• Provides a catalyst for neighborhood and community development
• Stimulates Social Interaction
• Encourages Self-Reliance
• Beautifies Neighborhoods
• Produces Nutritious Food
• Reduces Family Food Budgets
• Conserves Resources
• Creates opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education
• Reduces Crime
• Preserves Green Space
• Creates income opportunities and economic development
• Provides opportunities for intergenerational and cross-cultural connections

Youth Gardens

•    Provide hands-on learning opportunities

•    Promote messages of nutrition, health and well-being

•    Foster environmental stewardship

•    Connect youth with nature and creates places of calm and beauty