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Nature’s Path Organic Foods Announces its 2023 Gardens for Good Winners

This year’s grant recipients were selected for the meaningful role they play in making fresh, nutritious organic fruits and vegetables accessible in their communities. Featured garden: Kelly Street Garden- Bronx (NYC), New York. (CNW Group/Nature’s Path Foods Inc.)

To date, Nature’s Path Organic Foods has donated over $715,000, supporting 89 community gardens and we are committed to donating a total of $1 million through the Gardens for Good program by 2028.”

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Nature’s Path Foods Inc.
06 Jul, 2023,

Nature’s Path Organic Foods will donate $7,500 each to the 15 deserving gardens, totaling more than $100,000. The 2023 winners were selected using a comprehensive judging process which includes: public voting, the ability to establish and maintain a garden, the compelling nature in which the garden is described, and the demonstrated need within the community. They represent a diverse range of projects and communities, all with the common goal of sustainable, community-centered organic growing.

The 2023 US Gardens for Good grant recipients are:

Ridgecrest Community Garden- Ridgecrest, California
Change Agents Community Garden- Bronx (NYC), New York
Elk Grove Community Garden and Learning Center- Elk Grove, California
NEXUS Community Garden and Urban Farm- Cincinnati, Ohio
Anthony’s Garden of SSJNN- Erie, Pennsylvania
Alton Park Community Urban Farm- Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Ecology Center and Market Garden- San Juan Capistrano, California
Tierra y Paz- Chicago, Illinois
Kelly Street Garden- Bronx (NYC), New York
The Village Tree- Wilmington, Delaware
The 2023 Canadian Gardens for Good grant recipients are:

Growing Community Greenhouse and Garden- London, Ontario
Burnaby and Region Allotment and Garden Association- Burnaby, BC
Vancouver Urban Food Forest- Vancouver, British Columbia
Green Thumbs Up- Toronto, Ontario
McQuesten Urban Farm- Hamilton, ON

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