The Wassamasaw Community Garden and Food Sovereignty program is dedicated to empowering the 1,500-member Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians by fostering sustainable agriculture, food security, and cultural preservation. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the barn that had been significantly damaged by Hurricane Helene will be restored to provide critical support for our food sovereignty efforts, including roof repairs, structural reinforcement, and the installation of new doors and ventilation.

The Salvation Army of the Midlands is committed to providing nourishment, education, and stability to individuals and families facing food insecurity. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the organization will transform its existing courtyard into a vibrant community garden, featuring a greenhouse, irrigation system, raised planting beds, picnic tables, and shaded seating for educational programs and outdoor dining.

St. Roch Community Garden is dedicated to increasing food access, environmental education, and sustainable agriculture in New Orleans. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the organization will install two additional shipping containers, build a rooftop greenhouse, implement a rainwater collection system, and enhance security with fencing and vertical growing trellises. These improvements will expand the ability to provide fresh produce to local families, offer hands-on learning opportunities for youth, and create a welcoming gathering space for community events and workshops.

Since 2014, the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild (FMGG) has raised more than 42 tons of fresh produce for donation to food pantries and soup kitchens in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. With the Lowe's Hometowns grant, FMGG will install a permanent heating system in the Franciscan Monastery's 1915, cast-iron-and-glass greenhouse. This renovation will allow FMGG to grow produce year-round to help provide nutritious vegetables for those experiencing food insecurity in our community.

Ekar Farm and Community Gardens is a communal urban farm created to build community, provide experiential and environmental education, and grow sustainably produced fruits and vegetables, expanding access to those in need. With support from Lowe’s Hometowns, the organization will install fencing, raised garden beds, an irrigation system, shade structures, a produce wash station, and pathways to create a fully functional and welcoming farm space. 

The Clark County Veterans Garden is a criminal justice community service site with a large garden which is used to grow fresh food for the food banks in our area. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the organization will add a 30’ x 72’ greenhouse to the property. This greenhouse will extend its growing season, expand capacity, and increase the amount of fresh food we can donate to the local food banks.

Northwest New Mexico Arts Council and The Leanor provides entrepreneurship opportunities for the teens after school and during the summer. Through Lowe's Hometowns, a renovation of the outdoor space including fencing, benches, tables, chairs and a raised garden bed with irrigation will help create a safe and enjoyable space for community connection.

Peace Tree Parks began with a mission to increase resident's access to fresh produce. The inspiration behind this project is introducing "Agriculture Technology" to the urban farming scene in Detroit and serve as a hub for agriculture and STEM education. The Lowe's Hometowns project includes construction of the Hybrid Market, including building a pavilion, a shipping container kitchen and landscaping.

Hope Extreme provides essential services such as youth programs, support for unsheltered individuals and assistance with food and hygiene needs. The Lowe's Hometowns project will help construct a park and community garden in a current vacant lot. The garden and park will include a new fence, vegetable gardens, fruit trees and a basketball halfcourt.

Through Lowe's Hometowns, Eden Housing Resident Services will receive a new community garden at Faith Manor and Tennyson Garden apartments, an affordable housing community in Hayward California. Upgrades to their outdoor areas will include new garden beds, weed barrier, benches, irrigation and pea gravel throughout the site. The garden area will provide youth enrichment as a part of their after-school program and bring the community together.