Growing Places Indy

Growing Places Indy GPI is an Indianapolis-based nonprofit cultivating wellness through agriculture & mind-body education

06/04/2026

🌱 Volunteer Spotlight: Paul Smith 🌱

It takes a community to grow a garden, and we're grateful for volunteers like Paul Smith who help make that possible!

This week, Paul spent time at the Growing Places Indy garden:🌿 W**ding garden beds🌱 Planting new crops💧 Watering and caring for existing plants🌎 Helping create a healthier, greener community space for everyone

Every w**d pulled, every seed planted, and every volunteer hour invested helps us continue our mission of connecting people to fresh food, nature, and community.

Thank you, Paul, for planting positive change and helping our garden thrive! 💚

Want to get involved?Visit us at growingplacesindy.org to learn more about volunteer opportunities.


05/26/2026

🌱 Volunteer Spotlight 🌱

A huge thank you to volunteer Lisa James for donating and planting Sedum, a beautiful perennial plant, in the garden! 💚

The John Creech Stonecrop features small scalloped green leaves that create a durable, w**d-smothering groundcover while producing soft pink flowers that add layers of color to the space. 🌸

Benefits of Sedum:
✨ W**d Reduction
✨ Ornamental Beauty
✨ Pollinator Friendly 🐝🦋
✨ Edible Leaves & Flowers

Thank you, Lisa, for helping Growing Places Indy create a greener, healthier, and more beautiful community one plant at a time! 🌿

05/19/2026

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR SHARING

🌱 Mindfulness, movement, and meaningful learning in action.

Youth of Global Prep Academy spent the day connecting with nature, community, and creativity at the farm. Students participated in a short mindful walking meditation, helped plant greens in the garden, and explored the importance of slowing down and being present while working with the earth.

After time in the garden, the group headed inside the Eiteljorg Museum to experience Cowboy Couture: The Fashion of Jerry Lee Atwood through an interactive scavenger hunt that encouraged observation, curiosity, and cultural exploration.

Experiences like these help youth build self-awareness, teamwork, mindfulness, and a deeper connection to the world around them — one moment, one breath, and one seed at a time. 🌿✨

We are currently booking Summer 2026 field trips and would love to partner with your organization.

📅 Flexible scheduling available
📍 Located at White River State Park (Indianapolis)

If you’re interested in scheduling a visit? DM for more details.

05/07/2026

Rain or shine, the work continues. 🌱💚

A huge THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who came out to support the garden yesterday! Together we planted and covered 72 collards and kale plants while helping prepare the space for even more growth ahead.

We still have 5 more flats ready to be planted in the 3rd bed soon! 🌿

Every seed planted is a step toward community, nourishment, learning, and connection to the land.

We appreciate every helping hand that continues to grow with us. 💪🏾🌎

Volunteer Opportunities

For more information: https://www.growingplacesindy.org

🌱 Mindfulness in the garden is more than planting food…It’s planting peace, patience, healing, and connection. 🧘🏾‍♀️✨Whe...
05/06/2026

🌱 Mindfulness in the garden is more than planting food…It’s planting peace, patience, healing, and connection. 🧘🏾‍♀️✨

When we slow down in nature, we create space to breathe deeper, think clearer, and reconnect with ourselves and our community.

Gardening teaches us:🌿 Growth takes time🌞 Be present in the moment🪴 Care for what we nurture💚 Healing happens naturally

Mindful gardening helps youth, families, and communities:✨ Reduce stress✨ Build self-awareness✨ Strengthen family connection✨ Reconnect with food, land, and wellness

A mindful garden cultivates more than crops —it cultivates healing, grounding, and growth. 🌻

🚨🚨THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FO SHARING 🌱 3BFIT & Growing Places Indy Present:Summer Gardening Programs for YouthThis summer… ...
05/02/2026

🚨🚨THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FO SHARING

🌱 3BFIT & Growing Places Indy Present:
Summer Gardening Programs for Youth

This summer… we’re taking learning OUTSIDE 🌿

Youth will:
🌱 Plant + harvest real food
🥕 Learn where food comes from
🧠 Practice mindfulness + movement
🤝 Build confidence + community

📍 White River State Park – Indianapolis
📅 Summer 2026 | BOOKING SOON

👉 Bring your camp or youth group to the farm

🔗 www.3bfitindy.com

Thank you In advance for sharing 🌱What does it look like to grow a healthier community? 🌿At Growing Places Indy, it star...
04/30/2026

Thank you In advance for sharing 🌱

What does it look like to grow a healthier community? 🌿

At Growing Places Indy, it starts with the land…
and grows through connection, education, and access.

From fresh produce to shared garden spaces, we’re creating opportunities for Indianapolis to grow well, eat well, and live well.

🌱 Volunteer
🌱 Partner
🌱 Support

Be part of the movement.


www.growingplacesindy.org

Oh Autumn, you’ve captured the end of our growing season beautifully, thank you 🍂. This has been a year of reflection fo...
11/21/2025

Oh Autumn, you’ve captured the end of our growing season beautifully, thank you 🍂. This has been a year of reflection for us. So much to learn from and get ready for next year. Giving a big thanks to EVERY volunteer who got their hands dirty with us and supported our vision.

11/05/2025

Join the Growing Places Indy Collective to celebrate the bounty of food and community connections grown and harvested in the UPick Garden this season.

We’ll begin with a short mindfulness practice and then work together to clean up and prepare the garden for the winter and another fruitful season in 2026.

Join us and grow your garden skills as we work together to pull plants for composting, put away our garden trellises, cover the beds and show our gratitude.

We will have light refreshments as a thanks to such a great growing season. We are extremely grateful to each and every volunteer who got dirty with us year 🪏🪏

Location📍Growing Places Indy
White River State Park
801 W. Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Date and time: Sat, Nov 8, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

1 parking pass per volunteer.
Let us know you’ll be there by signing up in the link in our bio. We want to make sure you have something to snack on 😋

11/01/2025

Thank you so much to .greenfield for naming plants that we called w**ds!! He showed us how to recognize and harvest greenery in the garden we didn’t plant but can be added to our plates 🍽️. Make sure to follow him to learn what else can be foraged in your backyard!

Thank you for all that visited our garden Thursday for the tour! Look out for our next big event coming up to close out the season 🍂

Address

727 N. Oriental Street
Indianapolis, IN
46202

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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