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The EVPL East Community Garden, a project funded by the EVPL Foundation, is planned to help transform a library-owned greenspace into a vibrant hub for food access, learning, wellness, and community—rooted together, growing forward.
In Evansville, 40% of neighborhoods are classified as food deserts, and one in six residents face food insecurity, according to the USDA and the Tri-State Food Bank. EVPL East offers an ideal location for a timely, local response to help address these concerns, right where people already come for trusted resources.
Additional benefits of the garden include:
- Hands-on learning, turning books about gardening, nutrition, and sustainability into lived experience for people who may wish to start their own gardens.
- Modeling sustainability through mindful growing practices, while offering real health benefits—fresh food, gentle movement, stress relief, and a deeper connection to nature.
By transforming EVPL East’s existing greenspace into a flourishing community asset, this initiative will connect people to the earth, to their neighbors, and to EVPL’s mission of lifelong learning and shared wonder.
Growing the Garden
The EVPL East Community Garden will be created in the spring of 2026.
Get involved! Visit or volunteer at these upcoming events set to establish the new garden:
- Saturday, Mar. 21, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm: Raised Garden Bed Installation
- Saturday, Apr. 18, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Seed Sowing
- Saturday, May 30, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Garden Planting
Contact or visit EVPL East to learn about additional learning and volunteer opportunities and harvest distribution.
Thank you to the University of Evansville and Purdue Extension for supporting the EVPL East Community Garden.
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