iGrow Whatever You Like Youth Farm, Tallahassee, Florida
♥ our 1-acre expansion. We’re engaging more youth in our community food system thanks to #GRO1000 and #MiracleGroOrganicSoil.
When people come together in a garden, or gather on a green space, something good happens: the world and their place in it becomes more amazing, more special, more powerful. With urban and economic development at an all-time high, we desperately need to protect and grow our collective connection to nature, to the environment and to each other.
» That’s what GRO1000™ is all about.
Starting in 2011 and through our 150th anniversary in 2018, ScottsMiracle-Gro® is supporting the creation of more than 1,000 community gardens and green spaces in the markets we serve. We’re finding neighborhoods in need of green spaces, schools in need of places to play, and communities in need of beautification and revitalization.
Wherever they are, ScottsMiracle-Gro and GRO1000 is, too.
We’re committed to strengthening and revitalizing communities.
This is what transforming communities looks like.
The number of GRO1000 gardens, and counting
Youth impacted through hands-on learning and experience with nature
Square feet of space restored and revitalized
Garden plots planted
Pounds of produce donated annually
Cultivating community gardens is a shared effort. Meet our partners.
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“GRO1000 is making lasting and positive changes, echoing our mission
of connecting communities and elevating quality of life.”
⎯Franklin Park Conservatory
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“Thanks to GRO1000, there’s a widening reach of gardening education
and tremendous impact on communities across the country.”
⎯KidsGardening.org
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"GRO1000 promotes self-reliance and healthy living through neighborhood, community and individual fruit and vegetable gardening." – Garden Writers Association Foundation/Plant A Row
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Here’s how we’re helping people, schools and communities turn their piece of the Earth into everything they imagine.
When children “unplug” and go outside to play, something amazing happens - their creativity, self-confidence and social skills are ignited. In nature, youth learn, practice, play, imagine and grow.
Vacant lots and abandoned places can attract apathy, despair and crime. Fortunately, outdoor renewal invites something better: community-wide engagement, improved livability and neighborhood safety.
Joy is found in the garden, especially when pollinators are present. There’s a special beauty that comes from attracting and enjoying bees and butterflies. Plus, preserving native pollinators enhances learning and improves environmental stewardship.
Garden fruits and vegetables are essential for better nutrition, while healthy eating and outdoor exercise help in the fight against obesity. That’s why improving access to both fresh-grown produce and outdoor spaces promotes more and better choices.
Everywhere around the world, gardens and green spaces have become the universal language of hope and renewal. From natural playgrounds, to refurbished fields, to urban agriculture zones, gardens have the power to make life better.
Together, we’re transforming communities throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
Pollinator gardens expand in St. Louis thanks to GRO1000.
General Street Park Community Garden engages more youth in nature.
Pleasant Village Community Garden grows healthy meal options in food desert community.
Atlanta Urban Agriculture Expansion Project brings more hands-on garden education to residents.
GRO1000 reaches halfway point, marks No. 500 project at Wheatland Urban Farm.
ScottsMiracle-Gro makes Children’s Sensory Garden a reality in Detroit.
Demonstration Garden and Training Center educates Rochester residents on urban agriculture.
Hartford Grown Headquarters introduces residents to urban farming best practices.
Farm Expansion Program Introduces More Residents to Urban Agriculture.
Mayor Michael S. Rawlings Brings Urban Youth Farm to Dallas With Support of GRO1000 Garden.
Ortho and Roush Racing expand Early Act Garden for Westside Elementary students.
Miracle-Gro and Tournament of Roses expand pollinator garden and distribute produce to local families in need.
Four-year-olds discover natural wonders at Gabriela Mistral Center for Early Childhood.
Botanical Walkway educates and connects residents to native desert landscape.
North Minneapolis ‘seed’ project creates urban agriculture and food production hub.
Intergenerational community garden expands gardens and senior-youth mentoring.
Frenchtown neighborhood creates urban farming hub and educational pavilion.
Little Asia community gets edible garden at Curiale Elementary School.
Grocery garden helps feed residents of Mill Creek neighborhood.
Fort Worth Botanic Gardens fights childhood obesity with Children’s Vegetable Garden.
Hands-on growing laboratory teaches senior high students about nutrition and healthy food choices.
Tornado-ravaged community inspires hope and healing with Alberta Gardens greenspace.
City enhances gateway with eco-friendly greenspace makeover.
The EDGE Garden at Lindale Park teaches neighbors to grow, harvest and prepare healthy fruits and vegetables.
Neighbors revitalize Quesada Garden with expanded educational and public gathering spaces.
Upton Edible Garden transforms vacant lots into one of the city’s largest community gardens.
New greenscape park replaces 26 acres of vacant land with welcoming gateway.
Boyle Heights students plant community garden to help feed neighborhood’s hungry.
City reclaims unused Gage Park space for edible gardens and bird habitats.
Interactive gardens teach students with learning disabilities while harvests benefit local food pantry.
Natural playscape is highlight of Bayview Park greenspace revitalization.
Piney Point Elementary becomes home to outdoor learning and edible gardens.We’re committed to strengthening and revitalizing communities.
Launched in 2011 by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, GRO1000 is a community outreach initiative dedicated to bringing the benefits of gardens and green spaces to more neighborhoods, schools and communities—particularly to those in need.
Because we believe in the power of gardens and gardening to transform people and places, we’re committed to creating at least 1,000 community gardens and green spaces across America.
Apply for a GrantExplore. Discover. Create. Engage. Transform.
Gardens have the power, and here’s your chance to make it happen.
| Grassroots Grant |
| Who’s Eligible: 501(c)(3) Organizations |
| Up to $1,500 for community gardens and green spaces |
| What It Is Any non-profit organization that is helping to foster community spirit and public service is eligible to apply. Grassroots Grants are awarded to local communities to help bring pollinator habitats, edible gardens and public green spaces to neighborhoods across the United States. |
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We are no longer accepting applications for the 2016 GRO1000
Grassroots Grants. Please check back later this year for details on next year’s program. |
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