Gardens for Good Grant Program is sponsored by Gardens for Good. This program awards grants to support deserving non-profit agriculture projects providing accessible, healthy, organic food for their communities.

Gardens For Good:Plant It Forward® - Nature's Path Growing Goodness, Together Since 2010, Nature’s Path’s Gardens for Good: Plant it Forward program has supported over 120 community gardens across the U.S. and Canada, donating more than $1 million CAD to help grow access to fresh, organic food in underserved communities.

Last year, the program surpassed its original goal – three years ahead of schedule – of donating more than $1 million CAD by 2028. Building on this momentum, Gardens for Good will continue to flourish, reinvesting in communities and channeling vital dollars toward initiatives that expand equitable access to organic food for all.

Gardens for Good celebrates and empowers the incredible efforts of local gardens that nourish their communities, promote food sovereignty, and champion organic practices. We’re especially proud to share that the majority of Plant it Forward ® grant recipients support gardens serving underrepresented and underserved communities.

This year, the program will again strongly encourage gardens who are serving underrepresented and underserved communities to apply—amplifying the voices and leadership of those most often impacted by food insecurity. Additionally, First Nations, Inuit, and Metis-led gardens, food sovereignty projects, and community based growing initiatives are encouraged to apply.

Together, we’re planting the seeds for a more equitable, sustainable future. Our annual Gardens for Good grant program is now open for applications! (Applications open until July 7, 2026 (11:59 PM PST) ) At Nature’s Path, we believe in the power of organic community gardens to alleviate food insecurity and create a positive social impact on the communities in which they operate.

Since 2010, our Gardens for Good program has donated more than $1 million CAD to 120 organic community gardens, supporting the organic movement and investing in a brighter food future. This year, 10 organic community gardens in the United States and 5 organic community gardens in Canada will be awarded grants of $3,000 each. Review our Terms and Conditions to determine if your garden is eligible.

Canada Terms and Conditions . USA Terms and Conditions . Enter Your Organic Community Garden If you are a part of a non-profit organic community gardening project in the United States or Canada and have not won a Gardens for Good Grant since 2020, we invite you to apply for the grant below!

All fields marked with * are mandatory.

Garden project or program name * Newfoundland and Labrador Tell us about your garden (max 400 words) * Please include information detailing the feasibility of the garden project (including land use rights and long-term viability), what makes the garden project organic, how the project provides food to and supports the community, and what makes the garden particularly special, inspiring, or empowering, as well as an overview of the people involved, the community served, and how the Prize would be used to further support and expand the project.

Garden Photo (10mb max file size) * All contact information (other than city/state) will be kept hidden and will not appear on your public profile. First Name (applicant/main garden contact) * Did you mean ? Use this instead.

Newfoundland and Labrador Non-Profit's Legal Name * Upload proof of Non-profit Certification (10mb max file size) * Optional Self-Identification Optional - Garden project is located on a reservation, uses Indigenous farming practices, or otherwise upholds Indigenous food sovereignty. (If you tick this box, please also be sure to tell us more in your garden description!)

Optional - Garden project is run, led and/or serving communities that are underserved or underrepresented. (If you tick this box, please also be sure to tell us more in your garden description!) How did you hear about Gardens for Good?

By entering my garden for the 2026 Gardens for Good grant I confirm that: The applicant garden is registered non-profit (will be verified if you win) * Grant money will only be used towards expenses for the applicant garden * Applicant garden has not won a Gardens for Good grant since 2020 * I have read and agree to the full terms and conditions * The applicant garden grows food using organic principles & practices, including avoiding the use of synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and genetically modified (GMO) &/or treated seeds.

* What is Gardens for Good? Gardens for Good helps good things grow by awarding grants to support deserving non-profit community gardening projects providing accessible, healthy, organic food to their communities. In 2026, the program will offer grants ($3000 each) to 15 gardens (10 in the US, 5 in Canada).

What currency are the grants given in? Winners will receive grants in their local currency (USD for US gardens, CAD for Canadian gardens). Grants in Canada are made in the amount of $3000 CAD and grants in the US are made in the amount of $3000 USD.

Registered non-profit organization in the United States (excluding Arizona) or Canada (excluding Quebec) in good standing in its state or jurisdiction of incorporation. Have or will have an urban organic agriculture feeding project or program providing food to serve low-income communities, soup kitchens, food banks, emergency pantries, school feeding programs, shelters or similar types. Must have permission or access to use the land.

Must be managed organically without the use of toxic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or GMO (genetically modified) &/or treated seeds. Learn more about organic practices here . Gardens founded by and serving underserved or underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Additionally, First Nations, Inuit, and Metis-led gardens, food sovereignty projects, and community based growing initiatives are encouraged to apply. (If you would like to declare this, please use the optional checkbox in the Gardens for Good application form). First time applicants and previous winners from 2020 and earlier can re-apply for a Gardens for Good grant.

Eligible gardens can apply by filling out the application form in the Gardens for Good portal on our website during the application period. Applications submitted outside the Gardens for Good portal will not be considered. When are the winners announced?

When did Gardens for Good launch? The Gardens for Good program first launched in 2010. Since then, the program has grown to support more than 120 gardens by donating more than $ 1 million CAD.

Where can I find the contest rules? Is there a person I can talk to if I have any questions? You can email: gardensforgood@naturespath.

com Over the years we’ve awarded grants to more than 1 20 gardens across United States and Canada. Here are just a few examples of our p revious winners and their inspiring garden projects. Common Good City Farm , Washington D.

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Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center , National City, CA Semillas de Justica , Chicago, IL Habesha Garden , Atlanta, GA Sierra Harvest Food Love Farm , Nevada City, CA Gill Tract Community Farm , Albany, CA Ma’ona Community Garden , Honaunau, HI Otterbein Community Garden , Westerville, OH Ocean View Growing Grounds , San Diego, CA The Collingwood Community Center Garden , Collingwood, ON Kids Right to Know Community Garden , Richmond Hill, ON Harvest Manitoba Community Garden , Winnepeg, MB The Confederation College Community Garden , Thunder Bay, ON Ridgewood Community Garden , Edmonton, AB Swan Valley Growing Circle , Swan Valley, MB Dixon Transition Society Garden , Burnaby, BC MAC Community Garden , Parksville, BC Rainbow Refugees , Vancouver, BC Brooklyn community heights garden – Nashville, TN Fresh Roots Urban Farm – Vancouver, BC Galvez garden – New Orleans, LA Grow your own food garden – Clarington, ON harvest Haven – London, ON IRCOM greening program – Winnipeg, MB Land to learn school food gardens – Newburgh, NY paradise parking plots community garden – Kent, WA samaritan Farm – Rogers, AR seeds of harmony – Portland, OR skyline urban ministry garden – Oklahoma City, OK Tapley court community garden – Springfield, MA the sharing farm – Richmond, BC Vallejo People’s Garden – Vallejo, CA Alton Park Community Urban Farm – Chattanooga, TN Anthony’s Garden of SSJNN – Erie, PA Burnaby and Region Allotment and Garden Association – Burnaby, BC Change Agents Community Garden – Bronx (NYC), NY Elk Grove Community Garden and Learning Center – Elk Grove, CA Green Thumbs Up – Toronto, ON Growing Community Greenhouse and Garden – London, ON Kelly Street Garden – Bronx (NYC), NY NEXUS Community Garden and Urban Farm – Cincinnati, OH Ridgecrest Community Garden – Ridgecrest, CA The Ecology Center and Market Garden – San Juan Capistrano, CA The Village Tree – Wilmington, DE Tierra y Paz – Chicago, IL Vancouver Urban Food Forest – Vancouver, BC Bowman Elementary’s Urban Garden Program – Anchorage, AK Chelsea Urban Farm – Chelsea, MA Cultivating Change at 509 Hanson!

– Whitehorse, YU Deep Roots – Earleville, MD Downtown Eastside Urban Farm – Vancouver, BC Green Acre Community Garden – Paterson, NJ Healthy for Life Garden Program – Rapid City, SD Indigenous Roots Forever – Pawcatuck, CT Jardin communautaire de Shippagan – Shippagan, NB Maple Alley Inn Community Garden – Bellingham, WA Michigan Urban Farming Initiative – Detroit, MI New Start Community Garden – Burien, WA Pitney Meadows Community Gardens – Saratoga Springs, NY Project Sweetie Pie – Minneapolis, MN The Everybody Eats Together Garden – Atlanta, GA The Grove Garden Project – St.

Louis, MO Tsi’thotuhutsya:te (The Creators Land) – Oneida Nation of the Thames, ON Variety Garden and Greenhouse – Worcester, PA VEG (Valleycliffe Edible Garden) and Beyond – Squamish, BC West Broad Street YMCA Garden – Savannah, GA West Island Mission – Food Bank – Pointe-Claire, QC YES Prep Public Schools – North Forest Elementary – Houston, TX AfriThrive Garden – Silver Spring, MD Alief Community Garden – Houston, TX Arcata Community Health and Wellness Garden – Arcata, CA Arma Community Garden – Arma, KS Ashamaawaso (s/he feeds a child) – London, ON Black Urban Farmers Association – French Camp, CA Cheyenne River Youth Project Winyan Toka Win Garden – Eagle Butte, SD Cowichan Green Community’s The Inclusion Garden – Duncan, BC Food Strong Learning Garden – East Cleveland, OH Galiano School Garden – Galiano Island, BC Gardeneers Piccolo School Garden – Chicago, IL Harris Health System’s LBJ Hospital Community Farm – Houston, TX Jubilee Community Garden Society – Duncan, BC Manna Meal Community Garden – Charleston, WV Mohawk Seedkeepers – Ohsweken, ON Odyssey Charter School Garden – Wilmington, DE Painted Turtle Farm – Gettysburg, PA South Los Angeles Community Farm – Los Angeles, CA The Ben Jones Community Garden at The HUUB – Orange, NJ The Gathering Place Garden – St.

John’s, NL The Healing Garden at Ferry Lane Farm – Simsbury, CT Trellis for Tomorrow – Phoenixville, PA The YAM Project – in Sudbury, Ontario Growing Roots – in Pomona, California Garden Joy – in Ripon, California Austin Discovery School is an academically rigorous public charter school dedicated to building compassion, collaboration and critical thinking by engaging students with the natural world.

In their EcoWellness Program, children learn environmental stewardship, gardening skills, science, and how to care for creatures we share this land with. The program includes dedicated staff, gardens and tended farm animals. The Giving Teaching Garden St Louisville, KY (at Shawnee People’s Garden, supported by Louisville Grows) Shawnee People’s Garden was once an empty city lot in the middle of an urban food desert.

But then citizens and local non-profit, Louisville Grows, transformed it to an oasis of organic greens. Among its gardeners was BJ Jones, who distributed his crops to folks in need. With Gardens for Good, Jones’ donations have grown and its founders now instruct others how to garden and how to create community gardens in other Louisville food deserts.

Occupy Madison Village Gardens In response to mass homelessness and food insecurity, Occupy Madison set out to provide shelter for those in need. Building 99 square foot houses resulted in the first tiny homes village integrated within a U.S. neighborhood, and it’s still going strong. Within the village, the project grows its own food to sustain and connect the community.

St. Mary’s Foundation for Children As New York’s first children’s hospital, St. Mary’s Foundation for Children aims to brighten up the days of its nearly 2,000 patients.

Providing long-term health, the hospital teaches its children about gardening and healthy eating. With the help of Good for Gardens, the hospital aims to collaborate with more local schools and youth-based groups. Together they take part in urban farming on a dedicated one-acre plot of land.

The Growing Chefs! Classroom Gardening Program The Growing Chefs! Program allows children to learn about the origins of food and the benefits of eating well, in a fun way.

With volunteer chefs at hand, young students learn everything from planting seeds, growing, and harvesting, to cooking a meal with them. It has been running for more than a decade with schools across British Columbia clamoring to join. The program hopes to include more schools to teach the value of eating sustainably.

Tri-Isle Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. Kahului, Hawaii (Hāli’imaile Community Garden) The Goodwill Garden is dedicated to building food sustainability in a place where one out of seven people go hungry. The gardening space is in Kahului, Hawaii as part of a larger project whose goal is to provide access to fresh produce.

The vegetables grown are donated weekly to food banks, which results in several hundred pounds of produce each month. The project serves all Maui, where 18,600 residents seek help from food banks. The Table Community Garden Since 2012, the Table Community Garden has been the second affiliate Community Food Centre, offering access to healthy foods.

Its nickname the Good Food Bank is what separates it from others. The project offers a variety of fresh products to support healthy and fresh food choices that often come from its own garden. Aside from providing free produce, the project also runs cooking and gardening lessons.

Oliver’s Food Project sprouted from curiosity when two siblings saw children rummaging through the recycling. The siblings Oliver and Piper’s mother explained the children were doing so to get money for food. This idea did not sit well with Oliver, who then created the garden project in Hamilton, Ontario.

The family began selling their vegetables, where 100 per cent of sales went straight to local youth charities. The project has since expanded across five more gardens within their neighborhood. Sole Food Street Farm is the brain child from a group of residents in one of North America’s worst urban slums.

To help address the problems in their neighborhood, a group of residents created an urban farm, from a vacant contaminated plot of land. The project’s mission is to empower those with limited resources, giving jobs and agricultural training for those managing addiction and, chronic and mental health issues.