Community Garden
NPS Allison Alley Home grown vegetables The community garden is coming back this spring! It will be at the Heritage Center again near the Palmer-Epard Cabin. This will be a place for people to reconnect with the frugal homesteader by growing their own food and getting their hands dirty. The monument will provide a free 10 foot x 15 foot plot and water. No pesticides will be allowed. The plots will be available from dawn to dusk daily. Before applying for a garden plot, applicants must read the Homestead Community Garden Rules and Regulations. Click here to read them. Important Dates to Know: Application deadline: March 30, 2012 To download an application, click here. You can also pick up an application at the monument. For more information, please contact Park Guide Allison Alley at 402-223-3514 or e-mail us. To read the press release about this opportunity, click here. |
Did You Know?
During the height of the Homesteading era, Ellis Island was established to process the millions of people immigrating to America to acquire land.
-- Homestead National Monument of America