COMMON ROOTS.
Vol. XI · No. 03 · Spring Catalogue MMXXV
Brooklyn · Queens · The Bronx
N°01 · HEIRLOOM
Brandywine
Tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
Rooftop Roots · BK
N°02 · ROOT
Danvers 126
Carrot · Daucus carota
Eastside Patch · QN
— SEASON XI · 2025 —

GROW
TOGETHER

A people's seed catalogue for 47 community gardens across the five boroughs. Sown, tended & harvested in common.

CLAIM A PLOT → FIND A GARDEN
PACKET 00 / OF / 47
NET WT. 1 COMMUNITY
N°03 · BUSH
Cherokee Purple
Tomato · heirloom
Sunset Grove · BX
N°04 · LEAF
Lacinato Kale
Brassica · Tuscan
Greenpoint Beds · BK
N°05 · STONE
Mariposa Plum
Prunus · orchard
Highbridge Orchard · BX
N°06 · CUCURBIT
Sugar Pie
Pumpkin · Cucurbita
Astoria Allotment · QN
N°07 · POME
Wickson Crab
Malus domestica
Flatbush Co-op · BK
N°08 · BERRY
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Crown Heights · BK
N°09 · ROOT
Chioggia Beet
Beta vulgaris
Red Hook Roots · BK
N°10 · LEAF
Buttercrunch
Lactuca · bibb
Bushwick Bloc · BK
N°11 · ALLIUM
Red of Florence
Allium cepa
Mott Haven · BX
N°12 · HERB
Genovese Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Inwood Greens · MN
N°13 · POD
Kentucky Wonder
Phaseolus vulgaris
Sunnyside Yard · QN
★ THIS SEASON
47 GARDENS · 312 PLOTS · 1,840 GROWERS · 28 TONS HARVESTED IN 2024 · 14,200 SHARES DISTRIBUTED · ZERO PESTICIDES · 100% OPEN-POLLINATED SEED · NEXT ORIENTATION SAT MAR 22 · — · WELCOME, NEIGHBOUR ·
— DIRECTIONS FOR SOWING —

Five Steps to the Collective.

From application to feast in roughly eight weeks. No prior gardening experience needed — only your two hands and four hours a month.

AVG. ONBOARDING
54 days
01 Wk 1
STEP THE FIRST
Attend Orientation

2-hour intro at your nearest hub. Tour the beds, meet stewards, sign the co-op agreement.

RSVP REQ.FREE · 2 HRS
02 Wk 2
STEP THE SECOND
Claim Your Share

Pick a bed at a participating garden. Pay sliding-scale dues ($0–$80) and receive your trowel kit.

BED 4×8 FT$0–$80 / SEASON
03 Wk 4
STEP THE THIRD
Planting Day

Sow 12 heirloom varieties chosen by your bloc. Compost provided. Last frost permitting.

SAT 9AMBRING WATER
04 Wk 5–20
STEP THE FOURTH
Weekly Weeding

Commit one hour per week to your bed: mulch, weed, water. Rotate Sunday potluck duty.

~1 HR / WK16 WEEKS
05 Wk 20+
STEP THE FIFTH
Harvest & Feast

Take home 12 lbs of produce weekly. The rest feeds neighbours via mutual-aid kitchens.

12 LBS / WKJUL–OCT
← SCROLL FOR FULL SEQUENCE →
— PLOT REGISTRY —

Find a bed near your block.

Top-down architectural survey of the Wallabout Common Garden, Brooklyn — one of 47 sites. Hover an open bed for soil & sun data.

LIVE AVAILABILITY · UPDATED 02:14 PM
23
Open
61
Held
8
New
Available — claim today
Occupied this season
New bed · breaking ground Apr 5
Communal — open access
VIEW ALL 47 GARDENS →
PLAN №14 · WALLABOUT COMMON · BK · 1:120
N ↑ · SCALE: 1 SQ = 2 FT
N
A1 · TOMATO · M. RIVERA
A3 · OPEN
A4 · KALE · J. OKONKWO
A5 · NEW
A6 · OPEN
B1 · OPEN
B2 · BEAN
B3 · POLLINATOR STRIP · COMMUNAL
B5 · OPEN
B6 · HERB · A. SILVA
— FOOTPATH —
C1 · COMMUNAL
C2 · OPEN
C3 · CARROT
C4 · OPEN
C5 · COMPOST + TOOL SHED
D1 · NEW
D2 · OPEN
D3 · BEET
D4 · CHARD
D5 · OPEN
D6 · COMMUNAL
BED A3
Sun: 7.2 hrs
Soil: 14"
Size: 4×8 ft
BED B5
Sun: 5.8 hrs
Soil: 12"
Size: 4×8 ft
BED D5
Sun: 8.1 hrs
Soil: 18"
Size: 4×12 ft
— EDUCATION PROGRAMME —

Workshops & planting calendars

SPRING SCHEDULE · MAR – MAY MMXXV
← CLIP THIS COUPON
✂ — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — VALID UNTIL 30 MAY
Date
Workshop
Particulars
Action
MAR
22
Seed Starting 101
Choosing varieties, soil blocks, indoor lighting. Take home 24 seedlings.
DUR: 2 HRS · 09:00
CAP: 15 · 4 LEFT
INSTR: M. SILVA
LOC: ROOFTOP ROOTS · BK
APR
05
Compost Building
Hot-pile method, C:N ratios, troubleshooting smells. Hands-on with the bin.
DUR: 3 HRS · 10:00
CAP: 20 · 12 LEFT
INSTR: D. PATEL
LOC: EASTSIDE PATCH · QN
APR
19
Raised-Bed Carpentry
Build a 4×8 cedar bed with hand tools. Lumber & hardware supplied.
DUR: 4 HRS · 09:30
CAP: 10 · 2 LEFT
INSTR: R. KIM & J. ABERNATHY
LOC: HIGHBRIDGE · BX
MAY
03
Companion Planting
The three sisters & beyond. Bed-layout exercise with paper diagrams.
DUR: 2 HRS · 11:00
CAP: 25 · 18 LEFT
INSTR: L. CHEN
LOC: SUNSET GROVE · BK
MAY
17
Seed Saving for Beginners
Fermenting tomato seed, drying bean & lettuce. Bring an envelope.
DUR: 2.5 HRS · 13:00
CAP: 18 · 9 LEFT
INSTR: M. SILVA
LOC: GREENPOINT BEDS · BK
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— DISTRIBUTION MODEL —

Anatomy of a Weekly Share.

Each member receives ~12 lbs of seasonal produce per week from July through October. Surplus feeds 14 mutual-aid kitchens.

AVG. WEEKLY YIELD
12 lbs
PER SHARE · PER WEEK
30%
Leafy Greens
3 bunches kale
1 head lettuce
1 bunch chard
20%
Fruiting Plants
2 lbs tomatoes
2 cucumbers
1 lb peppers
20%
Root Veggies
1 lb carrots
1 bunch beets
½ lb radishes
20%
Alliums & Herbs
2 onions
1 garlic head
1 basil bunch
Mutual-Aid Surplus
Roughly 35% of total harvest re-distributed to free-fridges & soup kitchens.
10%
— ORDER FORM · TOOL & SEED FUND —

Sow a collective, not a charity.

Every dollar buys a specific, named item. No overhead siphoned. Annual report mailed to every donor on real seed-packet paper.

TIER ONE · MOST POPULAR
$25
The Seedling Share
  • ✓ 10 packets heirloom seed
  • ✓ 1 starter soil block kit
  • ✓ Mailed annual report
  • ✓ Names a row in the bed
SEND $25 →
FUNDS: 1 BLOC · 1 MONTH
TIER TWO · STEWARD'S CHOICE
$75
The Tool Shed
  • ✓ 1 broadfork (Meadow Creature)
  • ✓ 1 compost thermometer
  • ✓ 4 hori-hori knives
  • ✓ Hand-lettered thank-you
SEND $75 →
FUNDS: 1 BLOC · 1 SEASON
TIER THREE · FOUNDER
$150
The Raised Bed
  • ✓ Cedar lumber for 4×8 bed
  • ✓ 32 cu ft of soil & compost
  • ✓ Hardware & assembly day
  • ✓ Bed engraved in your name
SEND $150 →
FUNDS: 1 NEW PLOT
SPRING DRIVE · 2025
$48,210 / $75,000
1,247 NEIGHBOURS · 23 DAYS LEFT
64% · FUNDS A NEW GARDEN AT BROWNSVILLE
$0$25K · TOOLS$50K · SEED$75K · NEW PLOT