AAF&G Foundation awards $20,795 to local garden projects, scholarships
Ann Arbor Farm & Garden is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2025-26 grants and scholarships. Whether funding essential supplies like seeds and plants, or supporting garden renovation and restoration needs, we applaud these organizations for their efforts to grow both gardens and gardeners and make our community greener.
Our sincere thanks to all our 2025 June Garden Walkers and special event attendees – your support is what makes these awards possible.
4-H Garden at Washtenaw County Youth Center: $1,010 for seeds, fruit tree and shrub, essential supplies.
African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County: $2,145 for existing tree assessment, new plantings.
Apple Playschools: $2,230 for Mobile Garden project (movable raised beds).
Cobblestone Farm Association: $525, for Fountain Garden restoration, native plants and tools.
Dawn Farm: $1,600, seeds and supplies for multiple garden locations.
Friends of Greenview/Pioneer Nature Area $3,675 for prescribed burn, goatscaping, purchase of native wildflower plugs and shrubs.
Growing Hope: $2,620 for Sharing Garden revitalization and accessibility improvements.
Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum: $2,870 for garden renovation at the Arb’s Washington Heights entrance.
Refugee Garden Initiatives: $1,120 for seeds, plants, growing supplies.
We continued our decades-long educational support with scholarship awards of $1,500 each to the U-M Biological Station and the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS).
Foundation Co-Chairs Ann Ringia and Carrie Riedeman thank this cycle’s Foundation Committee members: Claire Austin, Toni Burton, Sharon Darga, Cindy Fink, Mary Fowler, Julie Franzen-May, Mary Beth Lewis, Martha Lowry, Barbara MacKenzie, Carol Polverini, Sally Tamm.
The 2026-27 awards cycle will open in September 2026. Learn more about our philanthropic activities on our Giving page.