ASUCD Gardens
Want to learn how to use organic, sustainable methods to grow your own food? Not enough room or sun to grow fruits and veggies at home? Gardening is a great way to meet new people, get some exercise, and enjoy fresh, nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables. Join the ASUCD garden community in learning and growing together organically!
The ASUCD Garden makes up 5 acres of organic farmland in Davis. It is maintained by a coalition of gardeners who learn and grow together sustainably. Our gardeners include students, faculty, staff, alumni, families, friends, and visitors from around the world, and examples of produce grown at the Gardens include heirloom tomatoes to hybrid corn, citrus fruits to wine grapes.
The Garden not only provides access to nutrient-rich produce, but also educational opportunities to learn about sustainable gardening, an outdoor space for children, stress-reducing exercises, garden potlucks and work parties. Work parties are every Sunday from 9am - 12pm.
Plots are available for rent on an annual basis to anyone. If you are interested in renting a plot, renewing a plot, or have questions about the gardens please contact our Garden Manager Aspen at [email protected].
Come grow with us! We are located at 305 Baggins End Davis, CA 95616.
Chicken Coop- CCE x Impeckable Chickens
Did you know that the ASUCD Gardens have their very own chicken coop? In the back of our gardens we have a student-run chicken coop. The coop rehomes, rescues, and cares for chickens. The Impeckable Chicken mission is to spread awareness about animal abandonment in Yolo County and teach students proper animal handling and caretaking techniques.
The chicken coop includes garden space, multiple coops, and a medical bay for the birds! Come check us out at the garden. Interested in more? We are always recruiting volunteers! Schedules are extremely flexible and volunteers get free eggs ;). Apply here: Impeckable Chickens Volunteer Form.
Check us out on instagram @impeckable_chickens and join our discord here!
Stewardship and Accessibility
We are constantly working to improve the ASUCD Gardens. Ongoing efforts include repurposing abandoned plots, establishing clear pathways, adding signage, and planting more native fruits. We are working on creating a kids' space and native plant garden to make the ASUCD gardens an enhanced green space. CCE and ASUCD Creative Media is developing a garden map for navigation purposes. Redwood SEEDS scholars run an accessible garden open to everyone at our entrance. All our beautification efforts are being done sustainably with discarded materials and donated items.
Environmental Advocacy
Our environmental advocacy takes many forms! We run education events, food rescues, sustainability collaborations, and upcycle waste. We have informational tabling, educational articles and social media posts about issues ranging from fossil fuels, food waste, and environmental justice. These are only possible with our volunteers. If you are interested in joining our team visit here.
CCE Native Plant Garden
COMING SOON SPRING 2026
Project Compost
COMING BACK SPRING 2026
Past Projects Archive
Project Challenge
Project Challenge strives to educate the UC Davis community on environmentalism, sustainability, and environmental justice. We have been conducting research to create educational content for incorporation into articles and our social medias, including Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Our content includes education on environmentally-related current events, why sustainability is important, and how to be more sustainable in your daily life.
Project Challenge also helped create the Environmental Sustainability Student Coalition in collaboration with the Environmental Policy and Planning Commission. This organization aims to allow for increased communication and collaboration among environmental organizations on the UC Davis campus in order to more effectively address environmental issues as a unified group of students.
Project Compost
Project Compost runs our on-the-grounds composting operation. In our vehicle named "The Cyclops", we collect about one ton of organic waste each week from various on-campus facilities to be added to our compost pile at the student farm. Some of the facilities using are composing service include the ASUCD Coffee Lab, the CoHo, Briggs Hall, the Pomology Department, the Bowley Greenhouse, the Botanical Conservatory, and the Salad Bowl Garden.
Project Compost also offers free composting workshops every quarter to educate the UC Davis community about composting. We are also working on doing Vermicomposing and selling compost at local events such as the Farmer's Market.