The TJMS Community Garden 2026 Season is Under Way.
The TJMS Community Garden has been a Plot Against Hunger participant for over a decade, donating produce to AFAC and other local food pantries. The Jefferson Community Garden is the largest school garden in Arlington, and we are taking our community responsibilities seriously. But more than that, we are working to become a hub for joyful community and learning. Have you ever thought of starting your own garden, but you feel a little overwhelmed? Volunteering with our experienced gardeners is a great way to learn more about starting a garden, managing pests and diseases, and how to plan for seasonal harvests. A sunny Saturday morning in the garden is a great family activity, and it's the perfect place to meet friends to socialize while volunteering and getting a bit of fresh air and exercise.
Bring Friends or Family and Join Us in the Garden:
We would love you to join us in the garden. We have regular garden workdays every week from 9-11 AM Saturday mornings. Not quite ready to start gardening today? Sign up for our newsletter and we'll send you weekly updates about our workday plans, and pictures of what we're doing in the garden.
Stay tuned to our Facebook page for late-breaking schedule updates and weather cancellations.
Garden videos:
Thomas Jefferson Middle School Community Garden
This organic garden is a demonstration and education project for TJMS and the Arlington Food Assistance Center
Pollinators hard at work: every year we have a few...
The last day of Garden Club, with the vines being ...
Bees on sunflowers at the volunteer garden workday...
Milkweed pods, fluff and milkweed bugs in the poll...
We are planning a hugelkultur mound, and collectin...
A tour of our sugar snap peas and strawberries, ou...
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Workdays on Saturdays 9-11AM
Join us in the garden Saturday 9-11 before you hit the County Fair. The fair is enforcing parking restrictions, so you’ll want to walk, bike, scooter, shuttle, or bus to the garden on Saturday morning. #volunteer #workday
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The tromboncino squash is staging a stealth attack on our pepper trellis via the shade cloth. Next year we will definitely give it more space to spread out. ... See MoreSee Less
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Look at these tromboncino squash we donated yesterday! They were a big part of our 88 pound donation to AFAC 💚. Join us in the garden Saturday 9-11 to see our squash jungle (it’s planning a stealth attack on our pepper trellis) and help us pick a mountain of beans. ... See MoreSee Less
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Join us in the garden Saturday 9-11 before you hit the County Fair. The fair is enforcing parking restrictions, so you’ll want to walk, bike, scooter, shuttle, or bus to the garden on Saturday morning. #volunteer #workday ... See MoreSee Less
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Join ARMN Master Naturalists and our garden managers for a tour of the TJMS Pollinator Garden when you visit the Arlington County Fair this weekend. Saturday (12, 2, and 4) and Sunday (2 and 4). ... See MoreSee Less
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Corn just starting to form
Fertilizing the peppers and eggplants
The last workday before heading back to college. Thanks to all our former TJMS students who came out to help in the garden this summer!
Somehow, our bean tunnel seems MUCH bigger and more intimidating this year. Good thing we will have our students to harvest soon, because nobody over 5’ will fit.
The zinnias are looking bright and shiny ahead of the county fair later this week.
Volunteers repackaging the produce for donation to AFAC 💚. We donated 34 pounds today, to take us up to 744 pounds total for the year. ... See MoreSee Less
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Blackberries at this morning’s garden workday. These were sweet and juicy and perfect to nibble on while gardening. ... See MoreSee Less
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Today’s harvest of tomatoes, tromboncino squash, beans, peppers, and cucumbers. We are currently sitting at 660 pounds donated to AFAC 💚 and we hope to break 700 pounds by this weekend. ... See MoreSee Less
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Enid is getting an early start in the garden, so if you’d like to join her, show up at 8AM tomorrow morning. Or join the rest of the garden volunteers at our regularly scheduled 9-11AM shift. See you in the garden! #volunteer #workday ... See MoreSee Less
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