Looking to lend a helping hand? DeKalb County Community Gardens needs your help in the garden! Exercise your green thumb by helping your community.

Tour the garden, taste veggies and herbs, and volunteer in the DeKalb County Community Gardens/Northwestern Medicine Garden assisting with:

Watering plants
Seeding and planting veggies
Harvesting for DCCG Distribution
Weeding

The garden is a 1.5-acre growing space at 2475 Bethany Road in Sycamore, a community garden space managed by DeKalb County Community Gardens. In 2023, over 2,000lbs. of fresh produce were harvested for DCCG distribution. The vegetables we harvest are shared with neighbors throughout the entire county.

This program is open to all ages. No registration is required. Please wear comfortable clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes.

In the event of cancellation due to weather, an announcement will be made on our Facebook page.

For more information, please contact Chelsea at chelsear@dkpl.org or call (815)-756-9568 ext. 1700.