Earlier this year, Whole Kids invested $1.75 million in edible educational gardens by awarding 583 Garden Grants to support more than 290,000 students in 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and nine Canadian provinces. Now, we are thrilled to announce that we are investing $498,000 to fund an additional 166 Garden Grants, which will serve more than 126,000 additional students. 

Every year, Whole Planet invites partners to participate in the Field Officer Appreciation Awards to honor their front line field staff who are working directly with entrepreneurs and smallholder farmers.

We’re excited to announce Whole Planet has supported over $6.6 million in funding, in partnership with the Kasperick Foundation, from July to September 2024, to thirteen organizations providing income-generating opportunities for entrepreneurs around the world to help strengthen their financial stability.

Watch the Whole Cities Community First Grant in action as the Queens County Farm Museum works to make fresh food more accessible and build a stronger local food system. Watch the video below to see how urban farming is making a real difference.

Amazon Fresh is supporting this year’s Whole Kids Garden Grant with a $250,000 donation, funding 83 gardens for more than 50,000 students in the communities we serve.

Learn how Whole Planet partner, J-Palm Liberia, works to improve production efficiency and sales for smallholder wild palm collectors in rural communities by providing access to modern, more efficient processing technologies.

Whole Kids is awarding $1.75 million in Garden Grants! That’s 583 new garden grants — each worth $3,000! These grants will support more than 290,000 students in 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and 9 Canadian provinces.

June is National Pollinator Month, and the perfect time to spotlight the significant impact of pollinators, especially honey bees, on our environment, health and livelihoods. Their potential extends even further offering significant income-generating opportunities around the world too.

Whole Cities is awarding 10 community-directed organizations an average of $19,895 each to advance community health through our Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant. It’s a $198,950 investment in locally led initiatives that spans all five wards in Newark, New Jersey!

As our new President and Chairperson, Alyssa Vescio is known for her emphasis on authenticity, connectivity and collective strength. We recently sat down with Alyssa to talk about her path to Whole Foods Market Foundation, her experiences visiting community partners, and what’s on the horizon.

Our programs have been helping individuals and their communities thrive for many years, and that work isn’t changing. It’s evolving.

The Community First Grant program supports nonprofits focused on long-term fresh, healthy food access and nutrition education that are engaged with Whole Foods Market Team Members in the U.S. and Canada. This includes community gardens, mobile markets, healthy cooking classes and more. This year, we funding 90 organizations, totaling $898,837!