Art Belongs Outside
Good Way Gardens is taking it back to the land in a good way! We host community education, live music, and gardening events with a focus on local culture and sustanability.
"Good Way" celebrates the good life, good relationships, good music and good food.
Good Way Sunday Concert Series
Concerts happen the first Sunday of every month in Fremont Park at 4th & Union in Emporia.
Emporia Arts Council's ArtMobile, and House of Morrow's authors add their activities to the day, along with other rotating partners like Emporia Public Library, and ESU Art Therapy students. Bring chairs. Picnics are welcome!
Emporia Arts Council, House of Morrow, Emporia Community Foundation,
Kansas Arts Commission, and Mitchell Markowitz Construction
Outdoor Concerts + Listening Room
We host world-class performing artists in free, community collaborative outdoor concerts, and beginning in July, we're hosting ticketed concerts in our intimate listening room.
Education & Connection
Gardening classes, vision board workshops, community musical gatherings and physical media listening parties - we host events that connect you with likeminded folks.
Garden & Kitchen Opportunities
Our garden is a place to learn, to grow things that come from the earth, and to grow our community's food security and access. We share plants and food - how can we help you?
A new thing coming...
We've built a new garden! Land-based arts education and community activities begin at our new location, 225 E 6th Ave in Emporia KS in June, 2026!
Summer Concert Series
Join us on the first Sunday of every month from April to October.
Agricultural Education
Learn more and get involved in our community garden.
Collaboration and Community
Good Way Gardens collaborates with local artists and encourages cultural sharing from individuals and art organizations in Emporia, KS.
Meet Elexa Dawson: Music is Medicine
Elexa Dawson, a Potowatomi musician and certified sustainable agriculturalist, founded Good Way Gardens to blend her passions for art and gardening. Her vision is to create a vibrant community space that celebrates our belonging to the land.
