Some of last year's winning harvest in the GreenThumb Harvest Fair Competition (L-R):
First place winning cabbage grown by Una Lawrence and Reynaldo Santiago at Jardin De La Familia in the Bronx.
Second place winning bitter melon grown by Alexx Caceres at ENY Youth Farm in Brooklyn.
Third place winning peaches grown by Francine and Marty Rogers at Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden in the Bronx.
First place winning Nepali cucumbers in the Special Category, grown by Manaslu Gurung at
Two Coves Community Garden in Queens. Photos courtesy of gardeners
2025 GreenThumb Harvest Fair Competition
Do you think you have harvested an award winner? Show off your abundance by sending us your photos of veggies, herbs, flowers, and fruit growing in the garden. Photos of what you grew earlier in the season are eligible to be entered into the competition as well!
Are you a Home Gardener?
Submit your best herb, flower, and/or produce grown on your windowsills, backyards, front yards, or rooftops this year to the "Home Gardeners” category! Members of the public who are not GreenThumb community gardeners are eligible to participate in this category.
For categories and guidelines, please see below.
To submit your harvest, please fill out the GreenThumb Harvest Fair Competition Submission Form by Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
A panel of experienced growers will decide the winners in advance, and they will be announced during our 45th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Herbert Von King Park and Hattie Carthan Community Garden in Brooklyn, NY. Gardeners who enter the competition are encouraged to bring their submissions, if possible, to our Harvest Fair on September 27th. We will have a place to display your entries during the day.
Categories
Flowers
- Bouquet
- Marigolds
- Roses
- Sunflowers
- Zinnias
Fruit
- Melons
- Tree Fruit (Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Figs, Pawpaws, Peaches, Pears, Persimmons, Plums)
Herbs
- Herbal Bundle or Basket of Any Herb
Vegetables
- Beans
- Corns
- Cucumbers
- Eggplants
- Garlic
- Greens
- Peppers
- Squash
- Tomatoes
- Root Vegetables / Tubers
Special Category
Submit a photograph of a culturally relevant flower, fruit, herb, or vegetable that you or your garden group has grown this garden season with a two to three-sentence description of the importance of the plant. Cannot be submitted in another category.
Home Gardeners
Not a member of a GreenThumb community garden yet? Here are some categories for you! Submit your best herb, flowers, fruit, and/or produce grown on your windowsills, backyards, front yards, rooftops, etc.
Submission Guidelines
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All entries must be from members of a registered GreenThumb garden in New York City, except for the Home Gardeners category.
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Only one entry per photo. Entry will not be accepted if there's multiple items in a picture.
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One entry per category, per person/garden group
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Categories will only have winners if there are three or more submissions
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Photos must be in jpg, jpeg, or png file format and sent in the highest quality possible.
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Submit up to three photos per entry
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Photos must include one of the following:
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Flower, Fruit, Herb, or Vegetable growing inside the garden
- If the entry is not photographed in the garden, then points will be deducted during the final review.
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A garden member picking it in the garden
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A garden member holding the entry
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