Community Gardens

Community Gardens Barclay Farmstead is a historic retreat in the heart of Cherry Hill. Built in 1816 by a Quaker farmer, Joseph Thorn, the farmhouse and surrounding 32-acre property offers visitors an opportunity to observe and participate in the agrarian lifestyle that once dominated the South Jersey landscape. Now listed on the National & New Jersey Registers of Historic Places, the Barclay Farmstead is owned and operated by Cherry Hill Township. In addition to tours of the farmhouse there are interpretive nature trails and the Plant-A-Patch garden plots. For more than 30 years, Cherry Hill Township has sponsored Plant-A-Patch, a community gardening program at the Barclay Farmstead. Each season (April - October), more than 100 gardeners maintain and harvest their own garden plots on original farm fields. The program also features an orientation lecture and the annual Harvest Dinner, held each August. The fee for a standard 25' x 25' patch is $30.00/year. The Township provides water hook-ups and free mulch. Gardeners are responsible for maintaining their individual plots