With the global economy spiraling downward and Mother Nature preparing to reach upward, it’s a good question to ask and a good time to ask it.

There isn’t one right answer, of course, but I’ll give you mine: $2149.15. Last year, my wife Jacqueline suggested to me that we calculate the total value of the produce coming out of our garden over the course of the growing season. Initially, the thought of doing that was about as appealing to me as a recreational root canal. I remember replying something like: “OK, so let me get this right: in addition to raising three busy boys, managing two careers, volunteering in a school garden, and growing most of our own produce, you’re proposing that we weigh every item that comes out of our garden, write it down in a log book, and spend a few leisurely evenings doing math?” Jacqueline, an economics major in college and a native French speaker, answered with a simple “oui” and so the project began.

There was a lot of work involved, mostly for Jacqueline, but as with gardening itself, it was work with a purpose. It didn’t take long for our log book to start filling up with dates and figures. Although we started eating our first garden salads in late April, we only began recording our harvests as of May 10th, starting first with greens and asparagus. Our last weighable harvest was two weeks ago in the form of a final cutting of Belgian endives forced from roots in our basement.

By the time we had finished weighing it all, we had grown 834 pounds and over six months worth of organic food (we’re still eating our own winter squash, onions, garlic, and frozen items like strawberries, green beans, and pesto cubes). Once we had the weights of the 35 main crops we grew, we then calculated what it would have cost us to buy the same items using three different sets of prices: conventional grocery store, farmers’ market and organic grocery store (Whole Foods, in our case). The total value came to $2196.44, $2431.15, and $2548.93 respectively. For the other economics majors and number-crunchers among you, you can see our crunchy, raw data here:

There are things we didn’t include like the wild dandelion greens which we reaped but did not sow, the six or so carving pumpkins which we ultimately fed to our compost pile, and the countless snacks of strawberries, beans, peas, and tomatoes that never made it as far as our kitchen scale. There were also things we forgot to weigh like several pounds of grapes which turned into about 12 jars of jam. As with any growing season, there were hits and misses. The heaviest and most valuable crop was our tomatoes (158 lb/72 kg for a total value of $524). In terms of misses, our apple tree decided to take the year off and very few of our onions started from seed made it requiring me to buy onion plants.

On the cost side, we had $130 for seeds and supplies, $12 for a soil test, and exceptional costs of $100 for some locally-made organic compost we bought for our “This Lawn is Your Lawn” frontyard garden (normally, we meet most of our soil fertility needs through our own composting). I don’t have a scientific calculation for water costs, but we don’t need to water much and, when we do, water is relatively cheap in Maine. Also, I mulch my beds pretty heavily to keep moisture in and weeds down. Let’s say $40 in water. So, if we consider that our out-of-pocket costs were $282 and the total value generated was $2431, that means we had a return on investment of 862%. The cost of our labor is not included because we enjoy gardening and the physical work involved. If I am to include my labor costs, I feel I should also include the gym membership fees, country club dues, or doctors’ bills I didn’t have.

If you really want to play around with the data, you can calculate how much a home garden like ours produces on a per acre basis. If you use the $2400 figure and consider that our garden is roughly 1/25th of an acre, it means that home gardens like ours can gross $60,000/acre. You can also calculate it on a square foot basis which in our case works out to be roughly $1.50/ft2. That would mean that a smaller garden of say 400ft2 would produce $600 of produce. Keep in mind that these are averages and that certain crops are more profitable and space efficient than others. A small garden planted primarily with salad greens and trellised tomatoes, for example, is going to produce more economic value per square foot more than one planted with potatoes and squash. We plant a bit of everything because that’s the way we like to garden and eat.

Clearly, this data is just for one family (of five), one yard (.3 acre), one garden (roughly 1600 square feet), and one climate (Maine, zone 5b/6), but it gives you some sense of what’s possible. If you consider that there are about 90 million households in the US that have some sort of yard, factor in the thousands of new community and school gardens we could be planting, this really could add up. Our savings allowed us to do different things including investing in some weatherization work for our house last fall that is making us a greener household in another way. Some might ask what this would mean for farmers to have more people growing their own food. The local farmers I know welcome it because they correctly believe that the more people discover what fresh, real food tastes like, the more they’ll want to taste. In our case, part of our savings helped us to buy better quality, sustainably-raised meat from a local CSA farmer.

The economics of home gardening got a big boost this past year based on the experience of one small, but very prominent home garden: the one at “America’s home” i.e. the White House. Statistics from that garden show that the Obamas and White House staff were able to convert an initial out-of-pocket investment of $200 into over a half ton of fresh, chemical free produce. Imagine the savings the country could make if millions of Americans followed their example this growing season.

In the end, it might come down to the language we use. Instead of saying “Honey, I’m going out to the garden to turn the compost pile”, perhaps we should say “Honey, I’m going outside to do a ‘green job’ and work on our ‘organic stimulus package.’” I bet that would get the attention of a few economists, if not a few psychologists!

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As gardeners across the country prepare for the spring growing season, we’re thrilled to announce a new partnership rooted in shared values. Tom’s of Maine, a leader in natural personal care products, has awarded SeedMoney a $100,000 grant to support community food gardens from coast to coast. This Earth Month collaboration will help new and existing gardens take root, thrive, and nourish the people and places around them.

“At Tom’s of Maine, we believe in the importance of protecting nature for future generations,” said Cristiane Martini, General Manager of Tom’s of Maine. “SeedMoney’s work in empowering public food gardens aligns with our commitment to helping people stay connected to nature.”

With support from Tom’s of Maine, the 2024–2025 SeedMoney Challenge is providing funding and technical support to over 300 garden projects across 43 states. These range from school gardens teaching kids where their food comes from, to food bank gardens feeding families in need, to urban farms reclaiming underused land for healthy food production.

“Food gardens offer multiple health, social, and environmental benefits,” said Roger Doiron, SeedMoney’s founder and director. “They strengthen local food security, promote environmental education, and help communities take meaningful climate action. Tom’s of Maine’s generous support is allowing us to equip more gardens with the resources they need to thrive.”

Help Gardens Grow This April

As part of their Earth Month commitment, Tom’s of Maine is inviting the public to get involved. For every Instagram like on @toms_of_maine during the month of April, the company will donate an additional $1 to SeedMoney, up to $25,000. It’s a simple, no-cost way to help more gardens bloom.

Beyond social media, Tom’s of Maine and SeedMoney are encouraging people to volunteer with a local garden, support an existing project, or even start a new one in their own community. Visit SeedMoney.org to explore how food gardens are making a difference and how you can be part of the movement.

Together with Tom’s of Maine, we’re planting the seeds for a healthier, more resilient future—one garden at a time.

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This year marked the 10th annual offering of this program and our most successful in terms of the total number of grantees (595), and the amount of crowdfunds and grants awarded. A total of $472,178 in crowdfunds and grants were awarded to 333 challenge grantees.

This year, we also awarded 378 planning grants, which include free access to SeedMoney’s online garden planning software (worth $50), 24/7 access to live technical support, and a library of how-to videos and blog posts. Of the planning grants awarded, 116 went to projects that didn’t raise any funds through donations or grants, while 262 challenge grantees received both financial support and planning grants.

Our amazing grantees represent a diverse range of projects from 43 US states and 37 countries. We’re truly humbled to participate in this global movement for positive change in our food systems and communities.

We want to extend our deepest thanks to:

• The garden project leaders who dedicated their time and effort to participate in the SeedMoney Challenge—you are the real heroes making a difference in the world!
• Our many funding partners and sponsors including Growing Interactive LLC, for the generous in-kind donation of their garden planning software.
• The over 4,000 individuals who donated to support projects in their home communities or on the other side of the globe. 

A Special Thanks to Our Partner, Tom’s of Maine
This year, we’re especially grateful for the generous support of Tom’s of Maine, whose commitment to sustainability and community well-being is helping SeedMoney empower food garden projects across the country. Thanks to their funding, more gardens will be able to take root and thrive, growing fresh food for those in need while strengthening local communities.

We look forward to seeing the fruits of everyone’s labors over the course of the growing season and welcoming you to join the 2025-2026 SeedMoney Challenge later this year.

Challenge Grantees

	Project Name	Location and Funding Awarded
1	Cultivating Belonging with Freedom Farm Community	Middletown, NY, USA, $15600 raised
2	LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR TOMATOES GARDENING	Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, $12290 raised
3	Happyville Community Farm*	Idaho Falls, ID, USA, $11975 raised
4	John Muir STEM FOR LIFE Garden*	Glendale, CA, USA, $11967 raised
5	Rows For The Hungry	South Brunswick, NJ, USA, $11639 raised
6	Berries & Fairies: A Whimsical Orchard Overhaul Finale	Mill Valley, CA, USA, $10708 raised
7	Harvesting 4 Haiti Foundation	Les Cayes, Sud, Haiti, $10320 raised
8	Subsistence Farms at Child-Headed Homes in eSwatini, Africa	Siteki, Lubombo, Swaziland, $9767 raised
9	Garden of Blessings at Jupiter Seventh Day Adventist Church	Jupiter, FL, USA, $8685 raised
10	Uganda – RWOFCD – Rural Women for Community Development*	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda, $7465 raised
11	YutopiaLab’s ongoing education offerings	Dagua, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, $7325 raised
12	CG EATS – School & Community Garden*	Casa Grande, AZ, USA, $6775 raised
13	Coppell Community Garden*	Coppell, TX, USA, $6735 raised
14	Mountain Roots Education School Gardens*	Wilson, WY, USA, $6150 raised
15	Cornerspring Montessori Hoop House*	Belfast, ME, USA, $6000 raised
16	Berwick Community Garden*	Berwick, ME, USA, $5797 raised
17	The Fellowship Garden*	Tulsa, OK, USA, $5770 raised
18	Fifth Street Community Garden*	Madison, GA, USA, $5645 raised
19	Alan Day Community Garden	Norway, ME, USA, $5463 raised
20	Garden to Table: Feeding Our Community*	Columbus, OH, USA, $5440 raised
21	Garden Time at the RI DOC and in the Community*	Cranston, RI, USA, $5019 raised
22	New Leaf Community Orchard project*	Green Bay, WI, USA, $4574 raised
23	Gardens for Good*	Winchester, MA, USA, $4345 raised
24	East Hollywood Community Garden	Los Angeles, CA, USA, $4203 raised
25	Jackson Park P-Patch	Seattle, WA, USA, $4144 raised
26	HarvestShare Giving Garden*	Potomac, MD, USA, $4030 raised
27	New Britain School Gardens*	New Britain, CT, USA, $4000 raised
28	Epworth UMC Community Garden – Weed and Water Wednesdays	Minneapolis, MN, USA, $3950 raised
29	GrowLocal Urban Gardens Network*	Lafayette, IN, USA, $3880 raised
30	Envision Science Academy Garden Classroom*	Wake Forest, NC, USA, $3875 raised
31	Casa Grande Comm’UNITY’ Garden – Love Grows Here!*	Casa Grande, AZ, USA, $3850 raised
32	Bowdoinham Community School Garden*	Bowdoinham, ME, USA, $3832 raised
33	Atalanta Cooperative Orchard-Garden*	Crestone, CO, USA, $3778 raised
34	Kent Island Community Garden*	Stevensville, MD, USA, $3615 raised
35	Westbury Community Garden – The push to the finish line!	Houston, TX, USA, $3586 raised
36	Community Farm Namibia*	Kamanjab, Kunene, Namibia, $3585 raised
37	OPC Roots and Shoots Garden	Winchester, VA, USA, $3566 raised
38	Community SOGarden*	Tampa, FL, USA, $3539 raised
39	Kingsport Harvest of Hope Community Garden	Kingsport, TN, USA, $3125 raised
40	East End KinderGarden Project – Phase 3*	Portland, ME, USA, $2975 raised
41	Jarvis Street Community Garden	Sitka, AK, USA, $2958 raised
42	Helena Community Gardens*	Helena, MT, USA, $2924 raised
43	Magnuson Community Garden	Seattle, WA, USA, $2915 raised
44	TEL HI school garden program at Francisco Middle School*	San Francisco, CA, USA, $2800 raised
45	Newkirk Community Garden	Brooklyn, NY, USA, $2772 raised
46	God’s Garden at St Joseph Catholic School Auburn	Auburn, CA, USA, $2760 raised
47	New Beginnings on Short Road for the Cable Community Farm!	Cable, WI, USA, $2698 raised
48	Cocoa Farming Future Initiative (CFFI)*	Gouyave, Saint John, Grenada, $2620 raised
49	Kula Urban Farm*	Asbury Park, NJ, USA, $2615 raised
50	Apple Cider Press for RSU 71 School Garden Programs*	Belfast, ME, USA, $2550 raised
51	The Giving Garden, Growing Food to Share	Kalamazoo, MI, USA, $2536 raised
52	Cadillac Urban Gardens*	Detroit, MI, USA, $2500 raised
53	Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild*	Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., USA, $2470 raised
54	Kennebunk Community Garden	Kennebunk, ME, USA, $2360 raised
55	Plant the Vine: Learning Through Viticulture*	Los Angeles, CA, USA, $2345 raised
56	Kabete Primary School Garden – Kenya	Sondu, Kericho, Kenya, $2328 raised
57	Living Soil Network- Tomato project	South Portland, ME, USA, $2271 raised
58	Trinity Gardens	Santa Barbara, CA, USA, $2200 raised
59	Luther Burbank Middle School	Burbank, CA, USA, $2160 raised
60	Palermo Community Garden*	Palermo, ME, USA, $2150 raised
61	Victoria Watoto School Greenhouse Garden*	Mbita, Homa Bay, Kenya, $2129 raised
62	Produce for People Portland	Portland, OR, USA, $2062 raised
63	Community Food Forest Collective*	Takoma Park, MD, USA, $2026 raised
64	Puget Ridge Edible Park	Seattle, WA, USA, $1980 raised
65	La Esquina Community Garden	Philadelphia, PA, USA, $1950 raised
66	Lake Andes Public Library Youth Garden*	Lake Andes, SD, USA, $1925 raised
67	Franciscan Ministries’ Community Garden	Cincinnati, OH, USA, $1900 raised
68	Sow Therapeutic Urban Farm*	Puyallup, WA, USA, $1900 raised
69	Cedar Lake Growers*	Cedar Lake, MI, USA, $1900 raised
70	Gateway Community Garden	Huntington Station, NY, USA, $1861 raised
71	Leonard Middle School Community Garden*	Old Town, ME, USA, $1835 raised
72	Mission Hill Community Garden*	Biddeford, ME, USA, $1830 raised
73	Regrow Mitchell Giving Gardens (MGG)	Spruce Pine, NC, USA, $1800 raised
74	Christ the King Catholic School Fruit Tree Guild*	Jacksonville, FL, USA, $1800 raised
75	Children’s Garden Club at Parker Learning Gardens*	Eugene, OR, USA, $1790 raised
76	Jardin sin Fronteras: Refugee Children Center Edible Garden*	North Hills, CA, USA, $1685 raised
77	Incredible Edible Merchantville	Merchantville, NJ, USA, $1660 raised
78	Tackling Hunger Around Smith Mountain Lake – Giving Garden*	Hardy, VA, USA, $1645 raised
79	Walter Reed Annex Garden, Arlington VA*	Arlington, VA, USA, $1632 raised
80	Luke’s House Clinic for Hope and Healing Vegetable Garden	New Orleans, LA, USA, $1595 raised
81	Odyssey Charter School Farm and Garden Fundraiser	Palm Bay, FL, USA, $1530 raised
82	Roosevelt Middle School Roots Garden	San Diego, CA, USA, $1525 raised
83	RCAM Rural Community Garden*	Leeds, ME, USA, $1521 raised
84	Harmony Grows Garden Fence Upgrade	Green, OH, USA, $1507 raised
85	The Garden Club Project*	Columbus, OH, USA, $1495 raised
86	Boise Urban Garden School*	Boise, ID, USA, $1475 raised
87	Altadena Community Garden*	Altadena, CA, USA, $1465 raised
88	Stockton California Emergency Food Bank*	Stockton, CA, USA, $1438 raised
89	Victory Gardens for Peace Demonstration Garden	Mendocino, CA, USA, $1435 raised
90	Taylor Street Farms	Chicago, IL, USA, $1430 raised
91	Jonnycake Center of Westerly	Charlestown, RI, USA, $1420 raised
92	Farm at Water’s Edge*	Belfair, WA, USA, $1407 raised
93	Tomato On Every Porch	Kennewick, WA, USA, $1400 raised
94	Southeast Linn Community Center Community Garden	Lisbon, IA, USA, $1400 raised
95	Blue Hill Community Garden*	Blue Hill, ME, USA, $1395 raised
96	Send Hunger Packing Princeton Community Gardens*	Princeton, NJ, USA, $1393 raised
97	TNA Blue Hole Farm to Market*	Nashville, TN, USA, $1385 raised
98	LCHS Community Garden*	Altamont, KS, USA, $1370 raised
99	Mariposa Demonstration Garden & Classroom in Paonia*	Paonia, CO, USA, $1370 raised
100	Unity Park Community Garden*	Round Rock, TX, USA, $1365 raised
101	Muir Elementary School Garden	Madison, WI, USA, $1355 raised
102	Grow Your Groceries*	Chicago, IL, USA, $1339 raised
103	Community Harvest Community Gardens*	Chandler, AZ, USA, $1310 raised
104	Growing Hope Gardens & Urban Farm*	South Los Angeles, CA, USA, $1300 raised
105	Creating Accessibilty to Fruits and Vegetables for Families*	Buffalo, NY, USA, $1300 raised
106	TFC Community Garden*	Richardson, TX, USA, $1295 raised
107	The Cove School*	Corte Madera, CA, USA, $1290 raised
108	Revitalizing the San Diego Community Peace Garden	San Diego, CA, USA, $1280 raised
109	4th Street Community Farm*	Erie, PA, USA, $1246 raised
110	Old Town Elementary School Learning Garden	Old Town, ME, USA, $1235 raised
111	Starfish Greenhouse*	Searsport, ME, USA, $1201 raised
112	Noblesville Community Garden Project 2025 Season	Noblesville, IN, USA, $1200 raised
113	Old Fourth Ward – Alaska Ave Community Garden	Atlanta, GA, USA, $1200 raised
114	West Plains Community Garden	West Plains, MO, USA, $1200 raised
115	Plant Pelham Native: Restore Habitat with Micro Forests*	Pelham, NY, USA, $1200 raised
116	School To Home Garden Project*	Wakiso, Central Region, Uganda, $1200 raised
117	Labyrinth Community Garden*	Austin, TX, USA, $1196 raised
118	Fort Story Community Garden	Virginia Beach, VA, USA, $1182 raised
119	West Savannah Community Garden*	Savannah, GA, USA, $1180 raised
120	The 18th Century Teaching Garden/ Fort LeBoeuf Historic Site*	Waterford, PA, USA, $1114 raised
121	Langley Village Community Garden	Hampton, VA, USA, $1100 raised
122	SHINE Community Garden*	Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, $1100 raised
123	Restoration Orchard*	Kalamazoo, MI, USA, $1095 raised
124	Red Hook Community Garden	Red Hook, NY, USA, $1060 raised
125	East Bridgewater Community Gardens	East Bridgewater, MA, USA, $1060 raised
126	Nooney Farm seedlings Project*	Kittery, ME, USA, $1020 raised
127	Ahwatukee Community Demo Garden*	Ahwatukee, AZ, USA, $1015 raised
128	LJES Garden	La Jolla, CA, USA, $1012 raised
129	United Presbyterian Church Community Garden	Superior, WI, USA, $1010 raised
130	South Side Providence Boys and Girls Club Pollinator Meadow	Providence, RI, USA, $1003 raised
131	Navarro Farm	Frankfort, IL, USA, $1000 raised
132	Salem Garden Collaborative*	Columbus, OH, USA, $1000 raised
133	Grow Local Greenwood Lake Common Ground Community Garden*	Greenwood Lake, NY, USA, $980 raised
134	SFS Community Garden	Austin, TX, USA, $977 raised
135	Packwood Community Garden*	Packwood, WA, USA, $975 raised
136	Building a Community Garden at Lowell Elementary School*	Watertown, MA, USA, $975 raised
137	Hansberry Garden Plant Distribution*	Philadelphia, PA, USA, $955 raised
138	Trickum Middle School Garden*	Lilburn, GA, USA, $955 raised
139	Vegetable Gardens for refugee palliative care patients*	Adjumani, Northern Region, Uganda, $950 raised
140	Ummy (Mummy) Farms	Savelugu, Northern, Ghana, $947 raised
141	Glace Bay Food Bank Community & Demonstration Garden	Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, $940 raised
142	Abraham Lincoln High School Garden*	Denver, CO, USA, $920 raised
143	Fox Farm Fundraising	Cornelius, OR, USA, $850 raised
144	Roosevelt High Food Skyscrapers	Fresno, CA, USA, $845 raised
145	Little Green Explorers/Mali zeleni istraživači*	Suhopolje, Virovitičk-Podravska, Croatia, $843 raised
146	Johnson City High School Ag Club Garden Project*	Johnson City, NY, USA, $835 raised
147	GRO: Community Garden Project*	Sabattus, ME, USA, $825 raised
148	THE MALACHI PROJECT ‘ (GARDEN)*	Mukono, Central Region, Uganda, $740 raised
149	Let’s Grow Mineola! Farm to School*	Mineola, TX, USA, $728 raised
150	Project Water*	Detroit, MI, USA, $715 raised
151	Hellgate Elementary School and Community Garden*	Missoula, MT, USA, $700 raised
152	Ben Tre “Farm as One”*	Vietnam, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, $700 raised
153	Kings Table, Farm to Fork Community Garden*	Augusta, GA, USA, $700 raised
154	Good News Garden at Advent	Cincinnati, OH, USA, $690 raised
155	Sankofa Farm Collective – Baltimore*	Baltimore, MD, USA, $685 raised
156	Greentown Grows Community Garden and Greenhouse*	Waukegan, IL, USA, $672 raised
157	Lyama Youth Clean Earth Initiative*	Budaka, Eastern Region, Uganda, $650 raised
158	Mbabane Urban Garden and Demonstration Centre*	Mbabane, Hhohho, Swaziland, $649 raised
159	Kids Nutri-garden Vacation School (KNGVS)*	Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria, $626 raised
160	Maxwell Street Community Garden*	Chicago, IL, USA, $625 raised
161	Nurture by Nature at the Caribou Community Garden*	Caribou, ME, USA, $615 raised
162	Glastonbury Healing Gardens*	Glastonbury, England, United Kingdom, $610 raised
163	Green Fields Community Garden	Bamenda, North-West Province, Cameroon, $605 raised
164	Edna White Community Garden	Chicago, IL, USA, $600 raised
165	Micro gardens for households affected by floods*	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda, $585 raised
166	Project G.R.A.P.E. (School Gardens)	Atlanta, GA, USA, $578 raised
167	Taproot Community Farm*	Iron River, MI, USA, $575 raised
168	Community Garden at Casa Belen in Loja, Ecuador*	Loja, Loja, Ecuador, $570 raised
169	Vegetable Gardens to Mothers of Children with Disabilities*	Mpondwe, Western Region, Uganda, $550 raised
170	So. Bristol School Garden Program*	South Bristol, ME, USA, $550 raised
171	Help Instill Pride in Our Community and Beautify Our Spaces*	Chicago, IL, USA, $533 raised
172	Organic Farming Builds Community	Oyugis, Homa Bay, Kenya, $528 raised
173	Ridgecrest Community Garden	Ridgecrest, CA, USA, $510 raised
174	Combat Household Hunger in the Western Cape, South Africa*	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, $500 raised
175	Muwango Community Garden*	Chipinge, Manicaland, Zimbabwe, $495 raised
176	Refugee Food Garden Project*	Nakivale Refugee Camp, Western Region, Uganda, $490 raised
177	Trident Community Garden*	Chicago, IL, USA, $485 raised
178	Pinewood AIS Elementary Garden*	Thessaloníki, Central Macedonia, Greece, $483 raised
179	Tehama Ridge Community Garden 2024*	Fort Worth, TX, USA, $475 raised
180	Owen Park Neighborhood Community Garden*	Tulsa, OK, USA, $455 raised
181	Yarmouth Community Garden	Yarmouth, ME, USA, $450 raised
182	Pachamama Community Garden	Los Angeles, CA, USA, $450 raised
183	Gibraltar Gardens*	Wilmington, DE, USA, $445 raised
184	Bee Blooming Garden Club*	San Diego, CA, USA, $440 raised
185	Oakland Community Garden*	Lawrenceville, GA, USA, $435 raised
186	Skyline High School Garden*	Ann Arbor, MI, USA, $425 raised
187	Katoke Widows Community Micro Garden*	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda, $425 raised
188	Mother Clyde Memorial West End Community Garden Urban Farm*	Atlanta, GA, USA, $421 raised
189	The Community Farm at Chestnut Ridge	Efland, NC, USA, $420 raised
190	Growing Futures: Primary School Gardens in Serere District*	Serere, Eastern Region, Uganda, $406 raised
191	True Nature from the soil sunflower garden	Lira, Northern Region, Uganda, $400 raised
192	Maanyi Women Community Mushroom Garden	Maanyi, Central Region, Uganda, $400 raised
193	Deckerville Community Garden	Deckerville, MI, USA, $400 raised
194	Matungu Kitchen Gardening For Improved Nutrition*	Mumias, Kakamega, Kenya, $400 raised
195	The Green Urban Lunch Box Small Farms Initiative*	South Salt Lake, UT, USA, $395 raised
196	Seeds of Change*	Homa Bay, Homa Bay, Kenya, $390 raised
197	MHMS – Central City Park Garden*	Macon, GA, USA, $380 raised
198	Box Elder Community Garden*	Brigham City, UT, USA, $375 raised
199	Green City Kids	Venice, CA, USA, $365 raised
200	Next Charter School Community Garden*	Derry, NH, USA, $355 raised
201	Green heaven : Sustainable Gardening for Abused Women”	Nansana, Central Region, Uganda, $350 raised
202	Seeds of Hope	Portland, OR, USA, $350 raised
203	Therapy in the Garden, Frelinghuysen Arboretum	Morristown, NJ, USA, $350 raised
204	Kittanning Community Garden 2025	Kittanning, PA, USA, $350 raised
205	Help Rosewood’s School Garden Grow Healthy Minds and Bodies!	Los Angeles, CA, USA, $340 raised
206	Roma OVC Community Garden	Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia, $337 raised
207	Ndongo United Herbalists Community Vegetable Garden*	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda, $330 raised
208	Foodscapes Garden Project 2025	Portland, ME, USA, $325 raised
209	Homeless Farm*	Oyo, Oyo, Nigeria, $325 raised
210	FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER WITHIN KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP*	Kakuma, Turkana, Kenya, $325 raised
211	Young Leaders Community Garden*	Mayuge, Eastern Region, Uganda, $315 raised
212	Milford Nutrition Department High School Hydroponic Gardens*	Milford, OH, USA, $305 raised
213	Hillview Community Gardens	Lewiston, ME, USA, $300 raised
214	Cultivating Inclusion Garden and Farm	Murrieta, CA, USA, $300 raised
215	Oak Hill high school garden*	Wales Corner, ME, USA, $300 raised
216	Emery ECCL Garden*	Emeryville, CA, USA, $300 raised
217	Life Skills Lettuce Garden*	Bath, ME, USA, $300 raised
218	GVI Reservoir Community Farm Bridgeport*	Bridgeport, CT, USA, $300 raised
219	Art Exploration through Planting Natural Dye Gardens*	South Paris, ME, USA, $300 raised
220	Improved Nutrition for School Children*	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda, $300 raised
221	Kwagala Women Development Group Demonstration Garden*	Mukono, Central Region, Uganda, $300 raised
222	Minot School Garden*	Minot, ME, USA, $300 raised
223	Goshen’s Community Garden*	Mukono, Central Region, Uganda, $300 raised
224	Grow Food Challenge*	Martin, TN, USA, $300 raised
225	The carrot community garden*	Mubimbi, Bujumbura Rural, Burundi, $300 raised
226	Orangeville Community Garden*	Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, $300 raised
227	Roots for the Future*	San Antonio, TX, USA, $300 raised
228	The Riis Settlement Community Garden Restoration	New York City, NY, USA, $295 raised
229	HOPE Outreach Community Garden*	Davie, FL, USA, $295 raised
230	HIP COMMUNITY FARM	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda, $290 raised
231	Green Acre Community Garden, a Paterson sanctuary	Paterson, NJ, USA, $290 raised
232	Wraparound Garden*	Silver Spring, MD, USA, $290 raised
233	GARDEN OF HOPE*	Lyantonde, Central Region, Uganda, $290 raised
234	KULEA MTOTO GARDEN*	Lira, Northern Region, Uganda, $288 raised
235	The Green Wolverine School Garden*	Charleston, SC, USA, $285 raised
236	TULIME SCHOOL GARDENS*	Kitgum, Northern Region, Uganda, $282 raised
237	Paul Revere Elementary School Garden	San Francisco, CA, USA, $280 raised
238	Ni-kinote Refugee Gardens, Palabek, Northern Uganda*	Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda, $280 raised
239	Climate Change Demonstration Garden*	Iganga, Eastern Region, Uganda, $280 raised
240	RIEKO Intergenerational Garden*	Ahero, Kisumu, Kenya, $275 raised
241	Celery planting*	Busiga, Ngozi, Burundi, $275 raised
242	Idaho Giving Garden Inc*	Meridian, ID, USA, $275 raised
243	David’s Community Garden of Life – Help A Brother Out	Montgomery, AL, USA, $270 raised
244	Young Women Garden*	Temeke, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of, $270 raised
245	Planted Roots Community Garden*	Atlanta, GA, USA, $270 raised
246	Chukwani Green Support for Orphans and Widows*	Chukwani, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania, United Republic of, $267 raised
247	Cubs in the Garden	Pearland, TX, USA, $265 raised
248	Empowering Orphanages in Cameroon through Organic Gardening*	Buea, South-West Province, Cameroon, $261 raised
249	The Boys & Girls Club of Garfield Community Garden*	Garfield, NJ, USA, $260 raised
250	Feed Everyone Community Garden*	Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya, $260 raised
251	KIUMSA fairview community Garden in mubende	Mubende, Central Region, Uganda, $259 raised
252	Burundi Primary School Garden*	Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi, $257 raised
253	The cabbage school garden*	Mwaro, Mwaro, Burundi, $253 raised
254	Planting aubergines by the women of the Busoni community*	Busoni, Kirundo, Burundi, $252 raised
255	Twase Women organic Vegetable community Garden	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda, $250 raised
256	Bond & Bloom Organic Community Garden	Mpigi, Central Region, Uganda, $250 raised
257	HEALING HARVEST*	Kagadi, Western Region, Uganda, $250 raised
258	Burundi Community Garden*	Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi, $250 raised
259	Mando Meals*	Kajiado, Kajiado, Kenya, $250 raised
260	Buranga season veg pumpkin garden*	Kasese, Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa), $250 raised
261	Establishing gardens for nutrition and health*	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda, $250 raised
262	Sun Brewed Homestead*	Los Angeles, CA, USA, $250 raised
263	All Weather Gardening Project*	Soroti, Eastern Region, Uganda, $250 raised
264	Organic Fruit & Vegetable Garden*	Sembabule, Central Region, Uganda, $250 raised
265	Caring Connection SH ADC-Youth Development Company Garden*	South Haven, MI, USA, $245 raised
266	Planting Hope: Food Justice Through Community Gardening	Bridgeton, NJ, USA, $225 raised
267	Lettuce Grow recovery after Hurricane Helene*	Duncan, SC, USA, $225 raised
268	Chatsworth Farm to Tables Community Garden*	Chatsworth, CA, USA, $210 raised
269	TENN Garden at University of Detroit Mercy*	Detroit, MI, USA, $210 raised
270	Phoenix Food Forest Initiative	Phoenix, AZ, USA, $200 raised
271	UMFS Food Forest	Richmond, VA, USA, $200 raised
272	Cooper Elementary: Fresh Vin(b)es in our Garden	Cooper, TX, USA, $200 raised
273	Imagine Community Gardens, Inc	East Amherst, NY, USA, $200 raised
274	Lydia’s House of Hope Community Garden*	Somersworth, NH, USA, $200 raised
275	Hempstead Community Garden*	Hempstead, NY, USA, $200 raised
276	Green Bridge Growers Training Farm*	South Bend, IN, USA, $200 raised
277	Kaba Ranch And Farm Apprenticeship Program*	Potter Valley, CA, USA, $200 raised
278	COMMUNITY NATIVE VEGETABLES AND HERBAL GARDEN*	Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India, $200 raised
279	Veterans Community Garden*	Chico, CA, USA, $200 raised
280	Boys & Girls Club of Richland County Community Garden*	Sidney, MT, USA, $200 raised
281	Carot school garden*	Muyinga, Muyinga, Burundi, $200 raised
282	Climate Ready Demonstration Garden*	Masindi, Western Region, Uganda, $183 raised
283	We Bloom Together Allyson & Family’s Story Garden Seed Fund*	Austintown, OH, USA, $180 raised
284	The Village Tehachapi Community Garden*	Tehachapi, CA, USA, $175 raised
285	Emma Wheeler Community Garden*	Chattanooga, TN, USA, $175 raised
286	Cook, Grow, Live – Growing Gardens, Growing Communities*	Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., USA, $172 raised
287	Four-season Garden at Field Elementary	Pasadena, CA, USA, $170 raised
288	Charleston Progressive Academy School Garden!	Charleston, SC, USA, $170 raised
289	Bush High School Community Garden*	Richmond, TX, USA, $170 raised
290	Our Wyandanch School Gardens	Wyandanch, NY, USA, $160 raised
291	Solid Ground Giving Garden at Marra Farm	Seattle, WA, USA, $150 raised
292	Hackensack community garden	Hackensack, MN, USA, $150 raised
293	Mirembe Compassion Park	Jinja, Eastern Region, Uganda, $150 raised
294	Community Garden	Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, $150 raised
295	School Blooms & Garden Build*	Hillsboro, OR, USA, $150 raised
296	Cultivating Literacy, Growing Knowledge!*	West Haven, CT, USA, $150 raised
297	Community Connections Project of Longmont*	Longmont, CO, USA, $150 raised
298	Elm Street Urban Farm Stand*	Atlanta, GA, USA, $150 raised
299	Equal Ground Community Gardens*	Brantford, Ontario, Canada, $150 raised
300	Improving Health And Nutrition Of Widowed Women And Children*	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda, $146 raised
301	Buyaga Community Garden*	Muleba, Kagera, Tanzania, United Republic of, $145 raised
302	Women’s Gardens for Health and Nutrition*	Mumias, Kakamega, Kenya, $142 raised
303	Garden to Market-Kenya*	Bungoma, Bungoma, Kenya, $141 raised
304	Goma Primary School Garden*	Goma, Nord Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), $140 raised
305	Harvesting Hope: food basket for poor children in Uganda*	Lira, Northern Region, Uganda, $135 raised
306	Grow Hope: Student-Led Sustainable Gardening*	Rukungiri, Western Region, Uganda, $130 raised
307	Kasese farmer field school garden*	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda, $130 raised
308	Nutrition food support for breast feeding mothers in prisons*	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda, $125 raised
309	Seeds of Hope! Nourishing Displaced Women and Children	Abuja, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, $120 raised
310	Kiyaya Community Garden in SAKE III Refugee Camp	Sake, Nord Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), $120 raised
311	Fair-share Community Garden	Tabora, Tabora, Tanzania, United Republic of, $120 raised
312	Mapendo Kids School Garden*	Kigoma, Kigoma, Tanzania, United Republic of, $120 raised
313	Permaculture For the Fight Against Malnutrition in Schools*	Uvira, South Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), $120 raised
314	Pamoja Community Garden	Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya, $118 raised
315	Tulime Community Gardening	Iganga, Eastern Region, Uganda, $110 raised
316	Permaculture for young generation in Busia Uganda	Busia, Eastern Region, Uganda, $110 raised
317	Maimue Community Garden Initiative , Liberia, West Africa	Gbarnga, Bong, Liberia, $110 raised
318	Kongonou Apprentice Gardeners Project*	Agnibilékrou, Moyen-Comoé, Côte d’Ivoire, $110 raised
319	ECASARD Community Garden*	Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana, $110 raised
320	Atchison County Senior Garden*	Tarkio, MO, USA, $44 raised
321	PEACE Garden	Hudsonville, MI, USA, $40 raised
322	Rainbow Mini Park Community Garden Project*	Sacramento, CA, USA, $40 raised
323	Medicine Root Garden on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation*	Kyle, SD, USA, $35 raised
324	Emmanuel House Homeless Shelter*	Providence, RI, USA, $35 raised
325	Nourishing Futures: Community Food Garden Initiative*	Richmond, VA, USA, $27 raised
326	A Special Place*	Belleville, IL, USA, $25 raised
327	The Farmworker of Association of Florida – Community Gardens	Apopka, FL, USA, $20 raised
328	Fulton Science Academy Greenhouse	Alpharetta, GA, USA, $20 raised
329	Harold Washington Elementary School Garden	Chicago, IL, USA, $20 raised
330	Children’s Rescue Fund*	New York City, NY, USA, $20 raised
331	Oasis of Hope and Love Community Gardens*	Akala, Siaya, Kenya, $20 raised
332	Toronto City School District Educational Garden Fund	Toronto, OH, USA, $15 raised
333	Initiative for Sourced Feeding Gardens*	Kampala, Central Region, Uganda, $10 raised

Planning Grantees

334	Permaculture and Agro-ecology Demonstration Garden	Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
335	Muyenje-Wakiso Women United Against Poverty Community Garden	Wakiso, Central Region, Uganda
336	Fortune farmers resource center	Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
337	St Martin Primary School Garden-Uganda	Mpigi, Central Region, Uganda
338	Shulamite Heritage Education & Employment Foundation Garden	Teni, Tamil Nadu, India
339	MUBIMBI community carrot planting	Mubimbi, Bujumbura Rural, Burundi
340	Growing Grayson Community	Grayson, GA, USA
341	Operation Feed YourSelf	Agona, Western, Ghana
342	Grant Funding for Food Security and Hunger Relief	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
343	Garden of Hope	Stone Mountain, GA, USA
344	Growing Futures Kitchen Garden Initiative for Kigoma Village	Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
345	DORANATHA PRIMARY SCHOOL GARDEN	Busunju, Central Region, Uganda
346	Compton Jr. Equestrians Garden	Compton, CA, USA
347	South Lyon United Methodist Church Connections Garden	South Lyon, MI, USA
348	Volunteer4School Tree Garden Project	Lwanda, Central Region, Uganda
349	Conservation agriculture project	Siaya, Siaya, Kenya
350	TUPO Garden	Kakamega, Kakamega, Kenya
351	Community Empowerment and Food Nutrition	London, Ontario, Canada
352	Chilaweni Community Garden	Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi
353	The Garden of Dreams	Montgomery, AL, USA
354	Ministry Feed Hungry Project	Agona, Western, Ghana
355	Mathare Slum Community Garden	Mathare North, Nairobi Area, Kenya
356	Household vegetable gardening for nutrition	Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
357	Ugunja vegetables garden project	Bumala, Busia, Kenya
358	Eco School Cure	Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda
359	Kinshinji Primary School Garden	Minova, South Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
360	Healing garden for inpatient children and women	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
361	Fezzan Community Garden	Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria
362	Garden to Feed Hungry, Displaced and Orphaned children	Buea, South-West Province, Cameroon
363	Commitment To Alleviate Food Insecurity and Hunger	Mesa, AZ, USA
364	GREENBELT VEGETABLE GARDENING PROJECT	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
365	Promoting Composting and Kitchen Gardening for health	Bundibugyo, Western Region, Uganda
366	Touch A Life Community Garden	Kakamega, Kakamega, Kenya
367	Urban Food Hives Gardens (UFHG)	Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
368	Wendy Hills Community Garden	Gainesville, AL, USA
369	The cabbage planting garden	Rumonge, Bururi, Burundi
370	Allecram Enterprises	Birmingham, AL, USA
371	Support Women in Vegetable Gardening	Kabale, Western Region, Uganda
372	Community Garden for the elderly	Zvishavane, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
373	nabweru zone community garden	Nabweru, Central Region, Uganda
374	Nyangonge Primary School Garden for Malnourished Children	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
375	Compleat food forest	Malaba, Busia, Kenya
376	Support Disabled People Bank of Food	Temeke, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
377	Food Forest Gardening	Busia, Busia, Kenya
378	Projet légumes dans la ville d’uvira	Uvira, South Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
379	The Outdoor Classroom Garden	Memphis, TN, USA
380	Akileng community primary school Garden	Kapelebyong, Eastern Region, Uganda
381	Wokukiri Empowered Women Vegetable Garden	Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda
382	Holy Trinity School Garden	Oke-Aro, Ogun, Nigeria
383	Hines Caldwell School Garden	Houston, TX, USA
384	CCC Giving Garden	Slidell, LA, USA
385	Peace community Garden	Minova, South Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
386	Healing garden for vulnerable children	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
387	Higginsville Community Garden	Higginsville, MO, USA
388	GLOWAHaus Resilience Garden Project	Bamenda, North-West Province, Cameroon
389	RCA’s Falcons Nest Garden Program	Homestead, FL, USA
390	Community schools vegetables garden	Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda
391	TMCF Community Garden	Atlanta, GA, USA
392	Vegetable Garden for needy women – Uganda	Kumi, Eastern Region, Uganda
393	Sow and Grow Gardening Project	Amuria, Eastern Region, Uganda
394	Ugunja community garden	Siaya, Siaya, Kenya
395	Botiema community garden	Bo, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
396	Bungoma Community Garden (BCG)	Bungoma, Bungoma, Kenya
397	School Vegetable Growing Project	Soroti, Eastern Region, Uganda
398	Community Sustainable Farm Support Project (CSFSP)	Buikwe, Central Region, Uganda
399	Comanche County Community Garden	Comanche, TX, USA
400	West Broad Street YMCA-May Street Urban Farm	Savannah, GA, USA
401	Greenhouse Enhancement and Sustainability Initiative	Harlem, NY, USA
402	Kabira community primary school garden	Mityana, Central Region, Uganda
403	Community gardens in the MUGUNGA war displaced camps	Goma, Nord Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
404	Kitintale Community Garden	Mwanza, Mwanza, Tanzania, United Republic of
405	Hello School Garden	Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
406	Lake County Elementary School Gardens	Leesburg, FL, USA
407	Community Garden For malnourished children	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
408	RCSA Middle High Garden	Jacksonville, FL, USA
409	Got osimbo school vegetables garden	Siaya, Siaya, Kenya
410	Uganda Rainbow Community Foodbank Garden	Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
411	Skyline Middle School Garden for Everyone	Wilmington, DE, USA
412	Women involved in amaranth planting	Rumonge, Bururi, Burundi
413	Planting cabbages on Buhanda Hill	Mwumba, Ngozi, Burundi
414	Onelove Community Garden	Bondo, Siaya, Kenya
415	School Vegetable Gardens For Nutrition And Health	Bundibugyo, Western Region, Uganda
416	Aribokwer Refugees Gardens Palabek – Lamwo Uganda	Lamwo, Northern Region, Uganda
417	Sare designs vocational Education & training Garden	Kisumu, Kisumu, Kenya
418	More to Grow	Boston, MA, USA
419	MUSHROOM GROWING TO SUPPLEMENT DIET NEEDS	Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
420	Establishment of a School Vegetable Garden in Maliba	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
421	Fairview Community Garden Minova primary school	Minova, South Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
422	Rattlesnake Ridge Garden	Tucson, AZ, USA
423	Amaqanda Learning Garden	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
424	Albany Community Garden	Albany, GA, USA
425	Nature’s Classroom: Learning Through Gardening for children	Kanniyākumāri, Tamil Nadu, India
426	To promote Greenhouse construction for school gardening	Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
427	Good Samaritan preschool gardens	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
428	Provide Agro-ecological Training to Women and Youth	Tharaka, Tharaka – Nithi, Kenya
429	Gardening for health and nutrition in rural communities	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
430	Community Healing Garden	Lexington, NC, USA
431	God is able community	Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
432	Mountain Trail Middle School Garden – Green house project	Phoenix, AZ, USA
433	Green Hill Kerita Farm Upgrade	Eldoret, Uasin Gishu, Kenya
434	Century Village Museum Community Garden	Burton, OH, USA
435	Solar-Powered Irrigation for Sustainable Community Farming	Lira, Northern Region, Uganda
436	Giles Middle Special Education School Garden	La Marque, TX, USA
437	Youth Action On Climate Change through Farm Yard Garden	Lira, Northern Region, Uganda
438	Teaching Garden of Roses	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
439	Promoting kitchen gardens for improved nutrition	Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
440	BRINGING FLAVOR IN HUMAN LIFE	Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
441	Improve the health of children by fruits and vegetables	Mannachanallur, Tamil Nadu, India
442	Ikibiri at the amaranth plantation	Cendajuru, Cankuzo, Burundi
443	Food Security and Nutrition; Nourishing Communities	Owerri, Imo, Nigeria
444	Olocoi Community School Gardening Project	Soroti, Eastern Region, Uganda
445	Rural children School Garden in Uganda	Bukedea, Eastern Region, Uganda
446	Vegetable garden for children	Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India
447	Community Basket	Orlu, Imo, Nigeria
448	Organic Vegetables for Women	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
449	Karakunku Farm Community Garden	Barrow Kunda, Western, Gambia
450	The Eden herbal garden	Embu, Embu, Kenya
451	Promote urban planting and urban community project	Goma, Nord Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
452	THE NEW JERUSALEM PRAYER PALACE CHURCH VEGETABLE GARDEN	Bundibugyo, Western Region, Uganda
453	Linda’s unity nursery garden	Kigali, Northern Province, Rwanda
454	NETworX Prosperity Garden	Yadkinville, NC, USA
455	Healing garden for the vulnerable women	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
456	Metro Community Outreach Garden	Gary, IN, USA
457	Gayaza Quality Nursery school Garden	Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
458	Herbs and Vegetable Garden In Kijwala Community Field	Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda
459	School Garden for Kitasa Public School	Kalungu, Central Region, Uganda
460	Community Vegetable Gardens to Fight Malnutrition	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
461	Foundation for Rural Women Vegetable Garden	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
462	CHEMI REGENER Action garden	Bondo, Siaya, Kenya
463	Empowering rural households in vegetable gardening	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
464	Promoting household vegetable gardening in rural areas	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
465	Our Peaceful Story Garden	Newton, NJ, USA
466	CNC Unity Garden	Atlanta, GA, USA
467	My Vegan community	Gayaza, Central Region, Uganda
468	Vonurable women community Garden	Sierra Leone, Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
469	New Covenant church Garden	Gokwe, Midlands, Zimbabwe
470	Nukumatangi Community Garden	Tigoa, Rennell and Bellona, Solomon Islands
471	Rumonge Community Garden	Rumonge, Bururi, Burundi
472	Healing Garden for Street Children	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
473	Joe Walkers Grand Reopening of the Greenhouse	Washington, PA, USA
474	Green Lake School Sprouts	Green Lake, WI, USA
475	The communal pepper garden in the municipality of Musigati	Bubanza, Bubanza, Burundi
476	Garden for our benefits	Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi
477	Support the Igunga Garden in the SeedMoney Challenge!	Maragoli, Vihiga, Kenya
478	Food Pantry garden	Glen Ellyn, IL, USA
479	Malama Pono Nui Loa Community Garden	Honolulu, HI, USA
480	Growing Vegetables For Good Health And Well Being	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
481	We Will Grow Our Community	Jackson, MS, USA
482	As we Grow, we Change. LCFBCG	Ludowici, GA, USA
483	Save rural disabilities tomato garden	Temeke, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
484	Community Kitchen vegetable growing for promoting nutrition.	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
485	School Garden Approach Project	Paynesville, Montserrado, Liberia
486	End Hunger: Empower Youth, Sustain Communities	Nakivale Refugee Camp, Western Region, Uganda
487	Carrot project plantation	Matongo, Kayanza, Burundi
488	Clearfork Creek Farm – Giving Garden for the Food Insecure	Weatherford, TX, USA
489	Ngamnang Community Food Garden Project	Bamenda, North-West Province, Cameroon
490	Grassroots Community Garden	Bamenda, North-West Province, Cameroon
491	Seeds Of Love Community Garden	Springfield, TN, USA
492	Kindergarten and 5th Grade Gardening Project	San Jose, CA, USA
493	The Terimbere Cabbage School Garden	Gitega, Gitega, Burundi
494	GreenSchools Campaign in Mpigi	Mpigi, Central Region, Uganda
495	BILLIRI SPRAY SERVICE PROVIDERS	Gombe, Gombe, Nigeria
496	Promote Community Gardens for overall well being	Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
497	Blossoming Mothers: Cultivating dreams through urban gardens	Nateete, Central Region, Uganda
498	Grow Community Teaching Garden	Lake Placid, FL, USA
499	Tomato demonstration fields	Gishubi, Gitega, Burundi
500	Pine Hills Community Garden	Pine Hills, FL, USA
501	Planting cabbage in the MUTOBO swamp	Vugizo, Makamba, Burundi
502	Kebbeh’s Smart farm	Soma, Lower River, Gambia
503	Community Compassion Network’s Garden Project 2025	Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
504	Explore snow Garden	Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda
505	Hawtree Creek Middle School Garden	South Ozone Park, NY, USA
506	MURENDE TVC GARDEN	Busia, Busia, Kenya
507	Establish Garden at St. Vincent’s Home for Aged, Karachi	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
508	These Streets Are Holy	Chicago, IL, USA
509	Ever-Green Vegetables Community Compaign	Mchinji, Central Region, Malawi
510	Farm to School for All – Walla Walla Valley	Walla Walla, WA, USA
511	Community garden for tomatoes	Mpanda, Bubanza, Burundi
512	Wankole SubCounty Perma-Garden 4All	Kamuli, Eastern Region, Uganda
513	Subsistence Nutrition Gardens for Child Headed Homes	Kyangwali, Western Region, Uganda
514	Planting amaranth	Vugizo, Makamba, Burundi
515	Portsmouth AgInnovation Farm	Portsmouth, RI, USA
516	Rooftop Garden at Urban Corps	San Diego, CA, USA
517	Promoting kitchen gardens for improved nutrition	Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
518	Mulenkya Community Primary School Garden	Goma, Nord Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
519	Kilelema Primary School Garden	Kigoma, Kigoma, Tanzania, United Republic of
520	Community Garden Accessibility for All – Reconstruct	Sacramento, CA, USA
521	Nats Foundation Uganda demonstration Garden	Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda
522	Green Classrooms for Healthy Children	Kakumiro, Western Region, Uganda
523	Community tomato planting project	Mutimbuzi, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi
524	Saviour-Rural Community Garden	Lafia, Nassarawa, Nigeria
525	WAGEP Women Community Garden	Saclepea, Nimba, Liberia
526	Frontiers for Community Green Vegetable Gardening project	Bundibugyo, Western Region, Uganda
527	Think Ability Community Garden	Duncan, OK, USA
528	Health Opportunities Hydroponics Lab	New York City, NY, USA
529	Healing garden for vulnerable children	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
530	Nourish and Thrive: A School Garden Project	Masindi, Western Region, Uganda
531	Keystone Montessori School Courtyard	River Forest, IL, USA
532	RootCures Women Community Gardens	Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
533	Buena Vista VA Community Garden	Buena Vista, VA, USA
534	Wote community garden	Siaya, Siaya, Kenya
535	Food for the Hungry	Luchenza, Southern Region, Malawi
536	Gardening for improving life of female headed families	Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
537	MPHS Greenhouse project	Marysville, WA, USA
538	Headstart Garden	Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
539	Plantation of the Carrot project	Muyinga, Muyinga, Burundi
540	The Amarantes Community Garden	Butaganzwa, Ruyigi, Burundi
541	Stewards For Earth-Grow Greener Compost Program	Kingsland, GA, USA
542	Inclusive climate Entrepreneurship	Abayi, Abia, Nigeria
543	A Helping Hand	Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
544	Vegetable garden for people with disabilities	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
545	The terimbere cabbage school garden	Mwumba, Ngozi, Burundi
546	Greensburg Community Schools Sensory Garden	Greensburg, IN, USA
547	Gueckedou Women Group Garden	Gueckedou, Nzerekore, Guinea
548	Kakuma refugee camp demonstration garden	Kakuma, Turkana, Kenya
549	BOUNTIFUL GARDENERS FOR AFRICA	Kitale, Trans Nzoia, Kenya
550	peace community project	Minova, South Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
551	Widows and Abandoned Single Mothers Demonstration Garden	Buea, South-West Province, Cameroon
552	Double bucket system garden	Enugu, Enugu, Nigeria
553	Support Women In Vegan Gardening	Riverside, CA, USA
554	Al-Barakāt Brightest Moon College Garden	Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
555	Planting tomatoes at Rwarangabo II Primary School	Mwumba, Ngozi, Burundi
556	MFNN Community Garden	Houston, TX, USA
557	People Street Community Garden Ganta City, Nimba County	Liberia Falls, Gbarpolu, Liberia
558	South Africa Volunteer Work Camp Association Food Gardening	Soshanguve, Gauteng, South Africa
559	Bukavu urban Community Garden	Bukavu, South Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
560	Seeds of Hope Garden: Growing Resilience at Mother’s Refuge	Independence, MO, USA
561	Little Zebbies Daycare Garden	Rochester, IN, USA
562	Green institute Community Garden	Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
563	Nourishing Breastfeeding Mothers through Vegetable Gardening	Bwambara, Western Region, Uganda
564	Kaghorwe kitchen garden demonstration farm	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
565	Developing Cabbage Cultivation	Gihanga, Bubanza, Burundi
566	Congo Peace Community Garden	Goma, Nord Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
567	Top Notch Community Garden Seeds & Reads	Lake City, SC, USA
568	SAFI Community Model Farm	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
569	Nemangwala rural clinic garden	Lupane, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
570	Vegetable garden for malnourished women and children	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
571	Chris L Ramsey Community Garden	Chattanooga, TN, USA
572	Goma Community Garden	Goma, Nord Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
573	Nchere Community Garden	Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi
574	FTVA Fikambanana Tanora Vonona Ankaramalaza	Madagascar, Tabasco, Mexico
575	EARTH Center for Community Outreach Community Garden	Lawrence, KS, USA
576	Gardens of Hope	Murang’a, Murang’A, Kenya
577	Gentry Gardens	Olivehurst, CA, USA
578	Fairview Minova Community Garden	Minova, South Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)
579	UNIMAC Community Garden: Grow Together, Thrive Together!	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
580	Kids in the Garden at PSE	Saint Peters, MO, USA
581	Empowering Communities in Vegetable Growing for Nutrition	Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
582	Sowing Seeds with 6th Grade!	Macon, GA, USA
583	Twungubumwe Amaranth Plantation	Shombo, Karuzi, Burundi
584	A Garden of Hope and Transformation	Iganga, Eastern Region, Uganda
585	Yodeli community apiary	Alebtong, Northern Region, Uganda
586	Nawiri Agricultural Programme	Busia, Busia, Kenya
587	Step Up Refugee Gardens Hub	Kyangwali, Western Region, Uganda
588	Local People’s Community Gardens	Muyinga, Muyinga, Burundi
589	Wolfpack Urban Garden	Columbia, SC, USA
590	Siaya Community Gardens	Siaya, Siaya, Kenya
591	Permaculture & Mindfulness Oasis: Bridging Refugees &Hosts	Kyangwali, Western Region, Uganda
592	Amaranth Cultivation Project in Kayanza Province	Matongo, Kayanza, Burundi
593	Apuuli School garden	Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda
594	Ayere Horticultural Garden	Lira, Northern Region, Uganda
595	Darlington SWCD Garden Project	Darlington, SC, USA

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Private outdoor kitchens are having a moment for those who can afford them. It only makes sense from the cook’s perspective. Why would you want to be cooped up indoors when the weather is nice and all the action with family and friends is outdoors? Outdoor communal cooking spaces also add to the eater’s experience in that it’s fun and appetizing to see food undergo the transformation from raw ingredients to a delicious meal.

What’s true for private outdoor cooking areas also holds for public ones. Community gardens and farms have long been celebrated as spaces where individuals come together to cultivate crops, share knowledge, and foster community ties. However, the potential of these spaces extends beyond just growing food. Incorporating communal cooking and eating areas can amplify the benefits of community gardens, transforming them into holistic hubs of food education, preparation, and consumption.

Benefits of Communal Cooking and Eating Areas

1. Holistic Food Education: By integrating cooking and eating spaces, community members can experience the full journey of food, from seed to plate. This fosters a deeper understanding of food sources, nutrition, and sustainability.
2. Community Building: Sharing meals is a universal way of building relationships. A communal kitchen or eating area can become a focal point for community gatherings, fostering stronger ties among members.
3. Promotion of Healthy Eating: Direct access to freshly harvested produce and a space to prepare it encourages healthier eating habits. It also offers an opportunity to host workshops on nutrition and healthy cooking.
4. Economic Benefits: Pooling resources for communal meals can be cost-effective. Additionally, such spaces can host events or workshops, potentially generating revenue for the garden or farm.

Challenges to Consider

1. Space and Planning: Not all community gardens or farms have the space for a full-fledged kitchen. Proper planning is essential to ensure that the cooking area integrates seamlessly with the existing garden without disrupting cultivation areas.
2. Cost: Setting up a communal kitchen can be expensive, especially if it involves constructing a new structure or installing utilities.
3. Maintenance and Safety: Kitchens require regular upkeep to ensure cleanliness and safety. This can pose an additional responsibility for community members.
4. Regulations: Depending on the location, there might be health and safety regulations to consider, especially if the kitchen is used for commercial purposes.

Low-Cost, Low-Risk Options

1. Outdoor Grills or Barbecues: A simple and cost-effective way to introduce cooking in a community garden. Perfect for occasional community cookouts.
2. Cob Ovens: These are natural, clay ovens that can be built with local materials. Ideal for baking bread or pizzas during community events.
3. Portable Cooking Stations: Using portable stoves or burners can be a flexible solution, allowing for cooking workshops without permanent installations.
4. Shared Meal Days: Instead of a dedicated cooking space, gardens can host potluck-style events where members bring and share dishes, ideally made from the garden’s produce.

Success Stories

1. The Edible Schoolyard – Berkeley, California, USA: Founded by chef Alice Waters, The Edible Schoolyard integrates a garden with a kitchen classroom. Students learn about the entire food cycle, from planting to cooking. This model has not only educated students about food but also transformed the school’s approach to lunch, emphasizing fresh, locally-sourced ingredients.
2. Golden Hill Community Garden – Bristol, UK: This urban oasis offers a variety of gardening opportunities and boasts an outdoor cob oven. The oven becomes a focal point during community events, where freshly baked bread and pizzas, made from garden produce, become a medium for community bonding.
3. Himmelbeet – Berlin, Germany: Serving as a neighborhood social hub, the Himmelbeet garden features individual and communal plots, an extensive event program centered around gardening and the environment, and a café established in 2015 where community members can relish dishes made from garden-grown produce in a building constructed from recycled materials.

Conclusion

Incorporating communal cooking and eating areas in community gardens and farms can elevate the potential of these spaces, making them more than just places to grow food. While challenges exist, with proper planning and community involvement, these spaces can become vibrant hubs for food education, preparation, and community building. Whether it’s through a state-of-the-art kitchen or a simple cob oven, the essence lies in bringing people together to celebrate the joy of food and community.

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2023 marked the 9th annual offering of this program and our most successful in terms of the total number of projects participating (637), number of grantees (577), and the amount of crowdfunds these projects raised. A total of $461,599 in crowdfunds and grants were awarded to 385 challenge grantees.

This year, we also awarded 417 planning grants, which include free access to SeedMoney’s online garden planning software (worth $50), 24/7 access to live technical support, and a library of how-to videos and blog posts. Of the planning grants awarded, 279 went to Challenge Grantees (shown below with an * at the end of their name) and 192 went to projects that didn’t receive Challenge Grants.

Our amazing grantees represent a diverse range of projects from 47 US states and 40 countries. We’re truly humbled to participate in this global movement for positive change in our food systems and communities.

We want to extend our deepest thanks to:

• The garden project leaders who dedicated their time and effort to participate in the SeedMoney Challenge—you are the real heroes making a difference in the world!
• Our many funding partners and sponsors, especially Growing Interactive LLC, for the generous in-kind donation of their garden planning software worth . 
• The over 4,000 individuals who donated to support projects in their home communities or on the other side of the globe. 

We look forward to seeing the fruits of everyone’s labors over the course of the growing season and welcoming you to join the 2024 SeedMoney Challenge later this year.

Challenge Grantees

Planning Grantees

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2022 marked the 8th annual offering of this program, and it’s been our most successful year to date. The 585 garden projects participating raised a jaw-dropping total of $467,663 through crowdfunding and challenge grants.

This year, we awarded 352 challenge grants and 389 planning grants, which include free access to SeedMoney’s online garden planning software (worth $50), 24/7 access to live technical support, and a library of how-to videos and blog posts.

Our amazing grantees represent a diverse range of projects from 47 US states and 40 countries. We’re truly humbled to participate in this global movement for positive change in our food systems and communities.

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to:

• The garden project leaders who dedicated their time and effort to participate in the SeedMoney Challenge—you are the real heroes making a difference in the world!
• Our many funding partners and sponsors, especially Growing Interactive LLC, for the generous donation of their garden planning software. 
• The over 4,000 individuals who donated to support projects in their home communities or on the other side of the globe. 

We look forward to seeing the fruits of everyone’s labors over the course of the growing season and welcoming you to join the 2023 SeedMoney Challenge which has already started accepting applications.

Challenge Grantees