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Fostering Growth for All
Our Grateful Garden serves as a beacon of hope, implementing Permaculture principles via community gardens, food pantry partnerships, and educational offerings. We strive to heal both our people and the land, ensuring a sustainable and ecological future. Through our programs, we encourage the community to connect with nature while fostering growth for all.
As a nonprofit, we are dedicated to community engagement and environmental stewardship. With initiatives like tree planting, food pantry collaboration, and education programs, we aim to create lasting change. Our commitment to social responsibility allows us to actively restore the earth and uplift our community, ensuring everyone can thrive in harmony with nature.
Our Founders Vision
“Caring for the Earth is caring for ourselves. Caring for People is caring for ourselves, offering a Fair Share is giving ourselves a fair share.
It is our mission to bring the vision of Permaculture to life in areas that deeply impact our communities. Ecological Separation, Food Insecurity, Addiction and Recovery. While it may seem these missions are not related there is a distinct correlation between each and the fundraising and created spaces present the opportunity to address each individually and collectively. They go hand in hand. Ecological Restoration is Social Restoration
Our Grateful Garden is all of creation and therefore all space is a Grateful Garden."
- Todd Breitenstein
Founder and President of Our Grateful Garden
Upcoming Events
Spring Garden Expo FundraiserSat, Apr 25Old South Union Church
St. Patrick's Day Pea Shoot FestMon, Mar 16Location is TBD
Earth Care Community Planting DayWed, Apr 22Fowl Play and Miss Bee Haven Farm
Explore Our Programs
Food Pantry Gardens
We partner with local food pantries to create community gardens, supplying fresh produce to those in need. This initiative helps combat food insecurity while empowering residents to engage in sustainable practices.
Garden Lecture Series
Todd Breitenstein, The Grateful Gardener, shares inspiring talks that blend nature’s wisdom with stories of resilience, recovery, and community. His lectures invite audiences to find healing and hope through connection with the land.
Volunteer Opportunities
Join us in our mission! Whether it's planting, teaching, or organizing events, volunteers are vital to our success. Together, we can make a significant impact on our community and the environment.
Permaculture Design Certificate
We partner with South Shore Permaculture to offer the Permaculture Design Course, combining online learning with hands-on workshops tailored to New England’s unique landscape. Rooted in Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share, the program empowers participants to design resilient, regenerative systems for home and community.
