Community Gardens
Gather to Grow cultivates a network of 12 urban gardens growing spaces and where people grow food in garden plots alongside their neighbors.
Come Grow with Us! We prioritize space for returning gardeners each year but nearly always have available plots for new gardeners. Sign ups begin in spring and the garden season runs from May to mid-October.
Participation
Community members who want to participate this season are asked to review and agree to the Gather to Grow Community Gardener Expectations 2025, and fill out an application for the season. In 2025 the fee per assigned plot is a suggested donation of $0-$20. Pay what you can; larger contributions welcome.
Gather to Grow Offers Community Gardeners:
- Garden Plot: Space to grow food (most garden plots are 4’x10’)
- Seeds & Seedlings: Seeds and seedlings to plant in the garden plot
- Resources: Access to water and tools
- Support: Regular support during weekly garden times
- Workshops & Events: Opportunities to deepen learning and build relationships through relevant workshops and community events
Nourishing vibrant, connected communities
Since 1999, Gather to Grow has worked alongside our community to transform vacant lots into thriving urban gardens across Lewiston and Auburn. Our gardens serve as neighborhood anchors that provide stability and build connection to people, place and land.
Interested in growing with us this year? Learn More!
Garden Paperwork
Garden Expectations
Garden FAQ
Gather new friends.
“I like it – you come and put seeds and it grows up. I feel good because I talked to my neighbor and today I have fresh good food in my hand.”
– A Community Gardener
Find a Community Garden Near You!
Auburn Community Gardens
Newbury Street Garden
88 Newbury Street, Auburn
Location: Walkable from downtown and New Auburn
Number of plots: 40 raised beds
Key features: Water access, compost area, and a shed for tools; set back from the road with access to adjoining green space and views of the Androscoggin River
Webster Street Garden
61 Webster Street, Auburn
Location: Webster Street neighborhood next to the PAL Community Center (currently under construction)
Number of plots: 24 raised beds
Key features: Water access, compost area, and a shed for tools; grape vines, blueberries, and black raspberries
Whitney Garden
115 Whitney Street, Auburn
Location: Next to Washburn Elementary School in downtown Auburn
Number of plots: 24 raised beds
Key features: Water access, compost area, and a shed for tools; kids’ garden maintained by master gardener volunteers in collaboration with neighboring Washburn School students
Lewiston Community Gardens
Blake Street Garden
243 Blake Street, Lewiston
Location: Downtown Lewiston across from Dee’s Market
Number of plots: 22 raised beds
Key features: Water access, compost area, green space, fruit trees, and raspberry bushes
Gather to Grow Garden
208 Bates Street, Lewiston
Location: At the Gather to Grow building along Blake Street
Number of plots: 22 raised beds
Key features: Water access, compost area, peach tree, green space and raspberry bushes; multi-purpose garden that also serves as a site for workshops, meetings, and community events
Heart & Soil Garden
80 Birch Street, Lewiston
Location: downtown Lewiston, diagonally across from the Root Cellar
Number of plots: 20 raised beds
Key features: Water access, compost area, fruit trees, blueberry and raspberry bushes
Hillview Gardens
Residents of Hillview Housing only
100 Acre Garden: 77 Rideout Ave, off Cole Ave, near building 15
Location: At Hillview Housing in outer Lewiston
Number of plots: 30 family plots
Key features: Water access, compost areas, sheds for tools, raspberry bushes; Gather to Grow’s first established community garden
Jungle Garden: Currently under renovation
Knox Street Garden
61 Knox Street, Lewiston
Location: downtown Lewiston, close to the Public Theatre
Number of plots: 27 raised beds
Key features: Water access, a compost area; recently updated playground next door; one of Gather to Grow’s first downtown gardens
Pine Street Garden
149 Pine Street, Lewiston
Location: Downtown Lewiston on the corner of Pine and Howe across from the Community Credit Union and near Webb’s Market
Number of plots: 27 raised beds
Key features:Water access, a compost area, raspberry bushes, rhubarb, flowering perennial beds
Learning & Growing Spaces
Teisha’s Orchard
Nestled within Lewiston’s Franklin Pasture Complex, between Connors Elementary and Lewiston High School
Teisha’s Orchard offers a range of fruit trees enjoyed by the community all year long. Planted in honor of a former Gather to Grow youth member.
Wood Street Garden
161 Wood Street, Lewiston, adjacent to the Harward Center
A partnership with Bates College, the Wood Street garden is a learning garden for community members, staff, professors, students and youth participating in Gather to Grow’s youth engagement programs
Hillview Kids Garden
Residents of Hillview Housing only
100 Acre Garden: 77 Rideout Ave, Lewiston
A separate garden space set aside for children living at Hillview to experience the wonders of growing, cooking, and eating their own fresh vegetables and fruit. Raspberry bushes, chives, rhubarb, apple trees and mature grapevine with a bounty of red and green grapes each year!
School Gardens
Learn more about our school gardens by reaching out to us via email.
Garden Resources
Visit our Resources and Action page for more information.