Project GROWS

Project GROWS is an educational, nonprofit organization with a mission to improve the health of children and youth in Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County, Virginia through garden-based education and access to healthy food. We believe that all children deserve a healthy life and future. We believe that the garden is an ideal setting to create a safe and inspiring space for youth that supports their physical, mental, and social well-being. We know that kids who have a hand in growing their own vegetables in the garden LOVE to eat them. We know that bringing fresh local produce into our local school system combined with nutrition education is helping to grow a new generation of engaged and healthy youth. We also know that many families in our community do not have access to affordable, nutritious produce and we are filling in those gaps with programs like our Youth-Run Farm Stand, Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Farmer’s Market, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Matching Program, and donations to families throughout our area. In the words of Geoff Lawton, we believe “all the world’s problems can be solved in the garden.”

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HOW IT WORKS

1. Set up your customer profile! Sign up as a customer for free OR purchase a membership as a donation to the Project GROWS Farmers Markets.

2. Start shopping! Simply choose the items you'd like and check out via a secure Stripe connection. You can filter by category and producer to help find the items you want.

3. Pick up your food! Project GROWS will gather your orders from your favorite producers and prepare them for easy pick up at your select location.

If you are enrolled in SNAP or the WIC/Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, you can still use your benefits at our markets! Please reach out to markets@projectgrows.org, to get started!

For more detailed instructions please visit the "How it works" section of our website. read more...

ABOUT US

Project GROWS is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of the community through garden based education and access to fresh local foods. The Project GROWS farmer's Markets are part of a broader food access initiative to connect the community to local food and the producers who grew it. Our online market place allows you to continue to support our local producers and connect to the market from the comfort of your own home.

Similar to our physical markets, our online markets accept a variety of nutrition incentive programs. If you are a SNAP customer reach out to markets@projectgrows.org to learn how to get 50% of your orders using benefits.If you are a WIC/Senior FMNP customer contact markets@projectgrows.org to learn how you can use your vouchers to purchase fresh fruits and veggies online! read more...