The Big Garden
Year Founded
1977
EIN
47-0583236
Local Leader/Exec. Director
Thomas Neal
Primary Contact Name
Thomas Neal
Main Address
The Big Garden
5602 Read St
Omaha, NE 68152
United States
What We Do
We set out the direction of the Big Garden in 2005, focusing on Urban Agriculture, with an emphasis on Teaching children how to grow, prepare and preserve their own food, by Building community gardens and fruit tree groves for communities in need can grow their own food and by Growing fresh, healthy vegetables on our 3 acre campus to give to foodbanks, shelters and pantries to provide an alternative to canned goods. That's why in 2022, we changed our mission statement to Teaching People. Building Communities. Growing Food Sovereignty.
Interesting Info
- In 2024, we grew & harvested more than 4,500 pounds of produce to provide emergency food relief in local pantries & food distribution programs.
- In 2024, we offered over 300 classes through our education programs, reaching over 5000 students.
- Currently, we have established over 300 community gardens, in Nebraska, Kansas and Western Iowa– over 250,000 lbs of food grown/donated to date!
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