Morgantown, KY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: The project will add raised garden beds, seating and a community mural next to the Butler County Senior Center. This space will support light activity, relaxation and social time while providing fresh produce in a welcoming outdoor setting.

Custer, SD

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: After flooding destroyed the Custer Community Garden, the Custer Area Economic Development set out to relocate the beloved amenity to a new site. The organization created a new garden at a local high school, installing 16 raised beds, including wheelchair accessible and raised options to accommodate gardeners of all ability levels. Workers laid compost and mulch at the site and installed fencing to keep out foraging wildlife. The school's lunch program now has access to excess produce grown in the garden, which also provides educational programming to the community. Project organizers report that since the improvements, leaders from neighboring communities have reached out for advice for creating their own gardens.

Benton, KY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: The library will transform an unused patio into a community garden featuring accessible seating, shaded tables and raised beds. The space will support gardening, reading and social programs for all ages.