Legion Field Community Garden

Legion Field Community Garden--formerly a baseball field--has been a place for neighbors and friends to gather and grow food since 2010.  We offer individual plots to community members and use community areas to grow vegetables for Oberlin Community Services, a local organization that provides assistance to low income residents. We are working with other garden and food security organizations to teach sustainable gardening skills to our residents. Project funds will purchase tools and garden supplies for households starting their own home gardens. Our goal is to support 25 families from their initial startup through the third year when skills and garden are well established.

We have grown each year to accommodate both new and experienced gardeners and adapt to their specific needs. We adopted a more flexible garden design that maximizes our cultivated gardening space. Gardeners can now scale their own plot size to meet their individual skill and objectives. We also host VISTA  Summer Program members who assist our volunteers with growing produce for the local food pantry. Additional space is available to expand gardening activities and create a more biodiverse ecosystem that supports our annual and perennial crops. 

1.  Promote project through our network of food security organizations beginning April 2022. 

2. Publicize our project through the Oberlin Farmers Market  May-October 2022.

3. Utilize local and internet media platforms to reach more potential new gardeners starting  April 2022 

Oberlin community garden brings community members together, improves access to healthy food, and while promotes environmental sustainability.