Delaware Center for Horticulture, in collaboration with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.The Gardens on Spring Creek, in collaboration with Food Bank for Larimer County.Desert Botanical Garden, in collaboration with Unlimited Potential, TigerMountain Foundation, The Orchard Community Learning Center, and Roosevelt School District.Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, in collaboration with Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Community Kitchens.Public garden and community partner collaborations awarded 2021 funding include: ![]() 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. “Through these awards we also will continue to gain knowledge of what makes successful partnerships possible, helping more gardens to be the resilient centers of their communities.” Botanic Garden and offer these awards that provide opportunities to directly address knowledge gaps and food insecurity in 21 communities nationwide,” said Casey Sclar, executive director of the American Public Gardens Association. “We are proud to continue to partner with the U.S. “It’s inspiring to see these partners coming together to extend the reach and deepen the impact of their programming.” We are excited to build on the success of last year’s Urban Agriculture Resilience Program and support innovative collaborations between public gardens and diverse partners in their communities,” said Saharah Moon Chapotin, executive director of the U.S. “The past year has underscored the widespread interest in, and need for, urban agriculture programs that address food insecurity. The Urban Agriculture Resilience Program will provide insight into successful approaches and future opportunities for public gardens and their partners to creatively utilize their unique assets to advance food and agriculture education in urban communities. The program seeks to leverage the strength of public gardens working with partners in their communities, ranging from schools, universities, and urban farms to food pantries, community gardens, local government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. integrate urban food growing and education while addressing food security challenges facing their communities. These funds will help participating programs in 16 states and Washington, D.C. Aerial view of the UW Farm site at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Offering hands-on diverse experiences, the shelter will allow attendees to harvest and immediately prepare healthy affordable options utilizing the adjacent farm, gardens, and Native Garden area, creating deeper connections and greater food knowledge for a healthy future. This new outdoor cooking and learning space will boost multicultural awareness and educational opportunities surrounding urban food systems, agriculture and edible urban horticulture. UW Botanic Gardens is one of the recipient gardens for a collaborative project between the UW Farm, UW Neighborhood Design/Build Studio, wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House, faculty from Program on the Environment and faculty from Food Systems Nutrition and Health.The project will expand the outreach, academic and food security programs at the UW Farm by building a moveable, outdoor Cultural Kitchen and Gathering space and the subsequent launch of a new Urban Community Outreach Outdoor Kitchen (UCOOK) Series. The Urban Agriculture Resilience Program aims to strengthen collaborations, promote resilience, and gather best practices from across the U.S. This summer, the USBG and the Association awarded $403,450 to 21 public garden partnerships across the United States that will foster public engagement and education in urban food growing and build capacity in urban agriculture programs. The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) and American Public Gardens Association (Association) have partnered to support public gardens and their community partners engaging in urban agriculture and food-growing to address food security challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]() JUW Farm student staff and volunteers display their summer harvest. Urban Agriculture Public Garden-Community Partner Collaborations Awarded Funds Twitter Facebook Pinterest Email UW Botanic Gardens Awarded Urban Agriculture Resilience GrantĢ1 U.S.
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