Hennepin County Gardens

Gardening Matters is working with Hennepin County SHIP Active Living and Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Healthy Eating Minnesota to help fund new and expanding community gardens that will improve health and access to fresh produce in selected suburban Hennepin County cities.  Nine community gardens received funding for 2011!

More about the funding:

SHIP is funded by the Minnesota Department of Health to establish sustainable community gardens for the purpose of increasing opportunities for active lifestyles and healthy eating, and decreasing the incidence of diet-related chronic disease. 

HEM is funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota's Center for Prevention, and is focused on increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables.

We are grateful that the MN Department of Health and BCBS are supporting commuity gardens and recognizing the key role that they can play in improving food access and supporting healthy lifestyle changes in our communities!

Community Gardens

The following community gardens recieved funding this year.  Congratulations!!

5.2 Project/Crossroads Community Garden Brooklyn Park
GROW Gardens, Mound
Hope Grows, New Hope
Louisiana Court Community Garden, St. Louis Park
Maple Terrace Garden, Maple Plain
Mount Calvary Community Garden, Excelsior
Odyssey-Vinai Community Garden, Brooklyn Center
Southbrook Park Community Garden, Brooklyn Park/Crystal
Victory-Peace Garden, Golden Valley

Gardens in the news!
MinnLocal.com article on the garden grants
MetroLutheran.org article on the Victory-Peace Garden groundbreaking celebration

Hennepin County Upcoming Events:

There are no scheduled upcoming events. Please see the Gardening Matters events calendar for community gardening related events in the Twin Cities.

Important Documents for Grantees

Grant Application for Gardeners Please note: No applications are currently being accepted, the deadline has passed. This document is for archival purposes only!
Interim report
Final report
Log your produce donations using this form!