Background: Marion County Master Gardener Association (MCMGA) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote good gardening practices to the community in cooperation with Purdue Extension – Marion County. This grant is to be used to support youth gardening education initiatives which help support and sustain hunger-relief efforts in the Marion County hunger-relief system. Not-for-profit [ie 501c(3)] organizations involved with farming, community gardens, food pantries, food desert initiatives, and nutrition programs that include demographically targeted education programs are encouraged to apply for this grant.
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MCMGA Youth Education Grant Additional Details
MCMGA Youth Education Grant Procedure
| Year | Awarded to: | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pretty Passionate Hands, Inc. | Establish raised bed garden at residence for expectant teens and young mothers. | $500 |
| 2025 | Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Assembly, Inc. | Will add 6 additional raised garden beds to existing 12 – with a focus on easing access for elder congregants; purchase seeds, soil, hose, tomato racks, compost barrel, tools, collector’s bin, and signage. They expect 25 youth ages 6 to 23 to work with Church’s senior members and a designated lead gardener throughout the summer. Produce will supplement church’s food pantry – area is a food desert. | $1,500 |
| 2025 | Oaklandon Elementary School | Rrevitalize existing garden beds and a greenhouse (including soil testing and then 10 yards soil), purchase two wheelbarrows, assorted hand tools and hoses. Working with The Sharing Place food pantry. Educational focus is on school garden club (being reorganized). Hoping for group of 12 students. That club and a group from Fall Creek Church as well as a staff garden club will work through the summer. | $1,500 |
| 2024 | Unique 7x | Prepare raised beds and in-ground areas for planting this season. Organize classes with expert presenters focusing on sustainable agriculture. Arrange field trips to farms and gardens practicing sustainable agriculture. Signage informing the neighborhood about our youth learning garden. | $1,500 |