Black Earth Gardens

Black Earth Gardens Black Earth Gardens is a regenerative farm growing produce to increase justice in our community.

Planting season is in full swing! We’re planting tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupe, and basil this week.
06/18/2026

Planting season is in full swing! We’re planting tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupe, and basil this week.

First harvest of the year… lettuce as big as your head! 🤩🥬
06/03/2026

First harvest of the year… lettuce as big as your head! 🤩🥬

Join us for a seed-starting workshop designed to teach gardeners how to grow their own veggie & herb transplants indoors...
03/05/2026

Join us for a seed-starting workshop designed to teach gardeners how to grow their own veggie & herb transplants indoors. Learn what plants you can start indoors and when, what equipment you need, and how to troubleshoot common problems. Led by Mari Hunt Wassink of Black Earth Gardens and hosted by the African American Museum of Iowa.

Learn more & register: https://blackiowa.org/event/seed-starting-workshop

Get your garden plants from local farmers this spring 🪴 We are offering a Seedling CSA with Trowel and Error Farm for th...
02/24/2026

Get your garden plants from local farmers this spring 🪴 We are offering a Seedling CSA with Trowel and Error Farm for the first time. Vegetables, herbs, and native plants available to choose from. Pre-order and receive a big discount towards our plant sale in April and May.

Learn more: https://trowelanderrorfarm.com/seedling-csa/

Fall cleanup begins! Putting the farm to bed for the winter. 😴
11/14/2025

Fall cleanup begins! Putting the farm to bed for the winter. 😴

Just harvested 60 lbs of fresh lettuce for HACAP's food reservoir, thanks to a partnership with Field to Family through ...
11/07/2025

Just harvested 60 lbs of fresh lettuce for HACAP's food reservoir, thanks to a partnership with Field to Family through Choose Iowa.

In case you missed it... We were in the Sunday newspaper! 🤩
10/29/2025

In case you missed it... We were in the Sunday newspaper! 🤩

Mari Hunt Wassink combines regenerative farming and social justice, cultivating culturally important crops to make fresh, local food accessible to Eastern Iowans.

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Cedar Rapids, IA

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