Community Gardens

About CAG’s Community Gardens

The Community Gardens operates as a social enterprise designed to address food insecurity with dignity while ensuring long-term sustainability.

Earned revenue from farm stands, workshops, and community events reinvests in food distribution, youth stipends, and community programming.

We harvest and sell produce throughout the Binghampton neighborhood and the greater Memphis Community, with the goal of expanding to supply local restaurants and farmers’ markets.

You can support by purchasing produce through our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, sponsoring a produce bag through the Veggie Club, or shopping at select pop-up markets and events.

Connect With Us

Make sure to sign up for the newsletter in order to get the latest news on what’s growing in the garden and click here to learn more about the opportunities to volunteer with the garden team. Email garden@carpenterartgarden.org to reach our Urban Farmer, Sierra McGrath.

Why Purchase From Us?

Direct Community Impact

Every purchase directly supports food access for Binghampton residents living in a “food desert.” Revenue employs youth workers in our youth workforce program to work alongside our Urban Farmer. They contribute directly to food production and distribution, earn stipends, and develop a sense of ownership over neighborhood resources.

Locally Grown, Fresh, and Seasonal

Produce is harvested locally and distributed quickly at pop-up markets, farmer’s markets, and events.

Transparent Social Enterprise Model

Buyers can clearly see where their dollars go—funding food production, youth stipends, community distribution, and garden infrastructure.

Neighborhood Investment, Not Charity

Keeps money circulating locally, supports living-wage work, and builds long-term community assets rather than short-term food relief.

Education & Engagement Built In

Sustains workshops, youth learning opportunities, and community gatherings that strengthen food knowledge.