Growing food at your home

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Create a healthy grocery store in your backyard.

Whether you want a couple of plants or a full-scale garden, growing some of your own food at home is a great way to help cut down on food packaging waste, as well as carbon emissions from transportation.

Benefits

Affordable

All you really need to garden is some land, a shovel, some seeds, and a little extra time – you can scale the cost of gardening to whatever works for you.

Involved

It’s no secret that gardening can be an involved process, depending on the plants and size of the garden – however, it acts as a great way to get outside and connect with the food that you will soon be eating.

Community

Oftentimes, even a few tomato plans can grow much more than a single family can eat – sharing food with neighbors is a great way of connecting with other members of the community.

More information

Educational resources

Community Crops – a local community gardening nonprofit – has put together a compilation of resources on vegetable gardening in Lincoln. Visit the link below for more information on starting seeds, developing a garden, and more.

Additionally, Lincoln City Libraries have a variety of books available on the subject – visit with a librarian at your nearest branch to learn more!

Local gardening stores

There isn’t currently a comprehensive list of local gardening stores in Lincoln – however, here’s a few to check out:

Bodhi Organic Garden Supply (1438 S 1st St.)
Campbell’s Nurseries (2342 S 40th St. | 5625 Pine Lake Rd.)
Nebraska Nursery & Color Gardens (4420 Lucile Dr.)
Urban Trail Gardens (955 S 4th St.)

Community Crops also hosts a plant sale every spring, between late April and early May. Follow them on social media to be sure not to miss their next sale!