June 25, 2022 Beautiful kale ready to go at Marvin Garden. Volunteers meet up twice a week to maintain the garden. Every Thursday evening and Sunday morning. PM us for more details or just show up. Marvin is located on Marvin Ave. west of Los Girasoles.
October 14, 2020 Imagine Grinnell will kick off the 1000+ Trees Grinnell initiative with a public planting event on October 24th beginning at 10AM. As part of its mission to turn imagination into action to create a more vibrant, sustainable, and healthy Grinnell, Imagine Grinnell is leading the effort for the replacement of community trees [...]
September 28, 2020 Imagine Grinnell board members and friends gathered on Saturday to clean up perennial spaces at Marvin Garden. After getting through multiple layers of burs we successfully moved 4 truck loads to the brush dump! Thanks to everyone who helped!
August 3, 2020 Following Imagine Grinnell’s mission to create healthier people and a healthier environment in Grinnell, the local nonprofit has set out to support a new initiative: Plate to Plant. This community compost initiative aims to reduce the city’s landfill waste while simultaneously creating nutrient-rich soil. Bella Kugel and Sage Kaplan-Goland, two recent [...]
July 8, 2020
July 1, 2020 Marvin Garden has a fun addition to help identify plants and herbs! Stop by and see the cute painted rocks. Marvin Garden is located east of Arbor Lake on Marvin Ave.
July 25, 2019 The Grinnell Giving Gardens crops are ready for harvest! Stop by the Ahrens Garden for cucumbers, Marvin Garden for strawberries, Davis Elementary, Fairview Elementary, Bailey Park Elementary and UnityPoint Health-GRMC Public Health for garlic, onions, radishes, peas, kale, broccoli, cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash and herbs. Be on the lookout for green [...]
