Welcome to Dowling Community Garden
Two blocks west of the Mississippi river, the Dowling Community Garden is located on the grounds of the Dowling Environmental School, at 46th Avenue and 39th Street South in Minneapolis. The Dowling Garden is believed to be one of the last two remaining Victory Gardens in use today, and celebrated it's 65th Anniversary in 2008.
We have grown from a handful of gardens to a community garden of over 190 plots and about 250 gardeners. Dowling gardeners live in Minneapolis and surrounding communities, are culturally diverse, of all ages and abilities and come together to share their love of gardening.
The garden is run by a small group of volunteers who meet monthly to plan activities and improvements, tackle ongoing management issues, and serve as liaisons with the community. Dowling gardeners are welcome to join us; call the Dowling phone line at (651) 255-6607 or drop us an
For information regarding the Dowling Community Garden, please leave a message on the Dowling Garden voice mail at: (651) 255-6607. Our mailing address is:
- Dowling Community Garden
- P.O. Box 6757
- Minneapolis, MN 55406
Waiting List
Sadly, all the plots are taken for 2010. At this time Dowling Community Garden is no longer accepting names for the waiting list as our current waiting list is too long.
Many thanks to everyone who helped make this site possible
This page updated on September 1, 2010
September 8, the Longfellow Garden Club will host Carolyn Carr, an ecologist, and Craig Larson, a geologist, both of whom live in the Longfellow Neighborhood, to talk about "The Geology of the Mississippi River Gorge", the only true gorge on the entire Mississippi River, created by melting water from the last Ice Age. Come and learn about this unique and beautiful area in the heart of the Twin Cities. 7:00-9:00 pm at Epworth United Methodist Church (3207 37th Ave So, Mpls). Club meetings are free and open to the public.