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CommonWealth Urban Farms is made up of a dedicated group of people who are growing and composting on urbanized land in Oklahoma City.

Our mission is to grow food, equip a network of urban gardeners, create local jobs, turn local waste into compost. CommonWealth's mission is to grow food, equip a network of urban gardeners, create local jobs, turn local waste into compost, and connect OKC neighbors in the process.

02/06/2025

CommonWealth Urban Farms invites you to attend our garden school classes from March to October. Our mission is to share our expertise and cultivate a community that learns together how to grow nourishing food while nurturing the systems that sustain us. Come join this journey toward sustainable living and reconnecting with nature!

Stay tuned for the 2025 Garden School Schedule. 🫶

🌱 To make all this possible, the CommonWealth community depends on collective efforts and support. If you wish to contribute to our journey and goals of equipping urban gardeners while fostering connections among neighbors, please check out our Patreon link below.

🌿 http://www.patreon.com/commonwealthurbanfarms 🌻

02/01/2025

From the Living Traditions event today at the ! Thank you so much for everyone who came to support and learn from our friends. 🫡 It’s an honor to have the opportunity to build community together with you.

01/18/2025

Did you know that Commonwealth Urban Farms has a Patreon? We really appreciate our Patreon members. They are a big reason why we can continue doing meaningful work for our community. Your support makes a huge difference in our ability to continue operating our community gardens and educational programs. If you are able, please consider becoming a member today. Link is in the bio! 🤗

01/17/2025

Hey y’all, we’ve been focusing on strengthening ourselves and clarifying our direction toward the best ways to move forward. This year, we have an exciting garden school schedule, including classes we’ve not yet had, as well as community projects such as fruit tree planting, cob oven building, and pollinator garden cultivation. Additionally, on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon, we host and participate in community composting and discussions aimed at fostering better learning and growth together.

Our intention is to work towards a world that allows for space and understanding for all of us, equipping ourselves with the knowledge and tools needed to regenerate our soils, hearts, and minds.

Stay tuned or join us on this journey in any way you can! 🤗

11/20/2024

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Americans bought nearly 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins during the fall season last year. Unfortunately, more than 80% of those pumpkins ended up in landfills.

CommonWealth Urban Farms is one of many communities working to reduce waste by composting pumpkins rather than discarding them. By composting, the nutrients from the pumpkins can be returned to the soil, promoting soil regeneration and enhancing overall soil health.

Join us at 1016 NW 32nd St. on Saturday, November 30th, between 9 a.m. and noon to drop off your pumpkins or participate in our pumpkin smash event. CommonWealth volunteers will smash the pumpkins and use the remnants to fill the compost bins in our compost-heated greenhouse. 🤩 We hope to see you there. 👈🏻😗👈🏻

10/15/2024

It’s time for our annual end-of-the-year Fall Harvest Potluck. Come celebrate community with food, music, and conversation. 🥳 Join us at 12:30 PM at 1016 NW 32nd St., on Sat., October 26th!

10/02/2024

On Saturday, October 12th, join us for our last class of the year: Plant Propagation, by the legend David Rushton!

No need to sign up ahead of time; $10 per adult or $15 per pair. Or volunteer on Saturday morning, and get in free! Meet us at 1016 NW 32nd at 9am for volunteering.

09/11/2024

We’re excited for this next class on Saturday, September 14th taught by David Braden and Allen Parlier. They will be teaching us how to make your own compost! It should be a rot of fun!

No need to sign up ahead of time; $10 per adult or $15 per pair. Or volunteer on Saturday morning, and get in free! Meet us at 1016 NW 32nd at 9am for volunteering.

08/06/2024

It’s time to get into gear for the upcoming fall season with our next class Plant A Fall Salad Garden taught by the legend Elia Woods, on Saturday, August 24th! She will be sharing her fall planting calendar along with tips for vegetables best suited for fall and winter gardening. Come out and learn with us! 🍂

No need to sign up ahead of time; $10 per adult or $15 per pair. Or volunteer on Saturday morning, and get in free! Meet us at 1016 NW 32nd at 9am for volunteering.

08/05/2024

Hello all! Our garden school schedule has changed! The Backyard Fruits class taught by Julia Laughlin will now be on Saturday, September 21st, instead of September 28th. Save the date!

06/19/2024

On Saturday, June 29th, from 11am to noon, we will host a class for the man, the myth, the legend - Travis Andrews, from Native Farming Solutions, our sister organization! He will be teaching us the basics about how to make liquid fertilizer from food waste!

Check out Native Farming Solutions and Black Sol!

No need to sign up ahead of time; $10 per adult or $15 per pair. Or volunteer on Saturday morning, and get in free! Meet us at 1016 NW 32nd at 9am for volunteering.

05/26/2024

For Sunday, May 25th, and Monday, May 26th, Lia’s Garden is having a sale from 10 AM - 2 PM! All vegetables are half off! 🍅🌶️

05/24/2024

🐝 To bee or not to bee? Our next garden school class is over bees native to Oklahoma and how to garden for them, taught by James Hung! We’re not pollen your leg when we say we mean bees-ness on the matter! 😤

No need to sign up ahead of time; $10 per adult or $15 per pair. Or volunteer on Saturday morning, and get in free! Meet us at 1016 NW 32nd at 9am for volunteering.

04/30/2024

Interested in raised bed gardens? Well, romaine calm, we’ve got the class just for you this Saturday! David Nelms will be instructing us how to construct raised beds with inexpensive or reclaimed materials. We’ll learn together! Through trowel and error. 🤗

No need to sign up ahead of time; $10 per adult or $15 per pair. Or volunteer on Saturday morning, and get in free! Meet us at 1016 NW 32nd at 9am for volunteering.

04/17/2024

Hear ye, hear ye! Season’s tweetings! Our next garden school class will be taught by Sean Washington, who will be quacking the case on how to attract birds to your garden, as well as introducing us to the identification app iNaturalist! It’s a heavy birden, but someone’s gotta’ do it. ✊🏻😔

04/09/2024

For the Love of Earth is a 2 day event focusing on environmental stewardship, sustainability skills, and earth-based spiritual practice.

This is a family-friendly all ages event that gets us outside and connected in community as we explore ways to play, ground down, work together, heal and dream awake a more beautiful world for all.

Everyone is encouraged to come the full two days and limited camping spaces are available.

The workshop lineup has been thoughtfully curated and so many talented facilitators and community leaders will be coming together to create a full weekend of magic and skill building!

03/31/2024

Do you want to grow herbs but don’t know where to start? Monica Arndt is teaching us how to plant, care for, and harvest herbs, as well as which herbs are best for each season. In addiction to culinary and medicinal uses for herbs, she’ll be giving us tips on using herbs in tea gardens, dye gardens, and as insect repellent.

No need to sign up ahead of time; $10 per adult or $15 per pair. Or volunteer on Saturday morning, and get in free! Meet us at 1016 NW 32nd at 9am for volunteering.

03/11/2024

Are you interested in gardening but don’t know where to start? Bean there, done that. It’s thyme to learn the basics of gardening - soil, water, seed. We’ll come up with a plant that guarantees your first garden will be a delicious success.

Spring and summer vegetable seedlings will also be available for sale. 🫡

No need to sign up ahead of time; $10 per adult or $15 per pair. Or volunteer on Saturday morning, and get in free! Meet us at 1016 NW 32nd at 9am for volunteering.

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3310 N Olie Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK
73118

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http://commonwealthurbanfarms.com/

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Today, from our first ever Bug Fest. 🐝🐛🦋 Thank you for all those involved in making it one to remember and for those who came in support! #CommonwealthOKC #bugfestokc

David will be available to teach you how to sharpen your tools during tomorrow’s Garden Construction workshop, between 10am-noon! Bring those dull tools that have been sitting in the back of your shed and get them freshened up! #commonwealthokc #gardentools #urbangardening #urbanagriculture

At 11am tomorrow, Tess Linville will host a 30 minute demonstration of hand watering & drip irrigations. Throughout the entire morning, you can also join Kelly Hargesheimer for an actual installation of the system he designed for irrigating raised beds, using PVC pipe and soaker hoses. #commonwealthokc #gardenschool #dripirrigation #waterconservation

Rain Barrel Workshop Preview

Amanda Nairn, a community volunteer who has taught dozens of rain barrel workshops, will join us for our second Garden Construction workshop this Saturday! She’ll share more about the benefits of rain barrels as well as give a primer on how to install a rain barrel! And the first 10 participants will be able to receive a free rain barrel! Video & free rain barrels are courtesy of City of Norman, OK - City Government. #commonwealthokc #rainbarrel #stormwater #conservation

We’re looking forward to the second part of our Garden Construction series this Saturday, April 23 from 10am-noon! 👩‍🌾 At 10:30, Allen will demonstrate how to use a scythe! Come see us at 1016 NW 32nd, more info here: http://commonwealthurbanfarms.com/garden-construction-workshops/ #commonwealthokc #gardenconstruction #handsonworkshop #gardentools #urbanfarm #urbanagriculture🧑‍🌾👩‍🌾

We’re so excited for #GardenSchool this Saturday, March 26! @seans_wild_world is going to lead a 2 hour “Intro to Birding & Bird Migration” class! Join us at 1016 NW 32nd at 10am. $10/person, $15/couple, or come early at 9am and volunteer to attend for free. #commonwealthokc #urbannature #birding #birdwatching #birdmigration

Hear more from Elia about the Green Connections' Prairie Dinner & Jazz coming up on October 3! Tickets available still - register here: https://greenconnectionsok.org/prairie-dinner

If you come by our #GardenSchool or Seedling Sale, make sure you say hi to Little Boy and our newest community member Little Bear! #commonwealthokc #commonwealthcats

Beneficial Bugs - Join us for Garden School!

Hear from Kat Gant of OKC Beautiful to hear what you can expect at Garden School tomorrow for Good Bugs: A Walking Tour of Beneficial Insects in the Garden!

Join us this Saturday, July 10th for our #GardenSchool Good Bugs: A Walking Tour of Beneficial Insects in the Garden. We’ll start at 11am and Kat Gant with OKC Beautiful will lead us in how different bugs provide beneficial services for our gardens & environments. Join us as we go on a bug hunt, and learn how to spot particular insects, learn local beneficial insects, and what plants can be grown to attract more beneficial insects.

Planting the Path for Monarchs

Hear from Kevin Mink of the Oklahoma County Conservation District about what you can learn at this Saturday's Garden School Planting the Path for Monarchs! We’ll tour CommonWealth’s own pollinator gardens and pollinator plants will be available for sale from Lia's Garden at CommonWealth!