Gardening Matters is excited to offer 10 community garden mini-grants of up to $500 for community food production gardens in the following South Minneapolis neighborhoods: East Isles, Elliot Park, Loring Park, Lowry Hill, Lowry Hill East, Phillips (East, Midtown, West, and Ventura Village), Powderhorn Park and Whittier. These mini-grants 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
Donors who participated in Powderhorn Empty Bowls”' fall fundraising and community-building event to raise funds to end hunger in Powderhorn Park community
Eligible gardens are welcome to apply by discussing the grant with your garden group, downloading and filling out the application on Gardening Matters website and submitting your application by May 15, 2013 to Gardening Matters. Grantees will be notified by June 1st and checks will be sent by mail within two weeks to the mailing address provided in the application. www.gardeningmatters.org/funding-opportunities
