top of page
green and red plant_edited.jpg
A Garden in Every Lot Logo (1).png

Renewing our region's culture of backyard gardening

A program of the University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy and Environmental Education

Our Mission

A Garden In Every Lot aims to renew our community’s culture of backyard gardening. We help both individual community members and community organizations overcome barriers to starting a garden.

 

We accomplish this by offering garden site assessment & preparation, tilling, seeds, and plant starts, and by helping community members work with local landlords and governmental bodies.

 

In concert with our community partners, we help coordinate gardening-focused educational programs and

community-building events.

IMG_1409.jpg
IMG_5560.JPG

Sign up for our free garden services!

Visit our Start a Garden page to learn more about how we can help you start your own backyard garden!

IMG_1444.jpg
2024Map.png

A recap of the 2023 installation season

Thank you to our partners for
making this season possible: 
 
  • Julie Husband & Jim O'Loughlin in honor of dedicated gardener Philip Husband
  • The Leighty Foundation
  • Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
  • Hoffman Produce Farms
  • ISU Black Hawk County Extension
​
Click here to access the 2023 Season Review!
6_17 Sally Browne with garden.JPG

"We were thrilled with the work of the Garden in Every Lot AmeriCorps members. Having their help in preparing the ground and bringing us the plants meant the difference between having a garden this year and not being able to do it. The plants thrived and we have frozen 24 pints of tomatoes to enhance our diet during the winter months."

 

- Sally Browne, 2022 Gardener

bottom of page