Sunset Community Garden (formerly WIC Garden)
Founded in 2013, the Sunset Community Garden educates and feeds the community through its quarter-acre fruit and vegetable farm space situated between the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment and the Extension Office in Olathe (11875 S Sunset Dr, Olathe, KS 66061). The garden is managed by Johnson County K-State Research and Extension in partnership with the Department of Health and Environment and includes an accompanying Giving Grove orchard. It relies on volunteer support from community members who donate their time each week to tend the beds, harvest and process produce, and stock both the nearby Nutrition Nook pantry and the Johnson County Department of Health.
Due to ongoing construction on the Sunset Drive campus, the garden will temporarily relocate to a raised bed operation next to the Dennis Patton Garden Gallery at 11811 S. Sunset Dr. for the 2026–2027 growing seasons, ensuring continued support for the JoCo Department of Health food pantry. Reconstruction of the permanent garden will begin in summer 2027, with upgraded infrastructure designed to enhance production capacity and educational opportunities when it reopens in 2028.
summer. We will offer produce from the morning's harvest. Take what you can use, and leave a donation if you can. Stay tuned for more information.
