Two men and one woman pick leafy greens in a gardenUrban 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: