Contact Us:

Recreation/City Arena
701 Lake Chapeau Dr.
507-377-4370

Parks Department
414 Commercial St.
507-377-4378

** Send Mail to:
City Hall, 221 E. Clark St.
Albert Lea, MN 56007

Community gardens offer space for fresh produce

 The city offers 101 plots for rent in three community gardens in Albert Lea. Each plot costs $20 for city residents ($25 for people outside the city) with water available at each site (see map below):

  • Brookside Garden (20 x 20’)
  • Spark Ave Garden (20 x 24’)
  • Margaretha Garden (20’ x 20’ Plot)

 

Check back in the spring for information on how to rent a spot!

Renters are limited to two garden spots per season.

The Parks Department will till the gardens in the spring once weather allows – generally late April/early May. Gardeners are then welcome to plant their produce and flowers. All garden produce must be removed by Oct.15. After that date, the Parks Department will once again till the gardens. Anything that is left behind will be discarded.

As a Blue Zones community, the City works to make healthy choices easier for everyone in Albert Lea. Community gardens offer a chance to grow fresh, affordable produce while increasing biodiversity, creating habitat, filtering air and buffering sound. They also provide gathering places for people of all backgrounds.

For more information about our community gardens, call the Recreation Office at 507-377-4370.