Altadena Community Garden

What Altadena Community Garden does

Altadena Community Garden is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization operating since 1970 that provides gardening space, education, and sustainability programs to Los Angeles County residents. The garden occupies approximately 1.25 acres within Loma Alta Park in Altadena, California, divided into roughly 86 plots (59 standard and 4 handicapped-accessible in the original 1984 layout) plus shared infrastructure including a parking area, large deck, and storage sheds. Members pay an annual fee for a plot assignment, access to common areas, and use of the Garden's shared tools, with the limited physical capacity producing a waitlist that currently exceeds two years.

The organization has no proprietary technology; its "platform" is the physical land and infrastructure provided in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (LACDPR), under which the County supplies grading, fencing, the tool shed, patio deck, benches, sidewalks, and ongoing maintenance. Governance is exercised through elected officers, formal bylaws, and member committees (e.g., Membership & Outreach), with the website and social channels (Facebook, Instagram) plus monthly email newsletters serving as the primary member communications stack.

Revenue is concentrated in annual membership fees supplemented by donations, with specific fees not publicly disclosed. Membership is restricted to Los Angeles County residents with a one-per-household limit. The Garden is currently recovering from a January 2025 fire, with remediation under way including 525 cubic yards of compost soil replacement, mycoremediation, and installation of a new irrigation system.

Name

Altadena Community Garden

Legal name

Altadena Community Garden

Website

https://altadenacommunitygarden.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Altadena Community Garden is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides approximately 86 community gardening plots, shared tools, and education programs to Los Angeles County residents, operating in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation at Loma Alta Park.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Gardening Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (56173), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Garden Bed Installation & Planting (Annuals, Perennials, Shrubs) (HSAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Garden Bed Design, Layout & Planting Plans (HSAIAFAA), Pruning, Deadheading & Plant Health Maintenance (Non-tree) (HSAIAFAI), Plant Replacement, Transplanting & Garden Refresh Services (HSAIAFAG)

Keywords

• Community gardening space
• Garden membership programs
• Nonprofit horticulture services
• Urban gardening plots
• Sustainability education

Headquarters

HQ city

Altadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: Garden members pay an annual membership fee that entitles them to use their assigned plot, access to the common area including large deck and storage sheds, and use of tools owned by the Garden. This is the primary revenue stream supporting garden operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Altadena Community Garden provides approximately 86 gardening plots across 1.25 acres on County land within Loma Alta Park, along with a common area (parking, large deck, storage sheds) and shared tools. Los Angeles County residents pay an annual membership fee for plot access, common-area use, and tool use, while the organization also provides information, education, and committee-based volunteer programs in support of nutritional food growing and community cooperation.

Product overview

Altadena Community Garden is a non-profit community garden organization that provides gardening space, education, and community engagement. They offer approximately 86 garden plots for members, common area amenities (parking, deck, storage sheds), educational resources, workshops, and committee-based volunteer opportunities. The organization operates in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation at Loma Alta Park. There is no technology product offering—the organization is a traditional non-profit focused on in-person gardening and community building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Garden Membership

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (LACDPR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1970The Altadena Community Garden operates in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (LACDPR). The Garden is located on County land within Loma Alta Park, a unit of LACDPR. The County provides essential services supporting activities and infrastructure, including water lines, site grading, fence construction, tool shed, patio deck, benches, sidewalks, and ongoing maintenance support. The partnership has been in place since the garden's founding in 1970.
• Los Angeles CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe County of Los Angeles provides the land on which the Garden operates. County agencies including the Internal Services Department provide crucial support to garden operations. The garden operates under the auspices of the County, which owns and maintains the underlying park infrastructure.
• Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn BargercoreOthersLos Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger provides direct political and administrative support to the garden. She is specifically acknowledged as having done significant work to support the Altadena Community Garden at the local government level.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• GrowNYC: Established non-profit operating extensive community and school gardens, greenmarkets, and education programs in New York City. Comparable non-profit community-gardening operator at much larger urban scale.

Direct peers

• Venice Community Garden: Long-standing community garden in Los Angeles providing individual plots on public land. Operates with similar membership-fee and volunteer-led governance model serving LA-area residents.
• Mar Vista Community Garden: Westside LA community garden offering plot rentals to neighborhood residents on a comparable annual membership basis with shared tools and common areas.
• The Learning Garden: Los Angeles-based community garden and educational space emphasizing organic growing and learning, operating on public land in partnership with local institutions — closely comparable mission to Altadena.

Emerging players

• American Community Gardening Association: National non-profit membership organization supporting and connecting community gardens across the US. Comparable in mission as a community-gardening non-profit and framework-sharing body for gardens like Altadena.

Others

• LA County Department of Parks and Recreation: Public-sector host and partner providing the land, water lines, grading, and infrastructure support that enables the Altadena Community Garden to operate. Not a competitor but the institutional backbone of the operating model.
• Hunger Action LA: LA-based non-profit addressing food access through community programs and partnerships with growers. Adjacent to Altadena's nutritional-food-growing mission and potential partner for educational outreach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/altadenacommunitygarden
• Instagraminstagram.com/altadenacommunitygarden/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/altadena-community-garden

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