Bismarck Parks & Recreation

Community Garden Program

Bismarck Parks and Recreation District (BPRD) offers a community garden program. BPRD and Burleigh County provide the land use and the water for the community gardens. Interested individuals and families plant their garden, keep it weed free and enjoy the harvest. There is a fee to rent a plot.

Hunger Free Gardens/Share Tables

The program supports the efforts of Hunger Free Garden and encourages participation by donation of excess produce and fruit to local community food pantries or food programs. . In addition, two Community Share Tables are available at Tatley-Eagles Park Community Gardens for the gardening community to share seeds, plants and produce with fellow gardeners and the public.

Organic/Sustainable Gardening

Organic/sustainable gardening is encouraged at all locations and defined as follows: the growing of plants with methods that can successfully sustain itself without requiring many outside resources, pesticides or herbicides. Sustainable gardening is always organic. A sustainable garden is grown using soil amendments such as compost or other organic matter by using plants and methods that work harmoniously together to minimize weed growth and provide a soil that is healthy enough to retain moisture and is rich in nutrients. Grass clippings, straw and fabric barriers are acceptable ground covers. Natural rather than chemical methods are used to adjust the pH and soil composition and provide nutrients.

Garden Locations

2025 Season

Information will be available in early 2025.

 

 

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