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.
Trellis Horticultural Therapy Alliance uses the power of plants and gardening to improve the quality of life for people living with physical, cognitive and mental health challenges. Those they serve include those in recovery from brain and spinal cord injury, stroke survivors, the incarcerated, and elders. The Ability Garden at Callanwolde is a fully wheelchair accessible garden and greenhouse that offers supported therapeutic gardening programs for adults and youth. The Ability Garden and its programs strive to provide horticultural activities with purpose while fostering independence, improving self-confidence and rebuilding social connections. Groups that depend on the Ability Garden include special education students from Atlanta’s Inman and David T. Howard middle schools, Emory Stroke Survivor’s Support Group, the Ruby D. Neeson Diabetes Foundation, and past patients from the Shepherd Center.
Trellis Horticultural Therapy Alliance uses the power of plants and gardening to improve the quality of life for people living with physical, cognitive and mental health challenges. Those they serve include those in recovery from brain and spinal cord injury, stroke survivors, the incarcerated, and elders. The Ability Garden at Callanwolde is a fully wheelchair accessible garden and greenhouse that offers supported therapeutic gardening programs for adults and youth. The Ability Garden and its programs strive to provide horticultural activities with purpose while fostering independence, improving self-confidence and rebuilding social connections. Groups that depend on the Ability Garden include special education students from Atlanta’s Inman and David T. Howard middle schools, Emory Stroke Survivor’s Support Group, the Ruby D. Neeson Diabetes Foundation, and past patients from the Shepherd Center.
Threshold Community Program is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the social, emotional and educational growth of neurodivergent individuals and their families within a therapeutic learning environment.
Threshold Community Program is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the social, emotional and educational growth of neurodivergent individuals and their families within a therapeutic learning environment.
The Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture is committed to bringing good food, good health, and well-being to Atlanta’s urban community. Feeding people right where they live is their mission. Their guiding principles are to emulate nature in the production of food, to educate old and young to grow their own food and to create a welcoming space where people can gather and find harmony with the earth.
The Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture is committed to bringing good food, good health, and well-being to Atlanta’s urban community. Feeding people right where they live is their mission. Their guiding principles are to emulate nature in the production of food, to educate old and young to grow their own food and to create a welcoming space where people can gather and find harmony with the earth.
Unearthing Farm and Market is a nonprofit initiative working to provide equitable access to fresh, locally-grown produce in the Edgewood and Kirkwood neighborhoods.
They work in partnership with community members to center the needs of legacy residents, families with children, seniors, and other folks in the community with typically low access to fresh food.
Not only do they aim to provide affordable locally-grown produce through Unearthing Farm and Market, they partner with other local food entrepreneurs and businesses to cultivate an equitable hyper-local food system and provide opportunities for education for children and families around healthy food preparation.
Unearthing Farm and Market is a nonprofit initiative working to provide equitable access to fresh, locally-grown produce in the Edgewood and Kirkwood neighborhoods.
They work in partnership with community members to center the needs of legacy residents, families with children, seniors, and other folks in the community with typically low access to fresh food.
Not only do they aim to provide affordable locally-grown produce through Unearthing Farm and Market, they partner with other local food entrepreneurs and businesses to cultivate an equitable hyper-local food system and provide opportunities for education for children and families around healthy food preparation.
Wild Combination Organic Farm is a small diversified vegetable and herb farm in Atlanta, Georgia devoted to a composite framework binding food autonomy, environmental regeneration, land stewardship and shared access to resources for healthy community. They want to reactivate dormant inner connectivity between human bodies, minds, and their place among plants, animals and earth, while reimagining work and labor as a collective, egoless fount of purpose and the thing of life itself. Founder Valentina got their start and love for farming as a full-time crew member at Aluma Farm and never looked back. They love smallness, depth, and balance, and a life lived outdoors!
Wild Combination Organic Farm is a small diversified vegetable and herb farm in Atlanta, Georgia devoted to a composite framework binding food autonomy, environmental regeneration, land stewardship and shared access to resources for healthy community. They want to reactivate dormant inner connectivity between human bodies, minds, and their place among plants, animals and earth, while reimagining work and labor as a collective, egoless fount of purpose and the thing of life itself. Founder Valentina got their start and love for farming as a full-time crew member at Aluma Farm and never looked back. They love smallness, depth, and balance, and a life lived outdoors!
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.
Our Orange County School Garden Partners currently include: McDougle Elementary School, Carrboro Elementary School, and Estes Hills Elementary School Garden. When you share your earned compost with Orange County Schools, these 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 Orange County School Garden Partners currently include: McDougle Elementary School, Carrboro Elementary School, and Estes Hills Elementary School Garden. When you share your earned compost with Orange County Schools, these 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!
Parkwood Community Garden is a gathering space for residents of the Parkwood neighborhood in Durham which includes seasonal vegetables and fruits, herbs, a pollinator garden, and a rain garden. At Parkwood Community Garden, they're not just committed to growing food, they're also growing relationships, and future gardeners! They are supported by residents and volunteers who help them to provide access to fresh food and build healthy soil without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers. It’s a valuable place for people to come together, and for beginning gardeners to gain experience, which they can use in their home gardens, and hopefully to also encourage gardens at their local schools. Thank you for considering them – your compost is a huge help!
Parkwood Community Garden is a gathering space for residents of the Parkwood neighborhood in Durham which includes seasonal vegetables and fruits, herbs, a pollinator garden, and a rain garden. At Parkwood Community Garden, they're not just committed to growing food, they're also growing relationships, and future gardeners! They are supported by residents and volunteers who help them to provide access to fresh food and build healthy soil without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers. It’s a valuable place for people to come together, and for beginning gardeners to gain experience, which they can use in their home gardens, and hopefully to also encourage gardens at their local schools. Thank you for considering them – your compost is a huge help!
The primary mission of the Passage Home Community Garden is to address food insecurities and increase community activism. The Community Garden located next to their main office at, 513 Bragg St. in Raleigh offers over 20 different types of vegetables and fruit at little to no cost. Almost entirely community-led, Passage Home invites you to join them in supporting one another through fresh food, community, and health.
The primary mission of the Passage Home Community Garden is to address food insecurities and increase community activism. The Community Garden located next to their main office at, 513 Bragg St. in Raleigh offers over 20 different types of vegetables and fruit at little to no cost. Almost entirely community-led, Passage Home invites you to join them in supporting one another through fresh food, community, and health.
Piedmont Microgreens' mission is to grow the freshest, highest quality, and most nutrition microgreens for chefs and home consumers in the Triangle. They feel that the best way to do this is through a combination of indoor and outdoor production, and by partnering with other local companies to source high quality inputs, such as compost, soil, fertilizers, and composting services.
Piedmont Microgreens' mission is to grow the freshest, highest quality, and most nutrition microgreens for chefs and home consumers in the Triangle. They feel that the best way to do this is through a combination of indoor and outdoor production, and by partnering with other local companies to source high quality inputs, such as compost, soil, fertilizers, and composting services.
Raleigh City Farm is a nonprofit urban farm founded in 2011 on a formerly vacant one-acre lot in downtown Raleigh. Their mission is to connect and nourish the community through regenerative agriculture and to grow the next generation of farmers by connecting the community to sustainable agriculture. An estimated 15,000 people pass by the Farm each day, offering them a chance to see that a city's food doesn't have to come from the country or far away.
Raleigh City Farm is a nonprofit urban farm founded in 2011 on a formerly vacant one-acre lot in downtown Raleigh. Their mission is to connect and nourish the community through regenerative agriculture and to grow the next generation of farmers by connecting the community to sustainable agriculture. An estimated 15,000 people pass by the Farm each day, offering them a chance to see that a city's food doesn't have to come from the country or far away.
