Community Gardens in Lincoln
Community CROPS coordinates many community gardens in Lincoln, Nebraska. The gardens are spread throughout the city to accommodate our participants. Our gardeners come from many different backgrounds and together they beautify our city while growing food for themselves. See the map below for the garden locations.Plot fees are on a sliding scale basis, and financial assistance is available for everyone who qualifies.
If you have questions about the gardens, please contact us at info@communitycrops.org or 474-9802.
Community Garden Plot Applications for NEW gardeners
On-line community garden applications for NEW gardeners.OR
New Gardener Packet with policies, application and financial assistance form (printable)
Community Garden Plot Applications for RETURNING gardeners
On-line community garden applications for those who had garden plots in 2009.
OR
Returning Gardener Packet with policies, application and financial assistance form (printable)
Site Coordinator Application
Site Coordinator Application (Word format) or Site Coordinator Application (PDF format)
Garden Financial Assistance
If you have already filled out the garden application, and just need to fill out the Financial Assistance form, click here.Community Garden Application in Spanish
Haz click aqui para la informacíon y la solicitud de los huertos comunitarios en español.
Community Garden Application in Bosnian
Click here for the Bosnian Garden Application (Has information letter and rules in Bosnian, plus the application and financial assistance forms.)
Community Garden Application in Arabic
Click here for the Arabic Garden Application (Has information letter and rules in Arabic, plus the application and financial assistance forms.)
CROPS Gardens in the News
The Daily Nebraskan featured CROPS in a good story about our gardens.
Amy Brt, Community Garden Program Manager, was featured on Channel 8 news. Click here to watch the segment
Local foods were the feature in a KOLN news feature, with plenty of shots of the CROPS Farmers' Market. Watch here.
Another feature on KOLN introduces some of our community gardeners Click here to watch.
Starting a Community Garden with CROPS
Are you interested in partnering with CROPS to develop a community garden? Whether you have land already or want to work with an existing garden, we would like to partner with you. We have put together some suggestions on how a community garden best works. Read Community Garden Partner InformationPlease contact us at info@communitycrops.org or 474-9802 to talk about partnerships.
CROPS Garden Map on Google
The map has photos and descriptions of all our garden locations, plus our farm and market sites.
Garden Information
Why do our gardeners like their plots? Here's what a few have said: "It's relaxing.", "Lots of good, fresh vegetables that taste better than what's in the stores", "Good therapy.", "To keep my family healthy and to meet new friends."
Read about our gardens in Spanish
Community CROPS Garden Locations
In the past we have had gardens at 23rd and P, 26th and N and 18th and F, but those sites are no longer available.
American Community Gardening Association
The American Community Gardening Association is a great resource for community gardens. The active listserv gives many good ideas and the site has a good guide for starting a new garden.Join the CROPS Mailing List
To get regular e-mails from CROPS when we have news and upcoming events, sign up for our monthly newsletter to hear about classes, events, job openings and much more. You can also choose to get notice of volunteer opportunities. Sign up at our Newsletter Page.
