Backyard Growers

Categories
Community & Civic Organizations
Hours:
9am-5pm
About Us
Backyard Growers is a nonprofit organization that cultivates healthy, connected, environmentally sustainable communities and fights for food justice by teaching people to grow their own food. We connect kids, families, and seniors to healthy food through school, community, and backyard gardens.
Images
A Backyard Growers cooking workshop hosted at the Open Door
A Backyard Growers cooking workshop hosted at the Open Door
Gloucester students planting lettuce seeds for Salad Days in their school garden
Gloucester student with lettuce that she planted, grew, and harvested in her school garden for Salad Days
Gardeners harvesting their own fresh, healthy produce at Willowood Community Garden
Gardener Joanne harvesting celery in her backyard garden, built by Backyard Growers
Jobs
Executive Director
Category: Non-Profit and Social Services
About Backyard GrowersBackyard Growers is a community-based nonprofit dedicated to cultivating healthy, connected, and resilient communities by empowering people to grow their own food. Through home, school, and community gardens–alongside a vibrant weekly farmers market- we expand access to fresh food for families, seniors, immigrants, and children across Gloucester.At our core, we believe food
...read more