Earthworks Farm & Community Garden

Love this place! Can’t get more local organic then this! Also, get my veggies here and they taste incredible!!! The most caring staff and they also teach classes! Great place to volunteer as well…

This place is a triple threat with fresh, affordable, and organic produce. I love to volunteer and buy here!

Totally underrated community garden! Why isn’t this more popular?
A great local farm with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including Asian varieties. They sell fresh vegetables and fruits every Saturday morning from 9 – 2. While it may be more expensive compared to local grocery stores, think about the carbon footprint you’re NOT making by buying locally!
They recently started a CSA program so check out their website to sign up.
I’ve helped volunteer a couple times to prune their fruit trees. Everyone who works there is super nice and knowledgeable about sustainable living.
Gives me hope that El Monte can become more environmentally sustainable.

Support your local growers… this place is amazing. Fresh produce at a dirt cheap price. Very friendly and knowledgeable folks. Will come back weekly for my veggies

The produce stand is open on Saturdays 10am to 2pm. A bit hard to find.
The farm is located on Lerma behind the hotel. You can park in the lot for Whittier Narrows Park and follow the fence that separates the farm from the park. Follow the fence away from the street to the produce stand. There are a few signs to point the way but the produce stand itself is hidden inside away from the street.
They usually have a small amount of fruits and veggies for sale. Quality is good and prices are farmers market prices. Best thing is knowing you are buying straight from a local farm for delicious fresh food and you are helping them out.
Bring small bills since sometimes it might be difficult for them to make change.

This place is fantastic! Local/​organic/​sustainable produce grown right by the 60 freeway and Ramada Inn. You can purchase fruits and veggies from the farm on Saturdays. If you’re interested in volunteering – whether just once or regularly – just stop by. The farm manager is super friendly. You can find the farm entrance on Lerma. Leave your car at the park’s parking lot. There’s a locked gate by the road. Walk past this and down the dirt road. There’s a second gate at the end of this dirt path that you use to enter the farm. Keep walking straight until you reach the trailer, which is where you’ll likely find the farm manager.
This place has such a variety of produce. I’ve tried the delicious kale, chard, butternut squash, oranges, and mixed greens. Manure comes from a local horse stable, and compost heaps are made from things like corn husks. This farm really is something special.

Winnie it is great to see someone else has been to this place. I helped volunteer here back last year. Spent the morning cutting Okra so basically I hung out «in» the okra for at least three hours while the sun beat down on most of the workers I was in the okra jungle, me and some bugs. My buddy Allen was also helping out so we chatted away even though we could not see each other through all the foliage. Later we helped pack together baskets for locals in need with an assortment of goodies. For new comers there are 2 farms on one plot so make sure to go to the back one not right next to the street. I spent a while waiting for it to open right on the street waiting next to my bike. Its nice to ride to a place like this and pick up fresh produce. They do sell the produce on Saturdays, check their website for updates.

Do you ever wonder what it’s like to work on a farm? You can put the flannel shirt and map of the midwest away; there’s a farm nearby in El Monte where you can get your hands dirty by harvesting or planting some vegetables.
No commitment necessary! (Perfect for Angelinos.) You can show up, do a few hours of work, get tips from a farmer on site, make some sauerkraut, feel good for doing community service, and even buy some cheap produce from the farmers’ market!
see pics of the farms and some veggies!