Hyde Park in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
African Keyhole Compost Garden
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2022
1. African Keyhole Compost Garden Marker
"The African keyhole garden was designed by CARE in Zimbabwe [in] the mid 1990s to encourage people to grow their own food. The design relied on materials that were close at hand-such as bricks, stones, branches, hay, ashes, manure and soil-to create an easy-care garden for disabled people."
University of California Master Gardeners of Napa County
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Horticulture & Forestry.
Location. 41° 46.151′ N, 73° 56.138′ W. Marker is in Hyde Park, New York, in Dutchess County. It can be reached from Estates Lane. Marker is on the grounds of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4079 Albany Post Road (NY Rt 9), Hyde Park NY 12538, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Growing Your Own: A Roosevelt Ideal (here, next to this marker); On Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedom Court (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Franklin Delano Roosevelt (about 500 feet away); Berlin Wall Figures (about 500 feet away); Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library (about 500 feet away); The World Mourns (about 600 feet away); Springwood (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hyde Park.
Also see . . .
1. African Keyhole Garden. Five Acres and a Dream website entry (Submitted on May 1, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site. (Submitted on November 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2022
2. African Keyhole Compost Garden and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 970 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
