Closing the Loop
Supporting local food systems.
With our Garden Partners program, members have the option to share their earned compost with local farms and gardens, who create equitable access to healthy food in our communities.
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At Lighthouse, their mission is to provide safe and supportive homes for individuals seeking both stable housing and a place to heal. They are dedicated to creating a nurturing environment that promotes healing and personal growth, helping individuals rebuild their lives, foster lasting recovery, and reintegrate into their communities with renewed joy, peace, and meaning.
At Lighthouse, their mission is to provide safe and supportive homes for individuals seeking both stable housing and a place to heal. They are dedicated to creating a nurturing environment that promotes healing and personal growth, helping individuals rebuild their lives, foster lasting recovery, and reintegrate into their communities with renewed joy, peace, and meaning.
The Rhoades Property Garden serves as a space for UNCA students and faculty and Asheville community members to learn and participate in sustainable agriculture practices.The intergenerational activities that are practiced in the garden are intended to make connections between the diverse communities and neighborhoods of Asheville, educational institutions, and various sectors of the food system. The Rhoades Property garden provides a fun way to learn about sustainability and organic gardening and serves as an opportunity to gain and share knowledge, which in turn will create a community response to local food security.
The Rhoades Property Garden serves as a space for UNCA students and faculty and Asheville community members to learn and participate in sustainable agriculture practices.The intergenerational activities that are practiced in the garden are intended to make connections between the diverse communities and neighborhoods of Asheville, educational institutions, and various sectors of the food system. The Rhoades Property garden provides a fun way to learn about sustainability and organic gardening and serves as an opportunity to gain and share knowledge, which in turn will create a community response to local food security.
The Sand Hill Community Garden is located at the Buncombe County Sports Park in West Asheville. They donate produce to MANNA, a local free farmers market, and a free community meal at a local church. Please help them keep this neighborhood garden growing strong by sharing your earned compost.
The Sand Hill Community Garden is located at the Buncombe County Sports Park in West Asheville. They donate produce to MANNA, a local free farmers market, and a free community meal at a local church. Please help them keep this neighborhood garden growing strong by sharing your earned compost.
The Shiloh community is rooted in African American settlements dating back to the 19th century. Agriculture serves as a tradition in the area, one they are working to revive through their community garden and other such projects. Youth involvement at the Shiloh Community Garden includes not only the experience of growing produce organically, but lessons in food preparation, healthy eating, permaculture, sustainability, entrepreneurship, literacy, leadership and self-governance.
The Shiloh community is rooted in African American settlements dating back to the 19th century. Agriculture serves as a tradition in the area, one they are working to revive through their community garden and other such projects. Youth involvement at the Shiloh Community Garden includes not only the experience of growing produce organically, but lessons in food preparation, healthy eating, permaculture, sustainability, entrepreneurship, literacy, leadership and self-governance.
The mission of Community Farmers Markets is to develop a local food infrastructure for long term sustainability and meaningful community impact. Their purpose is to preserve, root, and grow a diverse local food culture by maintaining an authentic space for all people to share community, fair food, and healthy lifestyles while providing a sustainable living for producers who steward the earth.
The mission of Community Farmers Markets is to develop a local food infrastructure for long term sustainability and meaningful community impact. Their purpose is to preserve, root, and grow a diverse local food culture by maintaining an authentic space for all people to share community, fair food, and healthy lifestyles while providing a sustainable living for producers who steward the earth.
Community Foodscapes is a social venture working in Atlanta, Georgia to empower individuals, organizations, and communities to grow food where they live, work, and play. They provide consultations, designs, edible landscaping, and garden installations. Compost donated to this organization will go towards one of the community gardens they manage, such as the Campbellton Community Garden in the Oakland City / Venetian Hills neighborhood.
Community Foodscapes is a social venture working in Atlanta, Georgia to empower individuals, organizations, and communities to grow food where they live, work, and play. They provide consultations, designs, edible landscaping, and garden installations. Compost donated to this organization will go towards one of the community gardens they manage, such as the Campbellton Community Garden in the Oakland City / Venetian Hills neighborhood.
Our DeKalb County School Garden Partners currently include Clarkston High School, Primavera Preschool, The Paideia School, The Waldorf School of Atlanta, Springdale Park Elementary School, Talley Street Upper Elementary School, Beacon High Middle School, Avondale Elementary School, John R. Lewis Elementary School Garden, Parkside Elementary, Paideia School, Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool, Chamblee High School, The GLOBE Academy, and Bethune Middle School. When you share your earned compost with DeKalb County Schools, the participating schools can request compost delivery to be used in their school gardens to grow healthy food and educate students about the importance of healthy soil!
Our DeKalb County School Garden Partners currently include Clarkston High School, Primavera Preschool, The Paideia School, The Waldorf School of Atlanta, Springdale Park Elementary School, Talley Street Upper Elementary School, Beacon High Middle School, Avondale Elementary School, John R. Lewis Elementary School Garden, Parkside Elementary, Paideia School, Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool, Chamblee High School, The GLOBE Academy, and Bethune Middle School. When you share your earned compost with DeKalb County Schools, the participating schools can request compost delivery to be used in their school gardens to grow healthy food and educate students about the importance of healthy soil!
Ecosystem Farm grows nutrient-dense foods without any pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or fertilizers. Their goal is to foster a healthy soil food web that supports their plants by making every nutrient available when they need it.
Ecosystem Farm grows nutrient-dense foods without any pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or fertilizers. Their goal is to foster a healthy soil food web that supports their plants by making every nutrient available when they need it.
Civic Garden Center works with neighborhood residents to create community gardens, providing training and technical support for growing fruits and vegetables to create sustainable projects for the entire Greater Cincinnati region. They try to grow using only organic practices and materials. Each community garden grows various fruit and vegetables ranging from eggplant to corn and everything in between.
Civic Garden Center works with neighborhood residents to create community gardens, providing training and technical support for growing fruits and vegetables to create sustainable projects for the entire Greater Cincinnati region. They try to grow using only organic practices and materials. Each community garden grows various fruit and vegetables ranging from eggplant to corn and everything in between.
The Garden of Joy Culinary Academy was founded by former and current educators who witnessed far too many students succumb to gun violence. This tragic reality inspired them to create a safe space where young people could feel empowered, find purpose, and gain life-changing skills. Located in Cincinnati, the academy provides teenagers and young adults with opportunities to learn culinary arts, develop essential life skills, and receive mentorship in a garden-to-table environment. By combining culinary education with hands-on gardening, they aim to reduce violence, address food insecurity, and foster resilience and self-sufficiency in our community.
Their mission is to empower young people to build brighter futures through education, mentorship, and meaningful, sustainable connections to food and community.
The Garden of Joy Culinary Academy was founded by former and current educators who witnessed far too many students succumb to gun violence. This tragic reality inspired them to create a safe space where young people could feel empowered, find purpose, and gain life-changing skills. Located in Cincinnati, the academy provides teenagers and young adults with opportunities to learn culinary arts, develop essential life skills, and receive mentorship in a garden-to-table environment. By combining culinary education with hands-on gardening, they aim to reduce violence, address food insecurity, and foster resilience and self-sufficiency in our community.
Their mission is to empower young people to build brighter futures through education, mentorship, and meaningful, sustainable connections to food and community.
Sidestreams Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit with the mission of building gardens and creating locally grown fresh food projects. Sidestreams works throughout Cincinnati to not only increase fresh food access, but also empower others with tools and knowledge of how to grow their own food.
Sidestreams Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit with the mission of building gardens and creating locally grown fresh food projects. Sidestreams works throughout Cincinnati to not only increase fresh food access, but also empower others with tools and knowledge of how to grow their own food.
Taft Garden is a diverse group of passionate Walnut Hills residents growing healthy food, restoring urban soil, beautifying green spaces, and building community. They believe everyone deserves convenient access to fresh and affordable local produce.
Taft Garden is a diverse group of passionate Walnut Hills residents growing healthy food, restoring urban soil, beautifying green spaces, and building community. They believe everyone deserves convenient access to fresh and affordable local produce.
SEEDS is nonprofit organization with a 2-acre urban garden and cooking classroom that aspires to develop the capacity of young people through growing, cooking, and sharing food. Founded in 1994 and located in the heart of Durham, SEEDS promotes principles of sustainable agriculture, organic gardening, food security and environmental stewardship through garden-based programs.
SEEDS is nonprofit organization with a 2-acre urban garden and cooking classroom that aspires to develop the capacity of young people through growing, cooking, and sharing food. Founded in 1994 and located in the heart of Durham, SEEDS promotes principles of sustainable agriculture, organic gardening, food security and environmental stewardship through garden-based programs.
The Saint Phocas Garden at Saint Titus Episcopal Church is a partnership with Saint Luke's Episcopal Church for their Good News Garden Program. Their mission is to nurture the earth through good gardening practices; sharing good food from the garden with those in need, and working together toward that Kingdom of God that Jesus so lovingly describes. Through prayer, they reach inside themselves, and through action, they reach out to others in the faith so they can attempt to form a more inclusive and loving community.
The Saint Phocas Garden at Saint Titus Episcopal Church is a partnership with Saint Luke's Episcopal Church for their Good News Garden Program. Their mission is to nurture the earth through good gardening practices; sharing good food from the garden with those in need, and working together toward that Kingdom of God that Jesus so lovingly describes. Through prayer, they reach inside themselves, and through action, they reach out to others in the faith so they can attempt to form a more inclusive and loving community.
The mission of the Samuel Green Sr. Community Garden and the Merrick Moore Community Development Corporation, aka MMCDC, in its diverse community, exists for charitable and educational purposes, to improve the overall quality of life of the poor, underprivileged, and disenfranchised, by strengthening the bonds amongst their residents which include but not limited to providing a forum for the sharing of information, promoting activities/events, fulfilling the community needs and through enhancing the homeowner’s property values. The core values of their organization are community, activism, teamwork, loyalty, respect, and trust.
The Samuel Green Sr. Community Garden will provide a space to address food insecurity and foster a sense of community in the Merrick-Moore Neighborhood.
The mission of the Samuel Green Sr. Community Garden and the Merrick Moore Community Development Corporation, aka MMCDC, in its diverse community, exists for charitable and educational purposes, to improve the overall quality of life of the poor, underprivileged, and disenfranchised, by strengthening the bonds amongst their residents which include but not limited to providing a forum for the sharing of information, promoting activities/events, fulfilling the community needs and through enhancing the homeowner’s property values. The core values of their organization are community, activism, teamwork, loyalty, respect, and trust.
The Samuel Green Sr. Community Garden will provide a space to address food insecurity and foster a sense of community in the Merrick-Moore Neighborhood.
The San Isidro Labrador Community Garden is run by members of St.Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill. The garden is intended as both a source of fresh produce for gardeners and parishioners in need and as a demo of what can be produced in a relatively small space using all organic methods. We want to cooperate with nature and each other to create good soil, to generate good food, and to steward the earth.
The San Isidro Labrador Community Garden is run by members of St.Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill. The garden is intended as both a source of fresh produce for gardeners and parishioners in need and as a demo of what can be produced in a relatively small space using all organic methods. We want to cooperate with nature and each other to create good soil, to generate good food, and to steward the earth.
Simple Gifts Community Garden's mission is to help return to the simple and joyful life which God intended for us. They seek to accomplish this by using the gifts of land, time, talent and resources available to them to produce fresh, organic fruits and vegetables while also building lasting friendships and cooperation within their community. They will also share the knowledge of sustainable organic gardening practices, creation care and planting for pollinators with each other and those in need within their community.
Simple Gifts Community Garden's mission is to help return to the simple and joyful life which God intended for us. They seek to accomplish this by using the gifts of land, time, talent and resources available to them to produce fresh, organic fruits and vegetables while also building lasting friendships and cooperation within their community. They will also share the knowledge of sustainable organic gardening practices, creation care and planting for pollinators with each other and those in need within their community.
