Brooklin group offers small garden plots for free

In exchange for use of land, gardeners must be Brooklin residents, tackle their own weeds, and share water.

Feb. 17, 2026

Volunteers raise a bean trellis at the Brooklin Community Garden. Photo courtesy of the Brooklin Food Corps.

By staff

The Brooklin Food Corps is offering free growing plots at the Brooklin Community Garden for personal use by town residents during the 2026 growing season. 

The Brooklin Community Garden is located near the Brooklin School off Bay Road. Garden plots are 100-300 square feet. While there is no fee to users, participants must agree to keep their allotted plot weeded and watered, to share garden-wide watering rotations during dry spells, and to pitch in on occasional maintenance and community events, according to a press release.

“Having a plot doesn’t require prior experience, and the garden is a supportive setting for those who want to learn how to grow their own food, to improve their practices and discover new ones, or just to enjoy the fellowship of other gardeners,” the release said.

In addition to gardens allocated to individuals, other plots are used to teach Brooklin School students about growing food. The produce from these “teaching plots” is donated to the Magic Food Bus, the seasonal traveling farmstand run by Healthy Peninsula, which offers free, fresh, local produce and information about food-security resources to Peninsula residents at multiple locations each week throughout the summer.

To inquire about a garden plot, call Lisa DePasqual at (207) 412-3601 or email garden@brooklinfoodcorps.org.

The Community Garden was first planted over 20 years ago by the Brooklin Youth Corps and the Brooklin School. Now part of the Brooklin Food Corps, its rows remain a source of food and education for the town. In addition to the plots allocated to individuals, “other plots are used to teach Brooklin School students the skills and pleasures of growing food,” the organization said.

The BFC was founded by local residents in 2020 to offer neighbors the resources and knowledge needed to be an active part of the local food system, “and to experience the joy that brings,” the release said. The organization offers workshops and other events centered around growing food. For more information, visit the organization’s website.