About us
Cultivating urban edible landscapes
We turn neglected urban space into gardens of native edible plants, so that fresh food is something people walk past rather than drive to.
Where we work
We are based in Birmingham, Alabama. The ambition is global, but the work is local and it starts here, on lots that were doing nothing for anybody.
Twenty-six gardens are in the ground. Seven volunteers keep them going. Both of those numbers need to grow, and the second one is the harder problem.
Photo slotVolunteers at a planting day
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Gardens built
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Volunteers
Questions
Frequently asked
A non-profit organization focused on planting native edible plants in urban areas.
Volunteer, donate, or come to a community planting event. We are constantly short on three things: native edible plants, places to put them, and people to help plant them. Any one of those is useful.
A range of native edibles, including fruits, vegetables and herbs that hold up in urban conditions. We favour low-maintenance, hardy species that keep producing year after year instead of needing to be replanted.
Our goal is to reduce hunger. Children are malnourished across the United States at a time when food has never been more abundant. In inner cities and urban areas, grocery stores can be scarce or absent, incomes are lower, and nutrition education is almost non-existent. Those are the places where a fruit tree on the corner changes something.
Yes. Everything we grow is free for the public to harvest. Please take only what you need at that moment so there is something left for the next person.
We cannot provide full meals. What we can do is put fruit and vegetables within reach and improve the nutrition of the people who use the gardens. If you need food today, reach out here and we will point you to help.
Know a lot that is doing nothing?
Land is the constraint. If you own or manage a vacant space in Birmingham, we would like to talk.