Causes: Botanical Gardens & Arboreta, Environment

Mission: Greener Partners' mission is connecting communities through food, farms and education. Through our projects and programs we seek to:*Increase and strengthen public access to fresh, seasonal and local food. *Train new farmers in resilient farming techniques and to achieve success in the growing local food economy. *Educate people of all ages about the origins of their food and empower them to create healthy communities.

Results: We reach over 7,500 students a year through our on-farm and farm-to-school youth education programs. In this past year, we worked with over 60 urban teens through our SOL Food program. We've distributed over 10,000 of produce from our two farm hubs to area non-profits, food pantries, and food service organizations.

Target demographics: children, youth, teens, adults, seniors, families, communities. We also provide extensive outreach through education and food access initiatives to low-income communities in Chester, Norristown, and North Philadelphia.

Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 10,000

Geographic areas served: Delaware, Montgomery, Chester and Philadelphia counties.

Programs: Seed to Snack (farm-to-school, nutrition focused education for youth); SOL Food (teen empowerment and training program in urban agriculture); First Generation Farmers Program (two-year apprenticeship training program for aspiring farmers); and, Community Food Project (food justice initiative empowering underserved communities with tools to address food sovereignty).