Through the Garden Conservancy Grant Program, The Garden Conservancy awards grants to nonprofit organizations and small public gardens across the nation making a significant impact in their communities through garden-based programming, with a focus on diverse populations.
This year, the Conservancy is pleased to award grants of either $5,000 or $10,000 to the below fifteen organizations selected with input from the 2022 Grant Program Advisory Committee. Congratulations to all, especially to our Massachusetts local awardee Resilient Roots. You will enjoy reading about these organizations by clicking through to the links to their websites.
Downing Park in Newburgh, New York, is revitalizing a neglected historic treasure and introducing future generations to the landscape’s natural beauty. Evanston Grows is cultivating and sustaining health equity by increasing the number of edible gardens throughout the City of Evanston, Illinois. The Fort Mason Community Garden in San Francisco maintains a community garden, promoting community interest and providing a free attraction to all visitors. The Garden by the Bay in Edgemere, New York is transforming a food desert community garden into an urban oasis. The Green Scheme based in Washington, DC, is bridging communities and resources to empower youth to live healthy and sustainable lives. GreenspacesLA is partnering with underserved urban neighborhoods to create and maintain community gardens and pocket parks. Groundwork Bridgeport, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, promotes regeneration and management of the physical environment by empowering people to promote environmental, economic, and social well-being. The Highline Seatac Botanical Garden connects the Seattle/Tacoma community to nature through a diverse and beautiful collection of historical gardens. The Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foundation showcases Northwest ecosystems and cultural landscapes that promote horticultural science and provide opportunities for educational and recreational experiences. Land to Learn in Beacon, NY, is growing a movement for food justice and community wellness through garden-based education. The OSS Project in the Bronx is connecting communities with artists to create gardens as platforms to empower, celebrate, and reclaim identity and knowledge. Resilient Roots in Barnstable, Massachusetts provides hands-on, practical education, teaching people to grow food organically and regenerate the ecosystem’s health. Sidestreams in Madisonville, Ohio, is buiding gardens and creating locally grown fresh food projects alongside people living in food desert communities. Terra Birds in Flagstaff, Arizona, is educating and empowering youth through gardening to help prepare them as the stewards of a sustainable future for humanity. Wyck Historic House, Garden and Farm in Philadelphia is preserving and interpreting one of America’s most authentic historic sites to engage learners of all ages and to strengthen the community.
