We are delighted to partner this year with the makers of Arnold, Brownberry, and Oroweat Organic Breads and 1% for the Planet to offer 11 Spring Planting Grants worth $5000 each. We received 98 applications from public food garden projects operating in the following cities: San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO; Washington, D.C.; Nashville, TN; Milwaukee, WI; Los Angeles, CA; Portland, OR; Boise, ID; Philadelphia, PA. We would like to thank all the applicants for the important work they’re doing to make healthy and sustainably-produced foods more accessible to people in their communities. Congratulations to the 11 grant winners below.
Arnold Organic Grantees:
- Atlanta: Collegetown Farm (Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture)
- Nashville: Brooklyn Heights Community Garden
- Philadelphia: Brewerytown Garden
- Washington, DC: Washington Youth Garden (Friends of the National Arboretum)
Brownberry Organic Grantee:
- Milwaukee: Riverside Park Community Gardens (Urban Ecology Center Inc)
Oroweat Organic Grantees:
- San Francisco: Alemany Farm (San Francisco Parks Alliance / Friends of Alemany Farm)
- Denver: West Colfax Community Garden (Denver Urban Gardens)
- Seattle: New Start Community Garden
- Boise: BUGS Education Center (Boise Urban Garden School)
- Portland:Brentwood Community Garden (Friends of Portland Community Gardens)
- Los Angeles: Ancient Grains Garden (The Learning Garden )
