This program empowers residents to grow healthy food in their own backyards to improve health, promote physical activity, decrease food insecurity and hunger, and potentially reduce their food budget. Gardeners are receiving one of three gardening systems of their choice accompanied with materials, labor, training, and individualized support.
About the Backyard Gardens
Lehr 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:
NxT is a Phoenix-based organization founded by Dr. George Brooks Jr., a nationally recognized Aquaponics expert.
Resources:
TigerMountain Foundation (TMF) is a Phoenix-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower communities to better themselves through cultivating gardens.
Materials for Reference:
Gardening Systems
Almanac Planting Calendar
2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Contact Us
Email: phxfood@phoenix.gov
Call: 602-262-6347
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