Somerset Community Garden

02/18/2026

2026 - Somerset Community Garden
Registration Form, each plot is 10' x 10'. The annual fee is $30 per garden plot and is due with this form at your initial registration. Preferable form of payment is electronic via htlsomerset.org; click on Give Now. You will see a section for Community Garden, and will be able to pay the fee and/or give a donation towards the upkeep of the garden. Checks should be made payable to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (write "Somerset Community Garden" in the memo line), and mailed with this form to: 1640 Amwell Road, Somerset, NJ 08873

Key Dates and Information for 2026
Orientation class – Please SIGN UP for orientation.
Monday, April 13: 7:00 pm
Thursday, April 16: 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 18: 10:00 am
NOTE: There are a few changes for the 2026 garden season, and in-person attendance at one of the orientation sessions is REQUIRED of all gardeners. If none of the dates work for you, send an email to [email protected].
Garden registration deadline – April 5
Garden workday – April 25 9am
Garden workday – April 26 12pm
Garden opening – May 2

Below are the links for the updated forms.

Registration
https://forms.gle/B5JQUoPXo7qJUgMn8

Orientation
https://forms.gle/7RrjoAJAWGDSsHQg8

There are a few changes for the 2025 garden season, and in-person attendance at one of the orientation sessions is REQUIRED of all gardeners. Please sign up for one of the sessions. If none of the dates work for you, send an email to [email protected].

10/30/2025

Every time I see a homeowner raking leaves into bags to dispose of at the side of the road I want to shout “Don’t you know that decomposing leaves feed beneficial microbes and earthworms and contain essential minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassium?!?“

Leave the leaves. If you don’t want them on the lawn, rake them into a compost pile and wait for them to turn into rich, earthy soil. Your garden will thank you 😌

10/29/2025

Garden closing work day 2025

Our garden runs with the aid of dedicated volunteers, who perform numerous activities to keep it running. We are grateful to ALL of our community garden members who have worked hard this past season in keeping their plot and their surrounding plots tidy, and who have assisted with reporting and addressing issues and concerns. The key word is community.
We have an opportunity to come together during Saturday's (Nov. 1) workday to help close the garden. The weather should be pleasant for this outdoor activity, and can be an enjoyable/rewarding way to spend some time.
We sorely need more of you to volunteer, and helping with the closing of the garden is one of the covenant requirements that everyone agreed to.
As a few have already expressed that they can not be there on Saturday, we are offering Thursday and Friday (Oct 30 and 31) as additional work days for those few individuals.

Here are the things that can be done on Thursday and Friday this week:

- Removing growth from all fences and gates
- Removing any debris from the garden and the compost pile
(Note: the compost pile is for ORGANIC MATERIAL ONLY. Too many people are throwing plastic and other materials from their gardens into the compost pile, which means that we won't be able to get a company to come and remove the pile unless that non-organic material is removed.)

PLEASE, if you are able to come on Saturday, Nov. 1, that is when the bulk of the work is going to be done, and we need lots of hands. This includes:
- Removing and storing stakes

- Removing and storing handicapped tables and decking

- Removing, draining and storing hoses

- Storing garden tools and wheelbarrows

- Draining water lines
- Removing all remaining debris

Some gardeners have already helped with garden closing activities; thank you so much! We need the rest of our gardeners to help (preferably on Saturday). Even just an hour or so makes a huge difference.

Thank you so much!

Kind regards,
SCG Committee

10/09/2025

Garden closing work day on November 1, 2025

9AM to 2PM, to make sure the garden can be rototilled the following week.

We need all gardeners to help during the work day, even for an hour or so.

Work items include:

- Remove and store stakes

- Remove and store handicapped tables and decking

- Remove, drain and store hoses

- Store garden tools and wheelbarrows

- Drain water lines

- Remove any debris

Thanks to all gardeners that volunteered for the garden committee this year. It is a lot of work, especially before and just after opening.

Kind regards,
SCG Committee

09/30/2025

02/20/2025

We're getting ready for the 2025 gardening season! Visit our website for information regarding the process for requesting plots and important dates. somersetcommunitygarden.org 🌺🍆🧅🌶🥬🍅

06/11/2024

Everyone please share! Missing since this morning. Missing person report is filed police department. Please get this out everywhere and make it sharable!

05/29/2024

Hello all gardeners,
The season is off to a great start.
REMINDER:
Plants must be in the garden by June 1st and keep it planted all summer long, otherwise forfeit your plot..

Theresa Farkas

05/18/2024

Somerset Community Garden Season 2024 !
Flowers and Vegetables are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

05/02/2024

Somerset Community Garden
2024 Work Day !
Thank you for volunteering your time and expertise. We had our youngest Volunteer show up to help stake the Plots my Granddaughter. You are never to young to Volunteer.
Gave a Bless Day.

04/29/2024

Opening Day for 2024 Season this Saturday May 4, 2024 starting 7AM to Dusk!

04/25/2024

Reminder that Garden workday – April 27, 9AM to 3PM (Saturday). We are looking for any Volunteers who can help on this Friday April 26th at 10:00 AM to help mark out the Garden Plots and Pathways. Please bring your Hammers. Thank you in advance.

Theresa Farkas & John Haney