Olive Street Community Garden

Olive Street Community Garden Community garden located in the Neighborhood Revitalization Area of Salem City. In 2021 the renovated (67 Union Street) Ann C.

This area is also designated as the Quality of Life Impact Zone for the City of Salem. OSCG is a beautiful community space which began in 2014 as a partnership between The City of Salem and Stand Up for Salem, funded by the Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program and coordinated by Lighthouse Ministry Inc. Volunteers who have been involved in getting this project off the ground come from t

he surrounding neighborhoods and local churches. OSCG continues to be a space for the building of community, relationships of reconciliation, and much growth on multiple levels! Campbell Garden House was opened for neighborhood fellowship activities and garden and environmental education. Lighthouse Ministry runs all the programs in the garden and garden house for youth and adults.

Our Lighthouse Summer Interns!Lighthouseministryinc.org/linksFor Arriyannah’s blogs!
09/07/2026

Our Lighthouse Summer Interns!

Lighthouseministryinc.org/links

For Arriyannah’s blogs!

Please swing by the garden and check out the beautiful art work next to the produce stand. The panel was made by the Lig...
09/04/2026

Please swing by the garden and check out the beautiful art work next to the produce stand. The panel was made by the Lighthouse Nature Exploration campers in July! We used lids from assorted bottles to make flowers. The children each designed their own flower and drilled them in place. Some of our teen summer crew helped fill in more spaces.

What a great summer with our Interns and Seed & Root Crews! We will miss all of the conversations, laughter, positive en...
09/02/2026

What a great summer with our Interns and Seed & Root Crews! We will miss all of the conversations, laughter, positive energy, and enthusiasm to serve our community! Cheers to a wonderful new school year!!🌻

Our garden crew had the privilege of touring New Moon Nursery in Woodstown recently! New Moon is a wholesale plant nurs...
08/31/2026

Our garden crew had the privilege of touring New Moon Nursery in Woodstown recently! New Moon is a wholesale plant nursery that primarily propagates and distributes Eastern, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast native perennial plant plugs. They supply professional landscapers, independent garden centers, public gardens, municipalities, and ecological restoration organizations. The Olive Street Community Garden is home to many plants from New Moon! We learned so much from the founder and owner, Kim Brown, and applaud New Moon’s important contribution to ecological restoration! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

🥗Food Literacy, Week 7! Our garden crew had a surprise cooking challenge! With items from the pantry and garden, they de...
08/26/2026

🥗Food Literacy, Week 7! Our garden crew had a surprise cooking challenge! With items from the pantry and garden, they decided together what they wanted to make, and they outdid themselves! Tuesday’s crew make Lemony Swiss Chard pasta and Egg Fu Young minus the egg🙂. Thursday’s crew made parmesan potatoes, veggie stir fry, and eggplant parmesan. It was all so tasty, and super fun to watch them grow in their skills and confidence in the kitchen! Bravo, crew!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

🥗Food Literacy, Week 6: Mediterranean Grain Bowls! And they did not disappoint! Quinoa, roasted chick peas and sweet pot...
08/18/2026

🥗Food Literacy, Week 6: Mediterranean Grain Bowls! And they did not disappoint! Quinoa, roasted chick peas and sweet potatoes, sautéed peppers and onions, fresh tomatoes and cukes, homemade tzatziki sauce, basil vinaigrette, topped with feta and hummus……we have been craving this ever since!! So versatile! Our lesson was on native pollinators. Did you know NJ is home to over 350 species of native bees that are facing rapid decline? All of our native pollinators are at risk due to habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change. Protecting native areas and increasing native plantings in our own yards is essential!!🐝

LOTS of free BASIL at the garden to share! It’s a great time to make pesto or other dressings to freeze for the winter! ...
08/17/2026

LOTS of free BASIL at the garden to share! It’s a great time to make pesto or other dressings to freeze for the winter! Stop by Monday, Wednesday, or Friday between 9:15-12pm for your fresh harvest!!🌱💚😋

Some of our Garden Crew enjoyed an evening at the Salem County Fair together! We love watching friendships deepen and co...
08/15/2026

Some of our Garden Crew enjoyed an evening at the Salem County Fair together! We love watching friendships deepen and connections grow🌱✨

Update: cancelled due to rain! Stay tuned for a new date!
08/14/2026

Update: cancelled due to rain! Stay tuned for a new date!

First in a series of three Blogs by one of our Lighthouse Ministry Summer Interns!
08/13/2026

First in a series of three Blogs by one of our Lighthouse Ministry Summer Interns!

Summer in the Garden: Part 1 July 10, 2026IntroI’ve lived in Salem for about 7 years now. The town is small, stores and businesses are sparse, and it's often quiet—except when it’s not- when chaos ensues. Despite living in New Jersey my whole life, I hadn’t known the town existed until I arr...

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