Specialty Crop

Residents can rent plots at this privately owned, 50,000-square-foot garden, which is one of the largest community gardens in Sheridan County. Residents grow a variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers (including pollinators). Some produce is donated to people in need.

An historic barn sits on the property, which adds to the beauty. The garden is also home to several dozen chickens, which are cared for by volunteers, who, in turn, get to enjoy farm-fresh eggs. The chickens also earn their keep by providing organic matter to soil.

“It has been a very fun and rewarding experience,” says Julie Chadwick, who helps manage the garden. “I am amazed at the number of community gardens we have here for the population. I got into the first year of Emerson Garden. I hadn’t gardened in 20 plus years. I said ‘OK’ and found out I loved the whole concept,” said Chadwick in an interview with The Sheridan Press (you can read the entire article by doing an online search for Emerson Garden and Sheridan, Wyo.).