North Oaks Community Garden

North Oaks Community Garden began with 12 plots in 2021 and quickly grew to 16 plots. Interest in the garden has only grown with more plots planned going forward.

Contact: CommunityGarden@newcna.org

Location: north side of North Oaks Neighborhood Park

Facebook: North Oaks Community Garden | Austin TX | Facebook

Garden Membership: Open to the general public (though limited number of spaces)

Donate: Make A Donation to N.O.C.G. via Austin Parks Foundation

Community Garden Hours Tracker: Please fill out this simple form to submit your volunteer hours

The North Oaks Community Garden works hand in hand with the local neighborhood association, NEWCNA, but please note that while this webpage and the above email address are hosted by NEWCNA on behalf of the Garden, North Oaks Community Garden is a distinct organization from NEWCNA.

Upcoming Events

Next Work Day:

2nd Saturday of the month, 9am to 11am

Next Meeting:

June/July: (coffee shop)

Next Events:

+ It’s My Park Day:
first Saturday in March and November

+ Keep Austin Beautiful: [date tba]

Garden Leadership Roles

Garden Coordinator:

Organizes and leads the monthly meetings, serves as a first contact for the garden. All garden issues that cannot be handled on Workgroup level should be brought to this person first.

Liz (’22 & ’23)
Liz (’24 & ’25)

Treasurer:

Receives money for plot rentals, fundraising and donations. Keeps track of all financial aspects of the garden maintains a spreadsheet with income and expenditures and maintains the contacts with APF on financial matters.

Sarah (22′ & ’23)
Sarah (’24 & 25′)

Membership Coordinator:

Recruits and onboards new members. Maintains a database of plot assignments. Maintains plot waitlist.

Danika (’22 & ’23)
OPEN (’24 & ’25)

Communications Coordinator:
Manages social media, website, and Discord server. Handles media requests. Maintains Google Group communications lists.

Ursula (’22 & ’23)
Lucia (’24 & ’25)

Positions are held for 2 years, and re-elections are held during the annual meeting in January.
If you would like to read over North Oaks Community Garden’s By-Laws, Click Here.

Current Garden Plot Map

Plot 13: Sammi	Plot 14: Amelia	Plot 13: Yessica	Plot 16: JaJuan
Plot 9: Adele	Plot 10: Dan & Johanna	Plot 11: Adam & Lexi	Plot 12: Sharing Plot!
Plot 5: Lucia	Plot 6: Sherri	Plot 7: Laura	Plot 8: Liz
Plot 1: Marion	Plot 2: Yvonne	Plot 3: Sarah	Plot 4: Ursula

Orientation: Plots 1 through 4 are to the west, with plots 1, 5, 9, and 13 to the north.
Note: date of Plot Map last update: 05/12/2025

Waitlist as of 05/12/2025:
1) OPEN

Garden History

In the beginning:

Enter the dream team: Liz, Sarah, and Danika whose shared the vision of establishing a community garden in North Oaks Neighborhood Park. These heroines championed the cause of our garden, acquiring funds and petitioning the City of Austin to bring the garden into formal existence. Thank you for your efforts!

Before photo: April 8th, 2021. After photo: July 22nd, 2023

Initial construction phase:

“X marks the spot!” October 16th, 2021; water spigot install October 30th, 2021; followed by organic garden soil and the shed pictured on November 02nd, 2021.

Yvonne pointing to Dan’s minivan filled with tools largely borrowed from the Austin Parks Foundation which were excitedly stored in the new shed on November 5th, 2021 in anticipation of the big day!

North Oaks Community Garden birthday! It’s My Park Day, November 6th, 2021:

The ‘Before’ panorama, November 6th, 2021 at 9 am: