Progress Report

Community gardens are place-based tools for connection, empowerment, and cultural identity. Today, more gardens are popping up in school yards, vacant lots, nonprofits, and housing developments. Educators are using gardens as creative and holistic tools for teaching beyond the walls of the classroom. The New Orleans Louisiana (NOLA) Artist Incubator has done an exceptional job …

Galvez Garden sponsored by NOLA Artist Incubator has been named 2023 Community Resources Connection, Inc. Garden of the year. Read More »

Hyatt Park Keenan Terrace Neighborhood Association (Extension and New) On the northwest side of Columbia, South Carolina, you’ll find the community of Hyatt Park. The land on which Hyatt Park is located was purchased and developed in the early 1890s by Frederick Hargrave Hyatt; an avid believer in community and education.  This is an underserved …

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The Beech grove Baptist Church Seedtime and Harvest Community Garden led by Pastor Gregory White received one of the six  $10k  grants that were awarded this year from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service(NRCS) in conjunction with the non-profit organization, Community Resources Connection(CRC), Inc.  The funding was used to establish …

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Shreveport Green Urban Farm acts as a platform to build equity through garden & nutrition education, environmental sustainability workshops, and community engagement in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Our program recognizes that degenerative diseases are influenced by social determinants of health, including food security. Our farm is in Ledbetter Heights, the area of our city with the …

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The gardeners have harvested potatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, cucumbers, herbs and squash. Seniors within the community come to work in the garden and harvest each Tuesday and Thursday. On produce Harvest Day, the Seniors take the fresh harvest produce home. Aiken Master Gardener club, with assistance from Dr. Nathan Hancock from University of South Carolina …

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NOLA Artist Incubator maintains and operates the Galvez Garden and facilitates educational and Artist-in-Residence programming on site. Specific goals of the garden are to be welcoming to the community, safe and inviting for children and the elderly, and to serve as a demonstration and teaching garden for the neighborhood. As a nonprofit, we’re committed to …

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The garden includes both raised beds and in ground bed rows.  This set up allows a section for the individuals or groups from the community to “adopt a raised bed” to plant and manage.  The bed rows harvest was used in part, to feed the elderly and shut in.  For example, fruits and vegetables from …

CareSouth Carolina – Society Hill Community Garden – South Carolina Read More »