GrowBoston

GrowBoston is excited to announce the 2026 Garden Supplies Grant Grantees. Take a look at each of the grantees' project write ups below!

All Dorchester Sports and Leadership, Inc.

To construct a storage shed for gardening tools and materials and purchase rat-deterrent materials for a garden with 10 plots serving 110 Dorchester residents.

Boston Day and Evening Academy Foundation, Inc.

To replace stolen tools, and purchase other growing supplies like soil amendments, growing supports, and seeds to improve growing conditions for a garden with 10 plots serving 75 students, staff, and residents in Roxbury.

Boston Green Academy

To purchase a tilt truck and cart to aid with transporting compost and soil and other supplies to improve operations for a garden with 8 plots serving approximately 350 residents including students and families.

Boston Food Forest Coalition

To equip Norwell-Radcliffe and Uphams Corner Food Forests with essential gardening tools and supplies. 

Boston Project Ministries, Inc.

To purchase garden supplies including soil amendments and gardening tools to improve soil quality and replace worn tools for a 17-plot garden serving 25 residents in Dorchester.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, Inc.

To purchase garden tools, mulch, compost seedlings and seeds for 8 plots across 5 Clubs in Boston serving 5,000 youth and residents. Funds will be shared equally (~$2k per site).

Brookside Health Center

To plant 20 blueberry bushes at the health center and purchase garden supplies to support 8 garden beds which serve 11,000 patients and staff in Jamaica Plain.

Charlestown Sprouts

To purchase loppers and stakes to help maintain Sprouts’ community orchard and mulch to ensure accessibility of paths for a garden with 68 plots serving 199 Charlestown residents. 

Christian Herter Community Garden

To purchase new tools, raised beds for common areas, and communal plants for a garden with 68 plots serving 98 residents in Allston and Brighton.

CitySprouts, Inc.

To install dripline irrigation at Orchard Garden School site serving Roxbury students.

Community Service Care

To create a community garden space through purchasing raised beds, gardening tools, and more to serve residents of Jamaica Plain.

Eastie Farm

To purchase garden tools and supplies, growing materials, and irrigation systems across two sites in East Boston serving 3,000 residents.

Four Corners Main Streets, Inc.

To maintain the Codman Library garden through purchasing a tool shed and gardening tools. And to improve gardening practices at El Jardin De La Amistad Community Garden through purchasing drip irrigation systems, trellis panels, and tools.

Gardens for Charlestown, Inc.

To purchase garden supplies like tools, hoses, mulch for common areas, native plants, and more for a garden with 66 plots serving 98 Charlestown residents.

Hawthorne Youth and Community Center, Inc.

To increase access to growing materials like seeds and tomato cages and tools for gardeners utilizing 44 plots serving 75 residents in Roxbury. 

Judah City Cares, Inc.

To support the expansion of a Dorchester community garden through purchasing gardening supplies like soil amendments, tools, irrigation, and more, serving 100 residents with 10 garden beds.

Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition

To purchase garden supplies like  tools, hoses, and seed starters to improve productivity at two Mattapan community gardens with 33 plots serving 100 residents.  

NeighborHealth Corporation

To replace faulty hoses with high-quality hoses to improve irrigation for a garden with 34 plots serving 128 residents of East Boston.

North End Community Health Committee

To assist Charlestown residents growing food at their communal rooftop farm through purchasing garden supplies including seeds, fertilizer, seedlings, and more.

Roxbury Community College

To replace destroyed tools and storage equipment, along with other supplies for irrigation and other needs, for 11 plots serving students at the college and low-income Roxbury residents.

Sociedad Latina

To increase storage systems for the shed located at the Tobin Community Garden and purchase seedlings for a 10-bed garden supporting 150 residents in Roxbury and Mission Hill. 

The Salvation Army

To maintain the garden through purchasing soil amendments and tools for one garden plot serving 100 individuals across Boston neighborhoods.

The Trustees of Reservations

To improve storage and purchase gardening supplies like tools and trellises for 6 sites across Dorchester, East Boston, and Mission Hill serving 830 residents.

Victory Programs, Inc.

To create a community garden space through purchasing raised beds, soil, compost, tools, and more, serving residents of New Joelyn’s Home and other Victory Programs sites.

GrowBoston is exploring the possibility of establishing a farm on Boston Public Health Commission's campus on River Street to serve the Mattapan community. Learn about this project here.

Public Works is providing free compost deliveries for communal gardens and pick up for community gardeners. Communal gardens include gardens at libraries, community centers, nonprofits, and community gardens. Find more information about the program and request a delivery here. More information about pick up is at the bottom of this post.

There are several requirements you must meet in order to receive a delivery:

1. Gardens are responsible for ensuring their entrance is large enough for a 10 foot wide truck to fit through. 
2. There must be a place to dump the compost.
3. Compost will not be dumped on sidewalks or active roadways.
4. Entrances must be clear at time of delivery, please notify neighbors not to block the entrance if needed.

Please note: the smallest amount of compost they deliver is two cubic yards. As a rule of thumb, 1 cubic yard of compost spread a quarter-inch thick will cover roughly 1,200 square feet (a 30ft x 40ft rectangle) of garden beds. They will not pick up leftover compost. You could consider having a delivery and announcing to your community that they can pick up compost for their garden beds from the leftover compost.

Another option that is available is for community gardeners to bring their own containers/bags and pick up compost at Landscape Express on American Legion Highway. Pick up times are Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. from Saturday, April 18th to Wednesday, September 30th. Gardeners must sign up ahead of time, check in at the main office, and be escorted to the compost. More information is available here.

Please email camilla.elvis@boston.gov with any questions.