Connecting All People

To Nutritious Food

Project GROWS is a nonprofit educational farm with a mission to grow a healthy community by connecting all people to nutritious foods.

Our Vision

We want to grow a healthy community by connecting all people to nutritious foods.

Let’s start by envisioning a world with an equitable food system, where everyone has the access and knowledge to choose, grow, and enjoy foods that support a healthy life.

Many families in our community are far from this.

Let’s work together to create a healthier community!

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Augusta Health Needs Assessment

Our Mission

Project GROWS first took root in 2010 when nine local human service agencies came together to look at the health challenges our community was facing. A recent Community Health Needs Assessment had found that our community was experiencing both high rates of hunger and food insecurity, as well as high rates of diet-related chronic disease, particularly among our youth.

After two years of planning and research on community-based prevention models, our nonprofit was founded with a focus on food education and food access as solutions to improving long-term health and food security. Our educational farm broke ground in 2012 with a land lease from Augusta County and with funding support from the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth and the Augusta Health Foundation.