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East Anaheim Community Garden

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Join Our Work Parties

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Mother and daughter working at the February work day
Kiosk crew planning the boards for 2017

2026 Work Parties:

  • March 7
  • April 4
  • May 2
  • June 6
  • September 5
  • October 3
  • November 7
  • December 5

Date & Time:

From 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. usually the 1st Saturday of every month, but check for updates here and also signage at the garden on the gates.

*Exceptions: There are no work parties in July or August, due to heat and vacations. The September work party starts at 7 a.m. due to heat.

This is a great opportunity to get in some of your work hours for the year, see some old friends and meet some of our new members.

Please wear closed-toed shoes and bring:

  • work gloves
  • hat
  • sunscreen
  • WATER!

We hope to see you there!

If you can’t make it to the work parties, we have a few alternative tasks available that you can volunteer for. If interested in volunteering for one of the below, please reach out to info@eacg12.com:

  • Taking out the containers
  • Helping to clean the fountain
  • Helping maintain the EACG compost bins

Need mulch or compost?

Anaheim residents can get free STA-Certified mulch and compost. The Valencia Greenery at Olinda Alpha Landfill in Brea (1972 N. Valencia Ave.) is open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

How to get your free mulch and compost:

  1. Appointments are required! To schedule, visit OCLandfills.com/compost to schedule  your pickup.
  2. Self-service collection: Bring a shovel and containers to fill up on your own.
Piles of compost with a blue sign indicating this is the compost and mulch pick up area.

In Memoriam

A middle-aged woman with shoulder-length brown hair and sunglasses stands next to an older man with grey hair and beard in front of a table displaying garden information.
Jerry Ludke mans the EACG table at the Taylor's Wish 5K in 2018.
As we welcome new gardeners, we also want to honor long-time gardener Jerry Ludke in plot K-1 who recently passed away on January 5th. Jerry was a Navy veteran and prodigious gardener here at the EACG since our inception in 2012. Until health issues prevented him from doing so, Jerry was always willing to pitch in at work parties, or man a booth at the Taylor Wish events at Sycamore Park. All we had to do was ask and Jerry was always willing to step up. Jerry was a perfect example of what we seek in a gardener here at the EACG, and will be sorely missed. His ashes are to be interred at Miramar National Cemetery on March 7th.
Master Gardener Kevin Matz sitting at a picnic bench displaying his prize tomatoes and the many ribbons he won at the 2017 Orange County Fair
Master Gardener Kevin Matz displaying his award-winning tomatoes and many ribbons from the 2017 Orange County Fair

On February 2nd, 2026, it will have been five years since our beloved Master Gardener and diehard Chicago Cubs fan, Kevin Matz, passed away. Kevin was a member of the East Anaheim Community Garden from its very inception and epitomized what it meant to be a Community Gardener.

Kevin was always willing to contribute in any way he could to make the Garden a better place. We all shared in his pride when his tomatoes consistently won blue ribbons at the Orange County Fair. Kevin is still sorely missed. We all should strive to be the Gardeners that Kevin knew we could be!

To share your own memories or photos of Kevin, visit ForeverMissed.com.

Contact Us

For general questions, please use this form. If you’re interested in membership, please fill out an application.