BACKYARD GROWERS INC

BACKYARD GROWERS STRIVES TO BUILD HEALTHY, CONNECTED, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. WE DO SO THROUGH OUR ROBUST SCHOOL PROGRAMMING WHERE WE OPERATE SCHOOL GARDENS, GARDEN PROGRAMS AND TASTE TESTS AT GLOUCESTER'S 5 PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THE PUBLIC PRESCHOOL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE ALSO OPERATE SIX COMMUNITY GARDENS IN GLOUCESTER AND THIS PAST YEAR WE LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY-BASED FARMERS MARKET IN DOWNTOWN GLOUCESTER. WE OFFER A YEAR-ROUND CALENDAR OF WORKSHOPS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR FARMERS MARKET.