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North School Community Garden

Plots available to the general public.  Established in 1987, this garden provides space for people to grow their own food. The garden is fenced and locked during the growing season; gardeners are provided the lock combination. Longtime Lansing residents and new Americans mingle in this well-established garden. Average plot size is 20×22 ft. Water is More

Mason Community Garden

Established in 2010, this is a community garden with grow-your-own plots and a significant donation function. The land is owned by the City of Mason. The garden, through an agreement with the City of Mason, provides an opportunity for residents of the city to grow their own produce, free of pesticides and chemicals, for their families More

Lilac Community Garden

Plots available to the general public. Established in 1980, Lilac hosts a diversity of vegetable plants and gardeners from various countries. Gardeners are able to utilize effective electric fencing as well as a water storage and delivery system. Because it sits just off the banks of the Red Cedar, the soil stays quite wet into More

Letts Community Garden

Plots available to the general public. Established in 2006, Letts Garden is located in Lansing’s westside neighborhood on Lansing Parks & Recreation land. This garden has a dozen community plots, a communal herb and berry area and a fully stocked tool shed. We usually have a few plots available each year, although they are first More

Holmes Street Community Garden

Established in 2011, there has been a huge transformation on this Land Bank lot. They are a small community garden that focuses on growing food and bringing positives to their neighborhood.  Along with the 12 plots their gardeners use for their garden needs, they have what they call “outside the fence” herbs, strawberries, raspberries, asparagus, More

Grace Lutheran Church Community Garden

Plots available to the general public. Established in 2009, this garden has had many reiterations over the years… Small raised beds are now available to those looking to grow their own food. There is easy parking and water access, generously provided by the church. (The garden was first created to provide at-risk teens and pre-teens More

Foster Community Garden

Plots available to the general public.  Established in 1990, with easy access to Garden Project’s Resource Center, this garden offers tilled or untilled plots for anyone to grow their own food. New gardeners are paired up with a long-term gardener to help answer questions and provide mentorship if needed. Garden plots are around 13’x25′ for More

ELF Community Garden

Plots available to the general public. Established in 2002, this small garden beautifies the northwest corner of Oakland Rd. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., allowing neighborhood residents to grow their own food. Land is owned by Mid-Michigan Recovery Services and we greatly appreciate their support. More

Edgewood Village Community Garden

Edgewood Village is all about helping residents make delicious, nutritionally sound choices and fostering self-empowerment. Established in 2011 and installed with the help of The Garden Project’s Garden Leaders class of 2011, the garden has plots for residents and youth scholars, including raised beds. View their PBS video clip here. More