Franklin Court Community Garden
Open space, neighbors, and fresh vegetables lie at the heart of the Franklin Court Community Garden, created in 2010 in an empty lot in the Acre neighborhood.
Today more than 30 families now grow fresh vegetables and herbs at this community garden, which also serves as a peaceful oasis where neighbors gather to socialize and enjoy a bit of green space in the middle of the city.
Growing and Gathering
The City of Lowell has a strong commitment to sustainable neighborhoods, and for good reason. Urban gardens like the one on Franklin Court help strengthen neighborhood social networks and combine a natural and “built” environment in a balanced way.
2023 growing season
Interested in reserving a garden bed for the 2023 season?
Reach out NOW to Luciano (Spanish/English) lpaskevicius@ywcaoflowell.org or Liz (English) eanusauskas@ywcaoflowell.org to learn how you can get involved. Our spring clean-up will be held on April 29th from 10am-1pm. We operate on a sliding scale of $0-$25 for each bed which includes access to tools, garden beds, water, and seeds.
“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.”
Community Teamwork lends a hand
Since the spring of 2016, Community Teamwork’s YouthBuild program helps to spruce up the garden for each upcoming growing season. A group of hardworking youth spend several days cleaning up and rebuilding garden beds for the summer. In past years they have also put up new fencing and built a bench so gardeners and neighbors can relax in the shade of a large tree. Thank you, Community Teamwork, for being there - we wouldn’t have a successful garden season without you!
Gardens make good neighbors - and vice versa
You Can Help The Garden Grow!
Franklin Court Community Garden needs regular upkeep and upgrades.
Every few years we need to purchase new tools, loam, fertilizer, and while we do try to teach people to save seeds for sustainability, we also supplement seedlings for the gardeners each year.
To learn about how you can support this urban oasis, please contact Nancy Coan at ncoan@ywcaoflowell.org.