My Local Garden designs and creates integrated edible landscapes and organic gardens.

about my local garden

Wanda Knapik, Owner and Founder of My Local Garden, is a certified permaculture designer, educator, organic vegetable gardener and outdoor adventurer. Since 2009 she has been helping people grow food by creating vegetable & herb gardens and providing educational programs. She is weaving a web of gardens across the world, helping to reconnect the web of life, sharing experiences, guidance, materials and resources for all those who wish to grow food locally. Along the way, materials are upcycled and gardens are created for those in need, in urban landscapes and challenged neighborhoods. 5% of profits are donated to community gardens and urban blocks for growing local produce in food deserts.
Wanda has worked on organic and biodynamic farms and in gardens in the U.S. and Europe. She has traveled the world extensively, learning about the diversity in food and cultures. Her passion is in educating and inspiring people of all ages to connect with nature and understand local and global ecological issues. She has been inspired for many decades by Jane Goodall, Joanna Macy, Charles Eisenstein, Eliot Coleman, Mark Shepard, Ben Falk, Dave Jacke, to name a few. Her favorite local mountain adventures are in the Gunks, Catskills, and Adirondacks, NY, where she renews her mind, body, spirit in the woods and on mountaintops.

Our Team

We are permaculture designers, nature lovers, educators, growers, beekeepers, connectors, facilitators, catalysts, life-long learners, and good listeners. We help regenerate landscapes, doing our part to care for our precious Mother Earth. Action and Adventure, Compassion and Kindness.
Wanda
Bernardsville, NJ
Justin
Trenton, NJ
Nancy
Hudson Valley, NY
Colleen
Middle Valley, NJ

CONNECTIONS

  • RECENT PROJECTS
  • Backyard and front yard gardens across NJ
  • Bernardsville Community Garden, NJ
  • Seton Hall University, organic campus garden, NJ
  • NJIT, Newark rooftop garden, NJ
  • Jersey City University, rooftop terrace garden, NJ
  • Manhattan College, organic campus, NY
  • The Pingry School, Basking Ridge, NJ
  • YMCA, Basking Ridge, NJ
  • Franklin Avenue Middle School, Franklin Lakes, NJ
  • COLLABORATORS and PARTNERS
  • Coast of Maine organic products
  • High Mowing Seeds
  • Turtle Tree Seeds
  • Valley Fall Farm
  • GM Fence
  • Tri-State Cedar Fence
  • Country Mile Gardens, Morrristown, NJ
  • Country Nursery, Chester, NJ
  • Plant Detectives, Chester, NJ
  • Essex County Environmental Center, NJ
  • Public libraries and garden clubs across NJ
  • Environmental non-profits across New Jersey