2020–2021: Community First Grant
The Community First Grant (CFG) supports nonprofits focused on long-term fresh, healthy food access and nutrition education that are engaged with Team Members. This includes community gardens, mobile markets, healthy cooking classes and more.
Meet the 2020-2021 Community Partners and Team Members below.
Community Partner (Grant Partner Type) | Location
Jump to an Operational Area // Florida // Mid-Atlantic // Midwest // North Atlantic // Northern California // Northeast // Pacific Northwest // Rocky Mountain // South // Southern Pacific // Southwest
Florida
Hebni Nutrition Consultants (Mobile Market) | Orlando, FL
Red Hills Small Farm Alliance (SNAP Incentive Program) | Tallahassee, FL
Mid-Atlantic
Urban Tree Connection (Urban Farm) | Philadelphia, PA
Midwest
Keep Growing Detroit (Community Garden) | Detroit, MI
Community Matters Cincinnati (Farmers Market / Co-Op) | Cincinnati, OH
Franklinton Farms (Urban Farm) | Columbus, OH
New Roots (Pop Up Market or CSA) | Louisville, KY
Seedleaf, Inc (Urban Farm) | Lexington, KY
North Atlantic
About Fresh (Mobile Market) | Boston, MA
Backyard Growers (Community Garden) | Gloucester, MA
Cultivating Community (Pop Up Market or CSA) | Portland, ME
Friends of Holly Hill Farm (Agricultural Skills Development) | Cohasset, MA
Grow Nashua (Community Garden) | Nashua, NH
Keney Park Sustainability Project (Community Garden) | Windsor, CT
Mill City Grows (Urban Farm) | Lowell, MA
Roots Rising (Farmers Market or Co-Op) | Pittsfield, MA
Southside Community Land Trust (Agricultural Skills Development) | Providence, RI
Northern California
Mandela Partners (Pop Up Market or CSA) | Oakland, CA
Valley Verde (Agricultural Skills Development) | San Jose, CA
City Slicker Farms (Community Garden) | Oakland, CA
Northeast
WE STAY/Nos Quedamos, Inc. (Community Garden) | Bronx, NY
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice (Urban Farm) | Bronx, NY
United Community Centers (Urban Farm) | Brooklyn, NY
Red Hook Initiative (Urban Farm) | Brooklyn, NY
Pacific Northwest
Farmer Frog (Agricultural Skills Development) | Everett, WA
Viva Farms (Pop Up Market or CSA) | Burlington, WA
Growing Gardens (Agricultural Skills Development) | Portland, OR
Rocky Mountain
La Mujer Obrera (Mobile Market) | El Paso, TX
Cultivate KC (Agricultural Skills Development) | Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Community Gardens (Community Garden) | Kansas City, MO
LiveWell Colorado (SNAP Incentive Program) | Denver, CO
The GrowHaus (Mobile Market) | Denver, CO
South
E.A.T. South (Urban Farm) | Montgomery, AL
Knowledge Quest (Urban Farm) | Memphis, TN
Landmark Training Development Company (Urban Farm) | Memphis, TN
Lowcountry Street Grocery (SNAP Incentive Program) | Charleston, SC
Southern Pacific
Community Services Unlimited (Agricultural Skills Development) | Los Angeles, CA
Special Service for Groups/API Forward Movement (APIFM) (Agricultural Skills Development) | Los Angeles, CA
Southwest
Bonton Farms (Urban Farm) | Dallas, TX
Dunbar Garden (Urban Farm) | Little Rock, AR