Pancho’s Garden
Loving and Serving the Lower East Side
About Pancho’s Garden
The Lower East Side of the 1970s was a hard place with little green. Local residents noticed the abandoned, littered lot at the corner of Ninth Street and Avenue C and began to sow seeds and plants along the chain link and among the debris, and so the Ninth Street Community Garden & Park was founded in 1979. Today Pancho’s Garden hosts community events including music, art, and gardening workshops. The garden is half an acre of gorgeous flowerbeds, and vegetable gardens. Meandering pathways crisscross the park, follow them to the koi and turtle pond, fig arbor, or one of many quiet nooks that offer a cool quiet spot to read a book, have a chat with a friend, enjoy a cup of coffee, or just sit and enjoy a respite from The City.
Pancho's Garden
Visit Us Weekends April Through October
The Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community is Garden is located in NYC on Avenue C between 9th & 10th Streets. We are open from April through October, Saturday and Sunday, 12—6 pm, and when the gate is open and garden members are present.
Can I Get Involved?
Pancho’s Garden welcomes volunteer help of all kinds throughout our active season. If you’d like to garden with us drop by Saturday and Sunday, 12–6 pm from April through October. There will always be a member on duty.
If you’re interested in a garden plot, the membership votes once a year to approve new members and distribute plots.