Gifford Park · Omaha, Nebraska
On a handful of once-vacant city lots, Big Muddy Urban Farm turns dirt into classrooms, harvests into welcome, and neighbors into family. Come learn, dig in, and pull up a chair.
Why we grow
Big Muddy Urban Farm is dedicated to making sustainable agriculture education accessible to all.
Our flagship
Learn to grow food in the city — from your first seed to a full harvest.
Our flagship education program: affordable, hands-on urban agriculture classes for all ages, from basic gardening to advanced growing techniques.
More ways to belong
Every program is a different door into the same neighborhood. Find yours.
Saturday mornings in the garden — free, for neighborhood youth.
A free, hands-on garden program for neighborhood youth on Saturday mornings throughout the growing season.
Read moreBring your group to the farm and get your hands in the dirt.
Hands-on, 90-minute farm tours for groups of 5–25 — connecting people of all kinds to where their food comes from.
Read moreGrow your own crops in a supportive community of urban growers.
We open our spaces to partners — organizations, individuals, and community groups — to grow their own crops alongside a collaborative community of urban agriculturalists.
Read moreFree, fresh food every Tuesday morning — no cost, no questions.
A weekly free food distribution, powered by volunteers and in-kind donations, every Tuesday morning at the farm.
Read moreFrom the farm
“We don't just grow vegetables here. We grow the kind of neighbors who show up for each other — muddy boots and all.”
🥕 Every Tuesday at 9 AM, neighbors take home fresh food at no cost, no questions — in partnership with the Gifford Park Neighborhood Association & Whole Foods of Omaha.
Pull up a chair
Whether you want to learn to grow, lend a hand, partner a plot, or help feed the block, there's a place for you at Big Muddy. The harvest is better when we share it.