Rooted in Community, Cultivating Connections, Together
Grassroots Gardens WNY is a collective of activists, gardeners, and neighbors, facilitating the creation and maintenance of community gardens and other public green spaces as a means of healing systemic harm and strengthening community connections.
About Our Approach
From Community and The Land,
For Community and The Land
In the last 30 years, Grassroots Gardens WNY has grown from a small group of passionate people helping others develop community gardens to a well-respected organization that helps people engage their communities and connect with the land in many ways, all across the region.
We’re currently engaged in:
No matter the method, however, our projects are always 100% community-driven; we exist to support community efforts, not lead them–or take credit for them afterward.
Looking to make a difference?
We pride ourselves in providing our neighbors with the ability to “do something” that shows tangible short-term change, has longer-term impact, and also confers immediate personal and interpersonal benefits.
Our volunteers…
And while they do that, they get to spend time outdoors, meet and engage with their neighbors, and yes “get their hands dirty” (in a good way).
Community Stories
Impact, Inclusion & Growth
Newsroom/Media
Meg Kelly named Executive Director of Grassroots Gardens WNY
Kelly is a Buffalo-based operator and community builder with a background in helping organizations bring…
Partnership Stories
Mohawk Global Celebrates Community Garden Through Sowing Kindness Initiative at Buffalo PS 45 – International School
Mohawk Global, in partnership with Grassroots Gardens WNY and Buffalo PS 45 – International School,…
Partnership Stories
From Makerspace to Community: Students Host Giving Ceremony for GGWNY
The Foundry and Stanley G. Falk School celebrated innovative students learning metalworking at a giving…
Newsroom/Media
GGWNY’s Timothy Chen joins WIVB’s Daytime Buffalo for Earth Day 2026
Grassroots Gardens WNY and local nonprofits worked hard during Earth Week to celebrate our planet,…
Partnership Stories
Just Salad supports GGWNY through Giveback Day
The grand opening of Just Salad’s first Buffalo-area location welcomed guests with a Giveback Day…
Newsroom/Media
GGWNY Announces Upcoming Leadership Transition
Timothy Chen will step down from his role as Executive Director later this year.
Our Impact
Making a Measurable & Magnificent Difference
During the 2024 season, we distributed
5725
Seedlings
240
Yards of Soil & Compost
158
Lumber for raised beds
800+
Fall Bulbs
We worked and learned in solidarity with
Individuals at our
58
workshops and
programs
104
Community Gardens in Buffalo & Niagara Falls
Volunteers for
200+
hours
Our gardeners at
195
garden consultations
How to Participate
Contribute, Cultivate, Connect
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