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.
Southside Community Garden is located in the Southside Community, a historic African-American neighborhood and supported by volunteers and community members dedicated to growing food and community involvement. The project has welcomed a place for both neighbors and residents of the Southside Community, plus volunteers and community groups from outside the neighborhood to connect to agriculture and healthy eating in a food desert, meaning a place that lacks access to healthy food and groceries. The food grown in donated to the Southside kitchen which serves donation based meals and is open to the public.
Southside Community Garden is located in the Southside Community, a historic African-American neighborhood and supported by volunteers and community members dedicated to growing food and community involvement. The project has welcomed a place for both neighbors and residents of the Southside Community, plus volunteers and community groups from outside the neighborhood to connect to agriculture and healthy eating in a food desert, meaning a place that lacks access to healthy food and groceries. The food grown in donated to the Southside kitchen which serves donation based meals and is open to the public.
The Grow Dudas HQ urban farm is strategically located in a food desert and serves as a local growing facility and educational site for the community to gather and learn how to grow their own food. We just installed 10 fruit trees in our orchard area and currently have one 4x8 raised garden bed growing strawberries. They are expanding this year and have plans to grow more fruits, vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers.
The Grow Dudas HQ urban farm is strategically located in a food desert and serves as a local growing facility and educational site for the community to gather and learn how to grow their own food. We just installed 10 fruit trees in our orchard area and currently have one 4x8 raised garden bed growing strawberries. They are expanding this year and have plans to grow more fruits, vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers.
HealthMPowers, a non-profit in Atlanta, is on a mission to empower healthy habits and change environments where children live, learn and play. Over the past several years, they've partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, engaging members in experiential learning through cooking classes and on-site gardening. They've implemented gardens at over a dozen clubs as a tool to better understand the importance of eating local, fresh produce. They have grown herbs, potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, strawberries, and more! Their partnership provides impactful programming to help members develop the skills to improve their social, emotional, and physical health so that they can achieve the Great Futures they deserve.
HealthMPowers, a non-profit in Atlanta, is on a mission to empower healthy habits and change environments where children live, learn and play. Over the past several years, they've partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, engaging members in experiential learning through cooking classes and on-site gardening. They've implemented gardens at over a dozen clubs as a tool to better understand the importance of eating local, fresh produce. They have grown herbs, potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, strawberries, and more! Their partnership provides impactful programming to help members develop the skills to improve their social, emotional, and physical health so that they can achieve the Great Futures they deserve.
The mission of the Historic Westside Gardens is to advance the wellness of the westside through home food gardens, wellness education, health advocacy, and economic empowerment.
The mission of the Historic Westside Gardens is to advance the wellness of the westside through home food gardens, wellness education, health advocacy, and economic empowerment.
The Jolly Avenue Garden is a vibrant community gathering space that fosters a collective experience of beauty, belonging, and friendship with the land and with one another. Our mission is to enrich the Clarkston community by offering growing spaces where refugee gardeners can grow their own food to feed their families and friends and facilitating educational opportunities for folks of all ages through agriculture programming, mentorship, employment, and STEAM curriculum initiatives.
The Jolly Avenue Garden is a vibrant community gathering space that fosters a collective experience of beauty, belonging, and friendship with the land and with one another. Our mission is to enrich the Clarkston community by offering growing spaces where refugee gardeners can grow their own food to feed their families and friends and facilitating educational opportunities for folks of all ages through agriculture programming, mentorship, employment, and STEAM curriculum initiatives.
Love is Love Farm at Gaia Gardens grows healthy food and seeks to sustain the success of farmers through collaboration. They work to achieve this mission through employment and mentorship of young farmers, their farmer collaborative CSA model, and servant leadership to good food and farm organizations.
Love is Love Farm at Gaia Gardens grows healthy food and seeks to sustain the success of farmers through collaboration. They work to achieve this mission through employment and mentorship of young farmers, their farmer collaborative CSA model, and servant leadership to good food and farm organizations.
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.
Keep Durham Beautiful builds environmentally just and healthy outdoor spaces in cooperation with Durham communities.
Keep Durham Beautiful builds environmentally just and healthy outdoor spaces in cooperation with Durham communities.
Kidzu Children's Museum Pollinator Garden's native pollinator garden is where growing gardeners can get their hands dirty! Children can explore our raised beds as they plant, tend, and care for our pollinator plots, and buzz about with their fellow pollinators at this exciting outdoor learning exhibit.
Kidzu Children's Museum Pollinator Garden's native pollinator garden is where growing gardeners can get their hands dirty! Children can explore our raised beds as they plant, tend, and care for our pollinator plots, and buzz about with their fellow pollinators at this exciting outdoor learning exhibit.
Laurel's Garden Design's mission is to create beautiful, functional, and self-sustaining gardens that promote conservation and increase biodiversity in the landscape. They also grow vegetables and fruits for harvest during the Summer and early Fall to give to the low-income community surrounding their area, as well as grow native plants year-round. The garden is certified with the North Carolina Native Plant Society’s Native Plant Garden Certificate and National Wildlife Federation as a Certified Wildlife Habitat, as well as The Butterfly Highway.
Laurel's Garden Design's mission is to create beautiful, functional, and self-sustaining gardens that promote conservation and increase biodiversity in the landscape. They also grow vegetables and fruits for harvest during the Summer and early Fall to give to the low-income community surrounding their area, as well as grow native plants year-round. The garden is certified with the North Carolina Native Plant Society’s Native Plant Garden Certificate and National Wildlife Federation as a Certified Wildlife Habitat, as well as The Butterfly Highway.
Morrisville Community Garden, located at 219 Church St. in Morrisville, designated by BCBSNC as Wake County's sole Nourishing NC Garden, sees our mission as a community-centered service organization.
We believe the garden offers the following benefits to our community: encouraging self-reliance by teaching people how to grow their own food; strengthening community pride by providing a common goal; increasing the Town's aesthetic by turning otherwise unused land into a productive garden; teaching compassion through charitable giving; teaching the values of commitment and patience; promoting good health by giving people the opportunity to work outside; providing access to healthy, fresh, locally-grown produce and benefiting the environment.
Through partnerships with the Town of Morrisville, Advocates for Health in Action and others, we aim to promote healthy living through the garden.
Morrisville Community Garden, located at 219 Church St. in Morrisville, designated by BCBSNC as Wake County's sole Nourishing NC Garden, sees our mission as a community-centered service organization.
We believe the garden offers the following benefits to our community: encouraging self-reliance by teaching people how to grow their own food; strengthening community pride by providing a common goal; increasing the Town's aesthetic by turning otherwise unused land into a productive garden; teaching compassion through charitable giving; teaching the values of commitment and patience; promoting good health by giving people the opportunity to work outside; providing access to healthy, fresh, locally-grown produce and benefiting the environment.
Through partnerships with the Town of Morrisville, Advocates for Health in Action and others, we aim to promote healthy living through the garden.
Durham's North St. Community Garden is a community building effort - to have activities for the people in our North Street Community of folks with disabilities and friends, and include the neighbors who have lived in this area before we moved in, as well as the many volunteers who helped put the gardens in place, so that we can all get to know and support each other. We enjoy planting, maintaining, and getting together to make pesto, salsa, etc from the bounty.
Durham's North St. Community Garden is a community building effort - to have activities for the people in our North Street Community of folks with disabilities and friends, and include the neighbors who have lived in this area before we moved in, as well as the many volunteers who helped put the gardens in place, so that we can all get to know and support each other. We enjoy planting, maintaining, and getting together to make pesto, salsa, etc from the bounty.
