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      ARPA Backyard Garden Program

      The ARPA-funded Backyard Garden Program empowered residents to grow healthy food in their own backyards to improve health, promote physical activity, decrease food insecurity and hunger, and help reduce their food costs. Gardeners received one of three gardening systems of their choice, in addition to materials, labor, training, and individualized support.

      Image of a quote from a program participant that reads, "This is a great program! It's not only great for people like me, I'm an older person. I wanted to learn gardening, I want to be able to grow and harvest my own food. I want to teach my grandkids. This program allows people like me to do that. I want to thank the City of Phoenix for this opportunity and thank them for helping me to help myself."

      About the Backyard Gardens

      L​​ehr ​is a Phoenix-based organization founded by Ed Williams, who invented the LEHR Gardens system as a sustainable, regenerative agriculture method for busy urban lifestyles. 

      Resources:

      A program participant stands behind their Lehr garden system, which was planted in the spring LEHR Garden - Planted in the spring
      The same program participant featured in the previous photo stands behind their Lehr garden system, which is now thriving with growing plants The same LEHR Garden after one month of plant growth

      NxT is a Phoenix-based organization founded by Dr. George Brooks Jr., a nationally recognized Aquaponics expert​.

      Resources:​

      A newly planted aquaponic system A newly planted aquaponic system.
      The same aquaponic system as before but now it is thriving wThe same aquaponic system previously depicted but with substantial more plant growth. The same aquaponic system previously depicted but with substantial more growth.

      TigerMountain Foundation (TMF) is a Phoenix-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower communities to better themselves through cultivating gardens.  ​​

      Resources:

      A child stands in front of a blooming TMF garden bed while holding a harvest of kale.
      A program participant harvests carrots from her TMF garden bed. A blue container containing two harvested vegetables sits nearby.

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      Contact Us​

      Email: phxfood@phoenix.gov 

      Call: 602-262-6347

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