Common Earth Gardens

Common Earth Gardens Common Earth Gardens, formerly known as the Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP) is a program of Catholic Charities of Louisville.

Common Earth Gardens, formerly the Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP), supports over 473 refugees to find land and produce food at ten community garden or farm sites in Louisville, KY. Common Earth Gardens’ goals are to empower refugee participants to:

• Utilize their extensive agricultural skills and experience to reduce food costs.

• Continue traditions from their homelands that

will ease acculturation to the Louisville Metro area.

• Build entrepreneurial skills and supplement family income by selling produce through local outlets. The program bolsters mental and physical health, community integration, and access to healthy food and supplemental income. Common Earth Gardens supports self-reliance by facilitating access to land, culturally-appropriate training, community education, technical assistance, and opportunities for supplemental income in Louisville, KY.

Look what $18 got Jane at the Gray Street Farmers Market last week! Spinach x2 , Kale, lettuce, green onions, arugula, a...
06/23/2026

Look what $18 got Jane at the Gray Street Farmers Market last week! Spinach x2 , Kale, lettuce, green onions, arugula, and cilantro! Spread the word that we will double SNAP weekly and triple SNAP the first of each month!

Presbyterian Hunger Program came to visit our Incubator Farm at Millers Lane! We had a great time showing them around!
06/16/2026

Presbyterian Hunger Program came to visit our Incubator Farm at Millers Lane! We had a great time showing them around!

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

Conserve water! Save money!
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! ☔🎋

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

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

University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension just got in 16,000 lbs of seed potatoes!If you want to grab some, please br...
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

We were lucky enough to have 25 Mercy Academy 9th graders help us beautify the storage containers at our Incubator Farm...
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!

Address

435 E Broadway
Louisville, KY
40202

Telephone

+15028732560

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