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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!
Emma Corns Local Grower

Emma Corns

Buckinghamshire
, United Kingdom
Emma Corns turned to gardening as a way to help her get through the darkest period in her life. Today, her garden and greenhouse are her sanctuaries.
Allotment Fight Club

Allotment Fight Club

Cardiff
, Wales
, United Kingdom
We can’t tell you his name, but you need to know about Allotment Fight Club. His gardening space in Cardiff is a break from his super-secret day job.
Roost Farms

Roost Farms

Wheat Ridge
, Colorado
, United States
Ordering 100 baby chickens helped Chris and Liz McCune turn their dream of running an urban farm into a reality! Roost Farms is a one-acre paradise near Denver.
Operation Grow

Operation Grow

Midland
, Ontario
, Canada
Operation Grow is an innovative, vertical hydroponic farm in downtown Midland that grows more than fresh veg. The non-profit changes the lives of women in need.
Aweside Farm

Aweside Farm

Polegate
, Sussex
, United Kingdom
Aweside Farm grows a wide variety of edible flowers for chefs and crafters, but above all, to enhance biodiversity in the UK, where wildlife is struggling.
Kat

Kat

Cornwall
, United Kingdom
Wait until you see the incredible space Kat has created in her allotment. Her garden is an oasis featuring veg, flowers, a wildlife pond, and more.
Brooklyn Grange

Brooklyn Grange

Brooklyn
, New York
, United States
The rooftop farming and intensive green roofing business promotes sustainable urban living, helping New Yorkers access fresh, locally grown food.
Chez Giardino

Chez Giardino

Morin-Heights
, Quebec
, Canada
In Morin-Heights, QC, Chez Giardino embodies the spirit of the local food movement. The family-owned catering company makes made-to-order meals for private events and local customers.
Dan Clark ‘Geordie Grower’

Dan Clark, AKA ‘Geordie Grower’

Newcastle upon Tyne
, England
England has an astonishingly large number of districts with unique accents, cultural traits, and climate variations. Dan, better known on social media as Geordie Grower, demonstrates how to grow food in the cooler climate of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Chris Maynard, AKA “Happy Mush Chris’

Winchester
, England
At Jolly Moon Farm, this dynamic duo grows hundreds of kilograms of gourmet and functional mushrooms, with Lion’s Mane as their flagship strain, followed by native UK oyster varieties. Their mission is to unlock people’s minds to the incredible benefits of fungi.