The College’s campus community garden, called NDC Grows, comes complete with a cistern on site to provide water captured from the roof of an adjacent composting facility for use on the plots. Compost generated from the College’s food and waste reduction initiatives on site may be available for use for those who plant. Basic garden tools and hoses are available, too.
The site has been managed by the College’s environmental science and business programs.
The fenced-in garden includes a total of 17 raised beds that are 4-by-8 feet. Eight of the plots are available each spring and summer to community members. College students and on-campus programs generally utilize nine beds. Gravel paths surround the beds with most plots accessible on four sides.
NDC Grows was established in the summer of 2016 with support from the Legacy Village Community Fund. It is located on the east end of the Notre Dame campus.
The Notre Dame community garden is part of the One South Euclid Community Gardens Project.
Beginning in 2012, One South Euclid took over management of the city’s community garden program. The gardens were initially created as part of the city’s award-winning Green Neighborhoods Initiative, through funding received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program in 2009. The city project features 120 plots and roughly 3,500 square feet of growing space throughout the city, providing multiple opportunities to sow and harvest produce in the urban area.
For more information on NDC Grows, contact Bruce Stevenson, adjunct instruction at the College, at bstevenson@ndc.edu.
To request a plot in the Notre Dame community garden “NDC Grows” and become a South Euclid community gardener complete the form at https://www.onesoutheuclid.org/secg/. Email gardens@onesoutheuclid.org for additional details.
June 2021
About Notre Dame College
Notre Dame College is a private, Catholic, liberal arts college in South Euclid committed to teaching students how to make a good living and live a good life. Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1922, the college offers bachelor’s degrees in 30 disciplines plus a variety of master’s degrees, certification programs and continuing and professional development programs for adult learners on campus and online. For more information, visit NotreDameCollege.edu.