Garden Lease Request Form 2025

Garden Lease Request Form 2025

Looking for a place to grow food with your community gardening group, or to grow food to sell as a market garden? Complete this form for each new lot you want to request for lease. The 2025 priority application period is now open until February 28. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis starting March 1 through June 1.

Visit www.minneapolismn.gov/gardenlease for a map of available garden lots and lease requirements. To request a PDF version of this form or if you have any questions, please email gardenlease@minneapolismn.gov

Should you require a reasonable accommodation in order to fully participate, or information in an alternative format, please contact 311. Para asistencia 612-673-2700 - Rau kev pab 612-673-2800 - Hadii aad Caawimaad u baahantahay 612-673-3500

Applying as a community garden? Your group needs to identify a sponsor organization prior to filling out this form. Sponsor organizations are often a neighborhood organization or other 501(c)(3) non-profit. The role of the sponsor organization is to sign the lease with the City and often support insurance fees. Find your neighborhood organization at https://nrp.org/R2/index.html

Our overall goal is to ensure equitable distribution of lots. In the event of multiple requests for the same property, preference will be given to:

Community gardens
Garden groups who live close by
Those willing to share a lot with another group
Those who have no access to other growing space

Please note that lots can be sold at any time for development. If sold, gardeners will keep their lease through the end of the current growing season.

Address of the lot you wish to lease*

The list of available lots is in the drop down menu below. Please review and select the lot you wish to apply for.

The map is currently not up to date in regards to lot availability. However, for information on lot size, soil test results, and category visit the map at: http://tinyurl.com/GLP-Map

For information on parcel boundaries, visit: https://gis.hennepin.us/property/

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Which type of garden do you want to establish?*

* Please note only groups of people looking to start a community garden will qualify to lease a lot. We do not lease lots as community gardens to individuals, nor do we lease individual plots in existing community gardens.

Community Garden* - A garden where a group of individuals grow food or ornamental crops for donation or personal use. They may be divided into separate plots or may be farmed collectively.

Market Garden - An establishment where food or ornamental crops are grown or processed to be sold

Garden Information

Please list the names of everyone involved in your group. How will each person be involved in the garden?*

What is the purpose of your proposed garden?*

What will you/your group do with what you grow?*

For example: personal use, donation, for sale etc.

What connection do you and/or your garden group have with the area in which the garden lot is located? Do you live, work, play or participate in a faith community nearby?*

Do you have access to any other growing space? If so, please explain.*

e.g. backyard, community garden plot

Are you willing to share a lot with another garden group, if necessary?*

Yes

Name of gardening group

(if applicable)

Primary Gardener Information

This person is the lead gardener. They are responsible for matters concerning the garden such as maintenance, complaints, opportunities, and updates.

First and last name*

Phone number*

Phone

Email address*

Home address*

Secondary Gardener Information

Required for community gardens. As previously noted, only groups of people looking to start a community garden will qualify to lease a lot. We do not lease lots as community gardens to individuals, nor do we lease individual plots in existing community gardens.

First and last name

Phone number

Phone

Email address

Home address

Sponsor Organization/Business Information

Please provide information for the entity authorized to enter into a lease with the City of Minneapolis. Community garden groups must have a sponsor organization, such as a neighborhood organization or other 501(c)(3) non-profit. Market gardens must be a business or non-profit registered to operate in Minnesota.

Find your neighborhood organization at http://apps.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cofm/Neighborhood-Organizations/

Name of Sponsor Organization OR Business*

Employer Identification Number (EIN)/Tax ID Number*

Year established*

Mailing address*

Please include city, state, and zip code

Primary Sponsor Contact

Primary contact*

Name of the primary contact at the sponsor organization or business who is authorized to enter into a garden lease agreement with the City of Minneapolis.

Phone number*

Phone

Email address*

Secondary Sponsor Contact

Secondary contact

Name of the contact person who will serve as an on-going contact for the City of Minneapolis regarding garden operations, if different from the primary contact authorized to enter into a lease agreement listed above.

Phone number

Phone

Email address

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