Urban Agriculture Resilience Program
Community collaborations in urban agriculture are receiving support through a partnership between the United States Botanic Garden (USBG) and the American Public Gardens Association (Association). In 2022, the third year of the Urban Agriculture Resilience Program, 24 urban agriculture collaborations between public gardens and community partners across 19 states are receiving $440,800, the largest amount awarded through the program to date.
The collaborations support food growing and education activities in urban communities experiencing food insecurity and strengthen their capacity to engage in urban agriculture. The 73 collaborating organizations include botanic gardens, arboreta, public schools and school districts, universities, parks and recreation departments, youth organizations, community centers, food banks, health centers, urban farms, community gardens, faith-based organizations, and small businesses.
The Urban Agriculture Resilience Program began in 2020 as a way for the USBG and the Association to help public gardens continue urban agriculture and food growing programs facing funding and capacity challenges due to COVID-19. Learn about the 2020 Urban Agriculture Resilience Program and the 2021 Program >
Public garden and community partner collaborations awarded 2022 funding include:
Alaska
• Alaska Botanical Garden, in collaboration with Bowman Elementary School Georgeson Botanical Garden, in collaboration with Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District, University of Alaska Fairbanks Office of Sustainability, and University of Alaska Fairbanks Vegetable Varieties Program
Arizona
• Desert Botanical Garden, in collaboration with Unlimited Potential, TigerMountain Foundation, Orchard Community Learning Center, and Roosevelt School District
California
• Guadalupe River Park Conservancy, in collaboration with UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County, and City of San Jose Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
• Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center, in collaboration with Mundo Gardens
Colorado
• Denver Botanic Gardens, in collaboration with Sun Valley Kitchen and Community Center
Connecticut
• Connecticut College, in collaboration with FRESH New London
Delaware
• The Delaware Center for Horticulture, in collaboration with Food Bank of Delaware and Kingswood Community Center
Florida
• Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, in collaboration with Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Illinois
• Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, in collaboration with Garfield Park Community Council and Chicago Park District
Kentucky
• Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, in collaboration with YouthBuild Louisville and Urban Conservation Corps
Michigan
• Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum - University of Michigan, in collaboration with Cadillac Urban Gardens (Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision), Growing Hope, Oakland Avenue Urban Farm, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network D-Town Farm, and Keep Growing Detroit
Minnesota
• Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, in collaboration with Carver County Health and Human Services, Scott County Public Health, and River Valley Health Services
Missouri
• EarthDance Organic Farm School, in collaboration with Ferguson-Florissant School District, All Among Us Women’s Care Center, and Blessed Teresa Of Calcutta Food Pantry
New Jersey
• City Green, in collaboration with Clifton Recreation Department
New York
• Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center, in collaboration with New York Botanical Garden, Morning Glory Community Garden, La Finca del Sur, and Castle Hill Resident Association
• Queens Botanical Garden, in collaboration with Astoria Values
North Carolina
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden, in collaboration with Cumberland County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers and Fayetteville Urban Ministry
Pennsylvania
• Grumblethorpe Historic House and Gardens, in collaboration with Awbury Arboretum, Philly Forests, Weavers Way Co-op, and Chef Gail
• Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, in collaboration with Neighborhood Gardens Trust and Furtick Farms
• Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, in collaboration with Operation Better Block
Tennessee
• Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, in collaboration with BattleField Farm & Gardens
Utah
• Utah State University Extension, in collaboration with Utah State University Botanical Center
Virginia
• Downtown Greens, in collaboration with Hazel Hill Healthcare Project
See the 2022 awardees and learn about their collaborations: