A catalyst for growth, the IU Northwest Community Garden collaboratively builds capacity and connections.
The Garden is open to all members of the campus and public and is committed to education, health, social and physical well-being. A campus-community partnership transformed a vacant lot on campus grounds into a blossoming array of colorful native plants and vegetables. The IU Northwest Community Garden is located on the corner of 35th Avenue and Washington, across from the Anderson Library Conference Center.
06/18/2026
All 3 picnic benches are now installed in the Garden and ready for use! Thank you to IUN Facilities for coordinating with CURE on the delivery and to our Garden Assistants, Jessica and Maria, for their hard work on the site prep and the assembly!
06/16/2026
The Garden is getting upgrades! One picnic bench installed and the sites prepped for the other two, which are soon to come!
06/15/2026
The recording of Invasive Species: What They Are and Why They Matter is now available!
IUN Community Garden: Invasive Species: What They Are and Why They Matter - 2026 AJ Popovic, Northwest Indiana Regional Specialist with SICIM (State...
05/07/2026
After two rain reschedules, the weather finally gave us a break so we could enjoy a beautiful day outside together!
Thank you to everyone who joined our Regenerative Pruning Workshop at the IUN Community Garden!
A special thank you to Oakley Molinaro and Dolly Foster for sharing their expertise and helping participants learn hands-on fruit tree pruning skills.
We appreciate everyone who came out to learn and grow with us.
05/05/2026
The May calendar is here!
Register now: https://events.iu.edu/cure/
Our May Event Calendar is here!
Get ready for a month full of exciting sessions, learning opportunities, and community fun.
Check out what’s coming up and register, you won’t want to miss it!
🔗https://events.iu.edu/cure/
04/20/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us last Friday for Meet the Trees: An Intro to Urban Forestry and Tree Identification!
We had a wonderful time learning about the vital role trees play in our neighborhoods and learning how to better recognize and care for them. From the indoor session to our campus tree walk, it was a great way to connect with nature and seeing our campus in a whole new way.
A special thank you to Certified Arborist Ryan Bennett for sharing his knowledge and inspiring us to appreciate trees as essential neighbors in our community.
Stay tuned for more opportunities to learn and grow together!