[Charleston, SC] March 2, 2022 – South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development (SCACED), in partnership with South Carolina Office of Rural Health (SCORH), announced today twenty-one (21) awardees of the 2022 Community Garden Grants.
The grant awards were offered through South Carolina’s Health Equity Initiative, part of a national project the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supported by funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.
This year’s awardees span across the state and a variety of industries, ranging from churches, nonprofit community organizations, schools, municipalities, and farms. This year’s awardees, listed alphabetically, include:
Bell Von Dur Harv
Blackville Community Development Corporation
Carolina Human Reinvestment
Chesterfield-Marlboro Economic Opportunity Council
DOW Farm
Ebenezer AME Church
City of Florence
Greater Lake City Community Resource Center
Human Foundation
Lynwood Family Farm
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Palmetto Works Community Development Corporation
Rambling Rosa Farm
Seasoned Seafood/Benefit Corporation
Sumter County Master Gardener Association
Synergy Garden at Presbyterian Fellowship
Veggie Cupboard Community Garden & Greenhouse
Victory Gardens International
Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council
WhistleBritches Farm & Garden
Winthrop University
The objective of this year’s grant program was to make available twenty (20) single grant awards in the amount of $3,000 each for the establishment and expansion of community gardens in low-income, rural communities. The Community Garden grants offer training paired with funding to support minority and veteran producers in furthering the production of fruits and vegetables as an important source of fresh food and nutrition to communities lacking access to locally grown produce.
About SCACED (www.scaced.org)
SCACED is a coalition of over 150 individuals and organizations who support the development of healthy and economically sustainable communities throughout South Carolina. For over 25 years, SCACED and its members have worked collaboratively to build wealth and create economic opportunity for all SC residents including a focus on minority communities and other groups who have been left out of the economic mainstream.
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