enBloom is excited to launch our latest program in April 2023 thanks to funding from the Big Green Dow! Grow4FoodRX is an immersive, seed-to-market learning experience to train a legion of urban and suburban gardeners to grow local food, contributing to sustainable and resilient communities. Training content will be taught by enBloom’s very own member-partner and resident grower, Reci !

Through this learning experience, enBloom will increase the number of urban/suburban farms and growers with special focus on lowering barriers to entry for socially disadvantaged and emerging urban gardeners. With more accessible guidance and 100% of tools and materials needed to grow food, local growers can thrive. In this pilot year, we will be learning about typical challenges that backyard in our zone 7 experience, a variety of ways to address those challenges and monitor the yields of the gardens. The produce grown will go to our growers or collected and used at live cooking demonstrations throughout the growing season to turn the hyper-local foods in to nutrient dense juices, smoothies, and other tasting foods for the public to sample and learn to prepare at home.

We’re Recruiting!

Would you like to apply to be in our inaugural group Grow4FoodRX backyard, porch and patio growers? Click “Sign Up” below to fill out the application. Garden Stewards will be selected in May and on a rolling bases until add spaces have been filled. Have questions? Check out FAQ to see if you questions is answered there.

What Growers Receive?

• Be among the first to know of enBloom events, opportunities, and news by being included on our insiders list.

• A complete outdoor garden growing package to include: a 17” tall 2 x 6.5 ft Vego Garden Bed and pest cover, soil, amendments, seeds, plant seedlings and basic garden tools worth $575

• Access to a series about 24 live trainings, recorded videos and Q&A. Lessons will include everything you need for a successful learning and growing experience to include unboxing and assembly of your growing package, to preparing your plant bed to harvesting at the end of the growing season - priceless!

• Growers will have an opportunity to keep some of the harvest and the rest will be used at live cooking demonstrations throughout the growing season - priceless!

• On-site technical support and check-ins from a trained enBloom at various intervals throughout the season, up to $200 value

• An enBloom t-shirt, $40 value

• Food growing skills that will last them a lifetime - priceless!

  a more than $715 value **

** We are growing food to nourish our families and our communities. Therefore, we would like allow time for our Growers to learn with us and vise versa. The beds are on loan for terms of one or two years. Think of it as ‘borrow to own’! After the third season you can keep the bed at no cost — we hope that by now you are hooked and will continue to grow for enBloom and your community but you decide. As Growers strengthen their garden skills and establish commitment to the program, they will have the opportunity to decide if they want to gain ownership over their bed or return it to enBloom. Read more in the FAQ.