Common Earth Gardens

06/10/2026

Huge thanks to the engineers from CMTA that came out and helped Amir and Mateo get 25 trees in the ground!

Part of our ongoing partnership with Louisville MSD to improve the 7th Street Community Garden(the oldest community garden in Louisville!).

Despite the heat, it was really great to get our hands dirty together, and plant a mix of Serviceberries, Sweet Bay Magnolias, & Redbuds.

06/10/2026

Conserve water! Save money!

TOMORROW!

🌧️ We will be hosting a Rain Barrel Workshop! 🌧️Learn how to capture rain water then assemble a rain barrel to take home. Workshop fee covers rain barrel kit. Don't let rainwater go to waste - recapture it!

Be prepared to take your rain barrel home after the workshop! These are up to 55 gallon drums that will fit in the back of a standard sedan or hatch-back SUV. The rain barrels cannot be stored for future pickup, so please plan accordingly!

Register at: www.tinyurl.com/RainBarrelWFBG

📅 Date: 06/11 @ 6:00pm - 7:30pm
📍 Location: Waterfront Botanical Gardens. Parking lot is on Frankfort Avenue across from the garden entrance.

Save money on your water bill and keep your plants happy! ☔🎋

06/05/2026

We are big fans of both Bakar Family Farm LLC and the St. Matthews Farmers Market! 💚💚

The success and longevity of the St. Matthews Farmers Market over 20 years speaks volumes about what the community values.

05/22/2026

Surprise! Planting season may be over, but thanks to a special donation from Subaru of America through the Arbor Day Foundation we have 300 trees to giveaway at Alberta Jones Park Day next Saturday May 30th. Stop by the TreesLouisville booth at Alberta Jones Park between 2-5pm to take home a FREE tree!

05/22/2026

Common Earth Gardens partnered with Louisville Grows and Louisville MSD to plant almost 100 trees at our Incubator Farm on Millers Lane.

Folks from Humana, Derby City Gaming Hotel, Brothers United, & Community Credit Union all came out on Arbor Day to get their hands dirty with us! A combination of Oak, Magnolia, Redbud, Serviceberry, & Black Tupelo were planted to beautify the space, as well as offering fruit for farmers, and blooms for native pollinators. The soil was tough, but our volunteers were tougher!

As is traditional at a large tree planting, a cache of small haunted glass bottles were unearthed.

05/06/2026

University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension just got in 16,000 lbs of seed potatoes!

If you want to grab some, please bring a bag.

The truck will be there: today(Wed 5/6) until 3:30
Thursday(5/7) 9 - 3:30
Friday(5/8) 9 - 3:30
&
Monday(5/11) 9 - 3:30

4200 Gardiner Lane

04/29/2026

We were lucky enough to have 25 Mercy Academy 9th graders help us beautify the storage containers at our Incubator Farm! Thank you Sherwin-Williams for helping us with the paint so we could add a vibrant splash of color at our farm site!

04/21/2026

JEFFERSON COUNTY EXTENSION
FREE SEED ONIONS & POTATOES
4200 Gardiner View, Louisville, KY 40213

Onion & Potato Pick Up
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Monday, April 20 - Thursday, April 23, 2026
Please only take what you need
Bring your own bag
Don’t forget to sign for your potatoes & Onions

04/16/2026