Community Gardens in Arkansas

Brinkley (Monroe Co.) "Lots of community gardens"--Contact person: Eugenia Hockett, Monroe Co. Cooperative Extension Service, 870-747-3397.

Fayetteville (Washington Co.) Contact person: Kathy Thompson

Fort Smith (Sebastian Co.)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Ragon Homes Community Garden--run by minority single mothers, now in 4th season. Contact person: Ms. Blanche Smith, 501-783-4161.

Helena (Phillips Co.)xGardens of EDEN (Empowering Development through Education and Nutrition)--Contact persons: Will Tate at Freedom for Youth, 870-338-8781, and Ben Newell at Partners in Hope, 870-817-0248.

Jacksonville (Pulaski Co.)xSunnyside Housing Community Garden--Contact person: Nancy Winterbauer at Pulaski Co. Cooperative Extension Service, phone 340-6650.

Little Rock (Pulaski Co.)xThe Pulaski Co. Cooperative Extension Service assists small community gardens, typically in housing projects, from year to year. Volunteers with a commitment to helping people as well to gardening are needed. Contact Nancy Winterbauer at 340.6650.

Dunbar Community Garden, 18th & Chester Sts. Little Rock, AR--Education garden in its 9th season; project co-sponsored by City of Little Rock and AUGER. Contact person: Pratt Remmel, 501-348-8700.

Helping Hands Garden, 1601 S. Marshall St., Little Rock, AR. Produce benefits clients of a large food pantry and beautifies the Central High neighborhood.

Inner City FutureNet, 15th & Bishop Sts., Little Rock, AR, 72202 --Partner of Heifer Project International. Neighborhood youth raise tilapia fish and worms in greenhouse; also sell garden produce. Contact person: Rev. Howard Gardner, 501-370-9720.

Levy Youth Garden. Contact person: Carla Nadzam, 501-835-3649.

Pulaski Garden Center, 12400 County Farm Road, Little Rock, AR 72212--County-sponsored allotment garden. Contact person: Bill Morris, 501-868-9816.

Oak Forest Community Garden & Orchard, 25th and S. Monroe Streets, Little Rock, AR 72204--Neighborhood garden co-sponsored by the UALR and City of Little Rock. Contact person: Debbie S. Dillard-Preston, 501-603-9544 or 663-6550.

Romine Interdistrict School Garden, 24000 Romine Rd. Little Rock, AR 72204, 501-228-3086. Contact person: Diane Langley, 3rd-grade teacher.

Seeds of Life, 2615 W. 15th St., Little Rock, AR 72202. Project of LTC (Love-Truth-Care) Ministries. Suspended in summer 2000 due to family illness. Contact person: Dawn Jackson, 501-224-8958; or Jim Phillips, 501-374-8477.

We Care, P.O. Box 208, Wrightsville, AR 72183. Community garden--vegetables are grown and distributed to the needy. Elderly people get help tilling their home gardens. Phone 501-897-5094.

Woodruff Community Garden, 7th and Brown Streets Little Rock, AR 72205. Contact person: Jayne Cia, 501-661-9753.

Marianna (Lee Co.)xContact person: Elizabeth Jones at Lee County Cooperative Extension Service, 870-295-7720.

Mountain View (Stone Co.) Care and Share Community Garden of Stone County--Multi-family garden supported by the community and the local extension service; provides enough produce for the families who keep the garden as well as for the local food bank. Contact person: Judy Lovenstein, 870-269-4101.

North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.)xNorth Little Rock Community Garden--Neighborhood garden sponsored by City of North Little Rock. Contact person: Dan Scott, 501-340-5394, fax 501-340-5314.

Pine Bluff (Jefferson Co.)x Jefferson County Extension Service Gardens--Two established gardens, one with canning kitchen. Contact persons: Vanessa Woods or Vetriss Strong, 870-534-1033.

Texarkana (Miller Co.)xMiller County Community Garden, 400 Laurel St., Suite 319, Texarkana, AR 71854-5289--Received a minigrant from Ark. Hunger Coalition in 1997. Contact person in 1997 was Laura Goodwin.

Van Buren (Crawford Co.) D.I.G.'N.' I.T. ("Developing Increased Gardening and Nutrition Intelligence Together"), 305 Webster St., Van Buren, AR 72956.--Located at the Van Buren Housing Authority. The program is a Master Gardener Project and in 2003, its fifth growing season, won Master Gardener Project of the Year and the International Master Gardener Award of Excellence for the Youth Program of Year. Contact person: Teresa Reed-Carver, 479-471-0438.

 

Our goal is to have a complete list of community gardens in the state. xIf you know of any type of collaborative, urban, edicational, or otherwise communal garden in Arkansas that is not listed here, please call 1-877-RHUNGER to add it to our roster.