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Back To Eden Community Garden

A South Jamaica community garden founded in 1984 and cared for by generations of neighborhood gardeners. Founding members Ella and Percy Heron spent more than 20 years tending the space and improving the surrounding community; the garden was later renamed Back To Eden in their honor. PlotPal lists Back To Eden Community Garden as a community garden in Queens. The public listing address is 144-29 Lakewood Avenue, Queens, NY 11435. The listed steward organization is Brooklyn Queens Land Trust. Verified participation information currently includes visit, volunteer. BQLT publishes a volunteer session on the first Thursday of each month from 12–4 PM. The garden remains community-cared-for; PlotPal does not infer individual plot availability. Brooklyn Queens Land Trust currently publishes public hours Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 AM–4 PM. Current verified participation or information links include Explore Back To Eden Community Garden, Volunteer at Back To Eden. PlotPal last verified source information from NYC Parks GreenThumb on 2026-09-18. This public place page keeps verified location and participation context connected to the garden itself, so people can discover the place first and follow its current source information when they are ready to visit or get involved.