On behalf of the entire Nature’s Path team, we sincerely thank everyone for applying and are inspired by seeing all the good you are doing for your communities. We are touched by the efforts many of you have made to become part of this meaningful program.
Our Gardens for Good team is now processing applications, and evaluating them towards determining this year’s grant winners. Winners will be contacted via phone and email and will be announced online on July 2, 2024 on our website and social media platforms.
Good luck to all our applicants, and we thank you for your generosity and hard work!
Gardens for Good helps good things grow by awarding grants to support deserving non-profit agriculture projects providing accessible, healthy, organic food for their communities.
The 2024 grants will award 15 gardens (10 in the US, 5 in Canada) $7500 each.
Winners will receive grants in their local currency (USD for US gardens, CAD for Canadian gardens). Grants in Canada are $7500 CAD, grants in the US are $7500 USD.
Applications for the 2024 program open fromMay 27(12:00AM PST) –June 24(11:59 PM PST). Once application period closes, there will be a deliberation period, and the winners will be announced onJuly 2 on our website and social media platforms.
Eligible gardens can apply by filling out the form on our website during the application period.
Applications submitted outside the Gardens for Good portal will not be considered.
Winners will first be contacted by email between June 28 – July 1, and will be publicly announced on July 2 on our website and social media platforms.
The Gardens for Good program first launched in 2010. Since then, the program has grown to support more than 105 gardens by donating more than $820,000 and is well on its way to donating more than $1 million by 2026.
You can email: gardensforgood@naturespath.com
Over the years we’ve awarded grants to more than 100 gardens across United States and Canada. Here are just a few examples of our previous winners and their inspiring garden projects.
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– in Austin, Texas
Chula Vista High School Student Farm– in Chula Vista, California
Arthur Hatton Garden– in Kamloops, British Columbia
Shawnee People’s Garden(with Louisville Grows) – in Louisville, Kentucky
Cole Preston Foundation– in Coral Springs, Florida
Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society– in Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupy Madison Village Gardens– in Madison, Wisconsin
DeKalb County Community Gardens – in DeKalb County, Georgia
Revelstoke Local Food Initiative Society– in Revelstoke, British Columbia
St. Mary’s Foundation for Children– in Bayside, New York
Everett Community Growers– in Everett, Massachusetts
Ken Spencer Science Park– in Vancouver, British Columbia
Franklinton Gardens– in Columbus, Ohio
Mercy Gardens – in Decatur, Illinois
Growing Chefs– in Vancouver, British Columbia
The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative
Tri-Isle Resource Conservation & Development Council– in Kahului, Hawaii
rare Charitable Research Reserve– in Cambridge, Ontario
AVAIL: Friends of the Houseless – in Birmingham, Alabama
South Kensington Community Partners– in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Table Community Garden(formerly Perth and District Food Bank) – in Perth, Ontario
CAPI– in Minneapolis, Minnesota
GroW Gardens– in Washington, DC
Oliver’s Garden Project– in Hamilton, Ontario
Vallejo People’s Garden– in Vallejo, California
The Damayan Garden Project– in Tallahassee, Florida
Sole Food Street Farms– in Vancouver, British Columbia