Wasatch Community Gardens

Salt Lake City, UT

History

1980's Crossroads Urban Center created two programs that gave people direct access to food. The first program took unused land and turned it into productive gardening space where people from the community could grow their own food. The second program supplied fresh carp from Utah Lake and surrounding rivers to the local refugee and immigrant population. In 1989, Wasatch Fish & Gardens becomes an official non-profit organization with 501(C)(3) status. In the mid 90's, we ended the fish program and changed our focus, mission, and name to Wasatch Community Gardens; however, with the exception of the fish program, what we have been doing from the beginning has been the same - giving people access to land to grow their own food, and educating adults and youth how to grow and eat healthy, organic, local food. We execute our mission and efforts through four main programs: Community Garden, Youth Garden, School Garden, and Community Education.

Specialties

Our mission: To empower people of all ages and incomes to grow and eat healthy, organic, local food. Who we are: Wasatch Community Gardens has served Wasatch Front residents since 1989 with the belief that the quality of a community is directly related to the quality of its food. We offer garden space, educational programs, and community events to empower people to grow, harvest, preserve, and prepare fresh, healthy food. We execute our mission through four main programs: Community Garden, Youth Garden, School Garden, and Community Education. Our core values: Community: To practice inclusion and cultivate connections between diverse people around a shared Wasatch Community Gardens mission-related purpose. Sharing: To recognize that everyone has knowledge and experience to contribute that enlivens and strengthens our mission and community. Stewardship: To value the human, natural and financial resources that have been entrusted to us. Our vision: We envision an inclusive, robust and vibrant community that is nourished by healthy and affordable food.

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