Reno, NV

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: Many of Reno's Native residents have limited access to fresh produce. To provide nutritious food to local families, the Center for Healthy Aging concerted a vacant lot into an intergenerational, indigenous community garden. The Center wanted to ensure the space was accessible and welcoming, so it installed ADA-compliant benches, raised garden beds and LED lighting in the space. Today, the garden hosts programming for people of all ages, including culinary classes, culturally relevant gardening instruction and a harvest festival.

Bartlesville, OK

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: An accessible garden featuring raised beds, shaded seating and cultural gardening activities will be created at a community center. The space will support access to fresh food and give residents age 50-plus active roles as growers and teachers.

Columbus, OH

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: The International Harvest Garden lacked shade and seating, leaving gardeners age 50-plus and families without a comfortable place to rest or gather. The project added a picnic table with side access for mobility aids, a shade trellis and improved walkways for easier navigation. These upgrades will support cultural events and reduce isolation, with volunteers saying the changes will make the garden "a sanctuary as well as a place of growth and education."

Project description was created using generative AI and then reviewed for accuracy.