Scotts Miracle-Gro | Community Enhancement

Our work at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is to connect more people, in more places, to the life-enhancing benefits of gardens and greenspaces. From edible gardens solving for food insecurity to green schoolyards providing natural places for children to learn and grow, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation supports all types of community-driven garden projects, especially programs that benefit young children. 

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Nasir’s #GardenStory: Teaching Other Kids Through His Love of Gardening
Smarter, happier, healthier kids have one thing in common. They spend more time outdoors. That’s why at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation we make it our mission to give more kids the chance to experience the benefits of gardens and greenspaces like Nasir. Starting January 2, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation will launch its Grassroots Grants with KidsGardening, inviting schools and nonprofit organizations from across the country to apply for funds to support their youth garden programs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Zinnia’s #GardenStory: Sharing Her Love of Fresh Food With Those in Need
At The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, we want more kids outside—with their hands in the dirt and their smiles bursting with joy. We want more kids to have the opportunity like Zinnia to experience the wonder of gardens. That’s why we’re partnering with KidsGardening to support more youth garden programs nationwide.

Education

VIDEO | The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation to Connect One Million Children to Fresh Food in Partnership with The National Head Start Association
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is partnering with The National Head Start Association to bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens to one million of America’s most vulnerable children and their families.

Education

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation to Bring Garden Benefits to America’s Most Vulnerable Children in Partnership with the National Head Start Association
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation today announced its multi-year partnership with the National Head Start Association to combat some of the most pressing challenges facing today’s youngest generation, improving access to healthy food and increasing time spent outdoors connected to nature.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

GRO1000 Program Impact: Bringing Hope to 1,000 Communities
Since 2011, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation has supported 1,000 community gardens in every state across the country.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Applications Now Open for The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Hometown Community Garden and Greenspace Grant Fund
At ScottsMiracle-Gro, our roots run deep. This year, we’re celebrating the 150th anniversary of our company, and we contribute a big part of our success to the local community in Marysville, Ohio, who’s helped us grow over the years. That’s why we’re honored to partner with The Union County Foundation to provide more resources for garden and greenspace development in our own corporate backyard of Union County, Ohio.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

INFOGRAPHIC | ScottsMiracle-Gro Associates Garden to Give Back

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and Union County Foundation Announce New Garden and Greenspace Fund to Benefit Union County
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation announced the creation of its Hometown Community Garden and Greenspace Grant Fund with The Union County Foundation. The fund was opened to mark the 150th anniversary of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and to further support the development of thriving gardens and greenspaces in its backyard of Marysville, Ohio.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ScottsMiracle-Gro Associates Garden for Health and the Community
Associates at the ScottsMiracle-Gro headquarters in Marysville, Ohio, gather each year to plant row upon row of raised-bed gardens on company grounds. Then, from spring through fall, they volunteer to nurture the gardens, watering, weeding and harvesting them weekly with an eye toward serving the greater good. The produce is delivered to the Marysville Food Pantry to help feed about 75 families and more than 1,200 people weekly.

Social Impact & Volunteering

GRO1000 Milestone Reached: Thousandth Garden to Connect Children With Benefits of Nature
Eight years ago, we set a goal to help create 1,000 community gardens and greenspaces and connect more people to the life-enhancing benefits of gardens and greenspaces. This May, we’ll realize that goal with the dedication of the thousandth GRO1000 garden in Columbus, Ohio.

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