          
Nora Shourd, Secretary              

Ashby Community Garden,  1370 Ashby Avenue, in Southwest Berkeley.