GardensCommunity

Our volunteers have been busy bees – hosting workdays, distributing fresh and nutritious produce, and curating community one garden at a time. Keep your eyes peeled for those beloved Arkansas heirloom tomatoes, squash, watermelon, and much more! During the spring season, our program distributed free soil amendments, seeds, bulbs, and starter plants to gardens in our network! Our volunteers attended several workshops hosted by the Central Arkansas Sphynx Foundation and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff where they learned how to build raised beds, effectively companion plants, and grow mushrooms. Additionally, we offered several planting lessons at schools in the North Little Rock School District. Through all the excitement, we continued to support Engage AR’s state-wide Little Free Pantry project.

If you are interested in starting a community garden or improving an already-existing garden within North Little Rock city limits, you are in luck! The North Little Rock Community Garden Program is accepting fall-funding applications through June 15, 2023. The digital application is available at www.nlr.ar.gov/communitygardens. Please contact North Little Rock

Neighborhood Services for a paper copy at NLRNeighborhoodServ@nlr.ar.gov or 501-791-8500.