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The Giving Grove Impact
Sites: 261
Annual Potential Harvest: Over 3 Million Annual Servings
Trees Planted: 4,606
Who We Are
The Giving Grove empowers community leaders to care for the earth and feed their neighbors by establishing neighborhood orchards. These orchards, which produce fruits, nuts, and berries:
Offer Healthy Calories
The average 15-tree Giving Grove orchard produces almost 4,000 pounds of healthy food each year and 74,000 pounds over its lifetime.
Strengthen Community
Neighbors meet neighbors, children connect with nature and the orchard becomes a community gathering place.
Act as Carbon Farm
Orchards improve air quality, enhance soil biology and mitigate storm water runoff.
Communities We Serve
Neighborhoods
Transforming underutilized spaces into community green spaces.
Neighborhoods
Schools and Youth
Connecting children to nature and early exposure to healthy food choices.
Seniors
Bringing health and longevity of life in the outside orchard.
Faith Communities
Challenging others to give abundantly to their community.
Health Facilities
Providing spaces for horticulture therapy by health professionals.
Parks
Revitalizing public gathering spaces with free, healthy food access.
Giving Grove Staff
Matt Bunch
Director of Horticulture, Education and Orchards
Email: matt{at}kccg.org
Phone: 816.931.3877 Ext: 312
Melinda Dillon
Community Engagement Specialist
Email: melinda{at}kccg.org
Phone : 816.931.3877 – Ext 303
Ian Taylor
Orchard Specialist
Email: ian{at}kccg.org
Phone : 816.931.3877 – Ext 308