SANFORD — While the temperatures may be dipping into single digits, spring — and garden prepping — is just a few months away.

Soon it will time to take advantage of a new community garden coming to Sanford, designed for for individuals and families who lack access to suitable garden land.

The garden will be located on the McKeon Reserve at the Pence Community Ecology Center. The Mousam Way Land Trust is in the early stages of raising funds for the garden.

The first funds for the garden in the amount of $750 were provided by the New England Grassroots Environment Fund to support the construction and development of the community garden. Based in New Hampshire, the New England-wide group seeks to inspire, connect, and support community-based environmental projects throughout the six state region.

Since 1996, the Grassroots Fund’s core grant making program continues to fund nearly 150 grants annually, giving more than $4 million in 20 years to more than 2,000 community groups and initiatives covering more than 60 percent of New England’s cities and towns, according to the agency.

Construction of the garden will commence on Earth Day weekend, April 20, said Mousam Way Land Trust President Gordon “Bud” Johnston. The combined efforts of land trust volunteers, Master Gardeners and garden participants will bring the garden into being.

There will be 24, 4-foot by 12-foot plots and one 4-foot by 40-foot food pantry plot.

A donation of $25 will be requested to be used for items and materials needed during the gardening season.

Johnston said four plots will be available for low-income individuals or families and another two will be for home-schooled students or families.

Master Gardeners will be available at scheduled times to provide advice and demonstrate gardening techniques, he said.