Nature’s Path opens applications for Gardens for Good program

Who: Nature's Path Organic Foods

What: The organic breakfast and snack food brand is now accepting applications for its annual Gardens for Good grant program. 

Now in its 16th year, the initiative supports organic community gardens and urban farming projects working to expand access to fresh, healthy organic food in communities across the U.S. and Canada.

This year, Nature's Path will award 15 $3,000 grants—totaling $45,000 in funding—to organic community gardens and urban agriculture initiatives making a meaningful local impact. 

Five grants will be awarded in Canada. Applications will be accepted from June 9 through July 7. 

Eligible applicants must be registered nonprofit organizations located in the U.S. or Canada.

"At Nature's Path, we believe more communities should have access to organic food and the nourishment it provides," said Jyoti Stephens, vice-president of mission and strategy at Nature's Path, in a press release. "For 16 years, Gardens for Good has supported communities growing organic food and building resilience locally. We're proud to continue backing organizations creating meaningful, community-led change."

Since launching in 2010, Gardens for Good has awarded more than $1 million in grants to nearly 150 organic community gardens across North America.