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Local Growers

Local growers are an essential part of every community and help ensure food security. At Garden Culture Magazine, we like to shine the spotlight on them in every single issue. Our world is full of farmers and gardeners who care about the environment, nutritious and ethically-produced food, and the people they feed. In this section, we invite you to get to know your local growers.

Scroll down to the map and hover over a pin to see who’s growing in that location. Use the “Change Regions” button to check out specific areas you might be interested in and the zoom to get a closer look. Happy Growing!
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The Wandering Bee Flower Farm

The Wandering Bee Flower Farm

The Wandering Bee Flower Farm offers organic, field-to-vase blooms, bouquet subscriptions, and farm experiences in Thorndale, Ontario. Shop local flowers!

Halina Krol

Halina Krol

​Halina has been growing since the '70s, in our back garden in a rural town near the Polish seaside.

Anna Maria Smeds

Anna Maria Smeds

Anna Maria Smeds blends Greek heritage with Mediterranean gardening and cooking. Follow her journey on Instagram and YouTube for inspiration.

Halina Krol

Halina Krol

Szczecin
, Poland
​Halina has been growing since the ’70s, in our back garden in a rural town near the Polish seaside.
The Wandering Bee Flower Farm

The Wandering Bee Flower Farm

Thorndale
, Ontario
, Canada
The Wandering Bee Flower Farm offers organic, field-to-vase blooms, bouquet subscriptions, and farm experiences in Thorndale, Ontario. Shop local flowers!
Anna Maria Smeds

Anna Maria Smeds

Palmyra
, Virginia
, United States
Anna Maria Smeds blends Greek heritage with Mediterranean gardening and cooking. Follow her journey on Instagram and YouTube for inspiration.
Brogdale Collections

Brogdale Collections

Faversham
, Kent
, United Kingdom
This charity is set within over 150 acres of beautiful Kent farmland, home to the National Fruit Collection, one of the largest collections of fruit trees in the world, holding over 3,000 varieties of apples, pears, quinces, plums, cherries, grapes and nuts.
Civic Greens Inc.

Civic Greens Inc.

Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
In Toronto, Ontario, Ben Naster and Tyler Fick get the picture and are actively working to change the way cities feed themselves by localizing food production in less traditional ways.
URBAVORE

URBAVORE

Kansas City
, Missouri
, United States
Sitting on 13.5 acres in Kansas City’s downtown core, the biodiverse haven is run by farmers Brooke Salvaggio and Daniel Heryer, who have dedicated themselves to working with Mother Nature to produce nutrient-dense, organic food for the community.
Some Funguys

Chris Valentine-Allan and Some Funguys

Edinburgh
, Scotland
, United Kingdom
Chris needed a suitable space quickly. Summerhall — Edinburgh’s arts and tech hub — showed him an old workshop with dark, cool, thick walls. From there he was soon producing around 150 kilos a week!
Ohio City Farm

Ohio City Farm

Cleveland
, Ohio
, United States
Sitting on 5 acres of green space leased from the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, this urban farm boosts the local food economy by providing Cleveland residents with fresh, healthy produce grown close to home.
Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands

Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands

Seattle
, Washington
, United States
This 8-acre farm is the largest in the city and sits on the ancestral lands of the Duwamish people. It was founded in 2009 by local residents and activists who wanted to improve food security, build community, and restore the wetlands.
Tony John

Tony John

Wales
, United Kingdom
There’s something quietly radical about a man with a PhD in fungal contamination of food grain choosing to spend his days growing salads at 1,000 feet in mid-Wales.