Submit an Application for a New Community Garden

The Community Gardens Program supports garden projects on many kinds of land, but this application is specifically for starting a community garden on city-owned parkland. 

The 2025 permit application cycle will open on August 28, 2025, and close September 18, 2025. We will begin reviewing new community garden applications in mid-September 2025. 

If you are interested in starting a community garden, please first consider joining an existing garden with open plots near you. To join a community garden, please visit Coalition of Austin Community Gardens website.