Community Garden

Working with community members and inspired by regional models such as 21 Acres, Marra Farms, Beacon Food Forest, and Seattle Community Farm, Sustainable Renton began in 2012 an ongoing discussion and exploration into the idea of developing a community farm in Renton.

History of the Community Garden.

Working with community members and inspired by regional models such as 21 Acres, Marra Farms, Beacon Food Forest, and Seattle Community Farm, Sustainable Renton began in 2012 an ongoing discussion and exploration into the idea of developing a community farm in Renton.

We had our first group planning meeting on this idea in June 2012 and came up with a basic start plan to get rolling. We began doing research, connecting further with the community, and continuing to encourage community members to become involved and share their time, energy, and skills with this project.

As of early April 2013, we began getting ready to break ground for the project, located on land behind Celebration Foursquare Church. Committed to organic principles and practices, we strive to work with nature and reduce the number of synthetic inputs as much as possible.

Since then, the Community Garden has served dozens of gardeners, as well as hosted educational workshops and work parties for school groups and community members of all ages! In 2023, Celebration Foursquare Church gifted the use of an additional 120ft x 40ft plot of land to host a Food Forest to support food insecurity in our community! Learn more about how to volunteer on our Events Page!

Renting a Plot.

Signup period is from January 1st to February 28th and the wait list expires on October 31st.

Located behind Celebration Foursquare Church, plots are available for community members to use all year round. The size of each plot is 20ft x10ft. Renters in good standing can renew the rental annually, and we offer affordable rates, payment plans, sliding scales, and paid scholarships.

If you are interested in renting a plot, please use the form below to be put on our waitlist and our Community Garden Manager will be in contact with you.  

Work parties are scheduled throughout the year. We are always in need of extra hands to keep up with the constant tasks that need attending. This is a great chance to come and meet the farmers and get your hands dirty. Work parties will be scheduled on our Event Calendar, so watch for new events!

Join the Waitlist!

Thank you.

We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their valuable support in this project:

Celebration Foursquare Church, for making their land available and treating us like neighbors!
Judy Holcomb, for managing the day-to-day needs of the farm.
Kelly, for managing the needs of the newly planted food forest
Max Braun, Joni Holst, and Edzen Dilag for leading our volunteer work parties with enthusiasm!
Kirk Hays, Steve Randolph, and others for supporting repairs and maintenance of the garden.