Springfield Community Gardens

A program by Springfield Community Gardens and Springfield-Greene County Libraries has brought fresh produce from local farms and gardens to anyone in need at easily accessible sites in Springfield, but it faces challenges in the wake of lost federal funding.

We visit staff from the Springfield Community Gardens and volunteers at a weekly distribution of produce that would have gone to waste and learn more about Ozarks Food Harvest, which makes this program and food distribution from 270 partners across the Ozarks possible.

John Maker is an active member of the Osage Nation and an elected member of the Osage Congress. Tuesday morning, he led a ceremony, blessing and prayer to dedicate the new urban farm.

A network of partnerships and funding from the USDA had allowed local farms to be paid for food distributed to those in need across 22 counties in Southern Missouri through work done by Springfield Community Gardens. The funding from the USDA has been cut.

The Rogers Community Food Forest is a project of Springfield Community Gardens. It was established in 2017. They hope it will last for decades.

Springfield Community Gardens offers a variety of programs and space to grow fruits and vegetables.

SCG will receive $50,000 over three years.

A public fridge at the Midtown Carnegie Library is providing fresh produce to the community. A combined effort of the Library District, the Springfield Community Gardens and CPO.

The Springfield-Greene County Library’s Heirloom Seed Library opens February 1. The Midtown Carnegie Library is starting off the growing season with a National Seed Swap event this Saturday, January 27, at 1 p.m.

The City of Republic's Tower & Till Community Garden and various Springfield Community Garden projects will benefit from the funds.