Hello!
Gardening Matters is excited to offer community garden minigrants of up to $750 for community food production gardens. These projects should support the long-term infrastructure of the garden.
These minigrants are funded by The Green Patch Program at The Wedge Natural Foods Coop. Thank you to the members and shoppers at the Wedge Co-op, who Choose to Reuse and pass the benefits on to their community.
To apply for a mini-grant, please fill out and submit the application form by May 1st. Grantees will be notified by June 8th and checks will be sent by mail to the garden mailing address provided in the application by June 15th.
Gardens are eligible for a mini-grant once every three years. The intention of this is to spread the funds equitably and sustainably to gardens over time.Community gardens need to be registered with Gardening Matters in order to be eligible for funds.
Funding priority goes to community gardens that demonstrate a clear project or need for their community garden. Special consideration will also be given to gardens that emphasize serving low-income or food insecure people in their neighborhood.
Gardening Matters’ goal is to see each community garden be as successful and sustainable as possible through shared decision-making, integrating the needs of the community with the garden. Questions included in the applications related to these pillars of success and sustainability are intended mainly for self-reflection and analysis for your garden group.
In exchange for funds, mini grant recipients will be asked to complete a very brief final report, which includes a request for at least one success story from the growing season with accompanying pictures. The final report will be due to Gardening Matters by November 1, 2015. Stories and photos will be shared with Wedge Coop shoppers and community gardeners.
Completed applications can be sent by email to or mailed (or walked) to Gardening Matters office at the address listed below. Let us know if you need us to print and mail you an application.
See you in the garden!
Sincerely,
Nadja Berneche
Program Director
Gardening Matters
612-821-2358
Green Patch Community Garden Mini Grants
Application for Community Gardens
Due May 1, 2015
1)Name of garden:
2)Affiliated Organization (if applicable):
3)Garden Location
- Street address
- City
- State
- Zip
- County
4)Neighborhood (for Minneapolis and St. Paul gardens):
5)Type of Garden (check as many as apply):
☐Plot Community Garden ☐Collective Community Garden ☐Food Donation Garden
6)Amount requested (up to $750): $
7)Your First Name
8)Your Last Name
9)Your Role in the Garden, or are you the coordinator? Y/N
10)Your Email
11)Your Phone
12)Who should we make the check payable to?
13)Who should we address the envelope to?
14)Where should we mail the check?
- City
- Zip
15)How will your garden use the mini-grant funds? Please identify a specific project, cause or purchase(s) for this mini-grant.
16)Help us understand why this project is important—how does this project meet the needs of the garden or greater community?
17)Please fill out the sample budget below or attach a budget detailing how you plan to use the funds. Approximate costs are fine, we just need to understand what would be purchased with mini-grant funds.
Budget Item / $ AmountTotal
18)Does your garden serve low-income or food insecure residents in your community? If yes, in what ways? (i.e. gardeners in the garden, donate to a food shelf, other…)
19)How does your garden group make decisions about how funds are spent? Please describe any group decision making process and how you include gardeners and community members in identifying garden needs.
Signature ______Date: ______
Please PRINT your NAME ______
No signature needed if form is filled out electronically and emailed to Gardening Matters. Please email to or return to the Gardening Matters office at the address below. Gardening Matters is able to share this opportunity with you because your garden registered with us. Thank you!