On Saturday, May 26 from 10 to 11:30 am, children and families of all ages are invited to attend a City Sprouts Children’s Garden event. Children will tend to the vegetable garden and even get to harvest some! We’ll taste different types of produce to compare “yum” quality. We will also learn about how produce travels to market and how to be savvy about food advertising.

City Sprouts is the oldest community garden in Omaha and is located on the west side of 40th Street, just north of Seward St. We welcome children and families from all over Omaha. This event is completely free and snacks will be provided.

Please contact Kaitlin Hamilton at khamilton4@mccneb.edu or 402-559-9317 for questions or in case of inclement weather.



On Saturday, April 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, children and families of all ages are invited to attend the spring kick-off of the City Sprouts Children’s Garden. Children are invited to plant vegetables, make mosaic stepping-stones, and paint garden markers. While space remains, children may also claim their very own City Sprouts garden plot. The kick-off and all its activities are completely free, and a part of Global Youth Service Day.

The garden kick-off is held in conjunction with the Orchard Hill potluck, a celebration held after the neighborhood Earth Day clean-up. However, both City Sprouts and Orchard Hill welcome families from all over Omaha. Bring your children and neighbors!

City Sprouts is the oldest community garden in Omaha and is located on the west side of 40th Street, just north of Seward St. At its heart, City Sprouts cultivates community through gardening. We promote sustainable local food systems, neighborhood health and strength, and community economic viability. City Sprouts is also a great place to have fun and get dirty.

Please join us for this exciting community event! Please contact Kaitlin Hamilton at khamilton4@mccneb.edu or 402-559-9317 for more information.

City Sprouts will host a series of three energy efficiency workshops starting this Wednesday, March 28.

1. This week: Energy Costs and Efficiency
2. April 4: Energy in Your Home
3. April 11: Resources and Problem Solving

All workshops will be held at the Sprouts House (4002 Seward Street) from 6-8 pm.

Each workshop will include a meal and prizes. This week’s participants will receive a box of energy conservation goodies, including CFL bulbs, weatherstripping, a low-flow shower head and more!

Thanks to OPPD for funding these workshops and for helping us live green!

The Sprouts House is back open for 2012! Join us for Seed Swap Omaha on Saturday, January 14, 12-5 pm.

Please Bring: (Any or All of the below)
1) ENVELOPES to carry the seed you will collect
2) Saved seeds- preferably well labeled and cleaned
3) Winter Clothes for the Karenni Refugees
4) Other homemade craft
5) Nosh to share for potluck style afternoon
***its is absolutely okay to come empty-handed***

Are you a gardner? Do you save your seed? Are you interested in breeding veggies that are specifically adapted to you local climate/weather/taste? Want to have a greater sense of food security?

for any questions. ♥
email> betsy4589@gmail.com
call> Betsy at 402.321.1806

Join the City Sprouts community for a potluck to ring in 2012! The house will open at 7:30 PM, and all friends of City Sprouts are invited. No RSVP necessary. Just bring a drink or a dish to share and come as you are. Guitars and other musical instruments are welcome.

Due to renovations and a necessary end-of-season cleaning period, the Sprouts House will be closed starting November 1.

We may schedule a few open work days during the month, but we will not host any workshops or community potlucks until our work is finished. This includes worm classes and children’s programs, which will be delayed until December. Also coming post-cleanup is a series of OPPD Energy Efficiency workshops.

Also, all City Sproutsers are invited to help put the garden to bed for winter on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 am-2 pm. If you have a garden bed, please come help clean up the site! If you have winter crops growing that you want to maintain past Nov. 5, contact Jeanine or leave a message on the house phone. All other plants are fair game for volunteers to clean out!

All ghosties and goblins are welcome to join the City Sprouts Young Sprouts for a little Halloween fun on Saturday, October 20! Between 10:30 and noon, participants will design and decorate or carve (with adult assistance) their own jack-o-lantern for Halloween night. Costumes are welcome but feel free to come as you are!

There is no charge for the event. Free pumpkins will be available for the first 20 or so participants. Snacks will be provided.

Rescheduled from September!

When: Saturday, October 8 at 10:30 am
Where: City Sprouts House, 4002 Seward Street.

We will meet just outside the house

Please bring the family and join us Saturday for an educational and entertaining presentation about bird migration, led by Clem Klaphake from the Audobon Society of Omaha.

Snacks will be provided.  If you have any questions please contact Vickie at vickie-g@hotmail.com or at 402-215-7145.

Just a reminder that City Sprouts is at several Omaha farmers markets every week. Check out our “Markets” tab for more information.

New this week… SWEET POTATOES!

Special thanks to the Creighton volunteers who helped us dig and pull the sweet potatoes. You’re fantastic!