DUNBAR GARDEN MISSION

Our mission at Dunbar Garden, 501(c)3, is to provide educational resources and interactive opportunities for youth, families, and the community through sustainable urban agriculture. Since 1992, we have led the effort to increase access to quality local foods and support the development of urban teaching gardens within our community.

INTRODUCTION

Dunbar Garden is located in the Paul Laurence Dunbar neighborhood of Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. We are a three acre urban garden surrounded by Gibbs Elementary, Dunbar Middle School, Dunbar Community Center and Sue Cowan Williams Public Library. Dunbar Garden is the oldest urban garden with a focus on education in the state of Arkansas.

WHAT WE DO

Produce food. We cultivate three acres of mixed vegetable, fruit and flower crops using sustainable agricultural practices. We have a fully functioning greenhouse and chicken coop.

Connect children and adults to nature. Our environmental and nutritional education programs foster comfort in the outdoors and provide students and adults with opportunities to learn about the links between agriculture, conservation, and the environment.

OUR PARTNERS

Little Rock Parks and Recreation

West Little Rock Rotary Club

Second Presbyterian, Little Rock

Delta Garden Study/ AR Children's Hospital

Little Rock Preparatory Academy

Whole Cities Foundation

Full Circle FarmCorps

Gibbs PTA

Gibbs Elementary School

Dunbar Magnet Middle School

Little Rock Garden Club

UALR

Dunbar Historic Neighborhood Association

UAMS Food Pantry

OUR GARDEN MANAGER

Join us in welcoming Eliot Peterson as the new Garden Manager at Dunbar Garden!

Eliot is a graduate of Hendrix College with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature and has a diverse background in filmmaking, teaching, and hands-on building.

Eliot brings creativity, craftsmanship, and a collaborative spirit to his work, and we’re so excited to welcome him to the Dunbar Garden team. If you see him in the garden, be sure to stop and say hello!