Just Grow is Just Food’s community gardening initiative, bringing people together to grow fresh produce, share skills, and build a stronger, healthier Douglas County. The program provides space, tools, and guidance for gardeners of all skill levels—helping neighbors feed themselves, their families, and the wider community.

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Right now, Just Grow maintains 36 community plots dedicated to growing food for Just Food’s pantry. These gardens are already producing fresh fruits and vegetables for neighbors in need, with more harvests to come before the season ends.

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Just Grow is also home to the Native Edible Plant Landscape, developed in partnership with Native Lands Restoration Collaborative. This groundbreaking project—believed to be the first of its kind in the nation—features 18 native plant species, including edible and medicinal varieties, planted across the Just Food campus. These gardens will not only provide food, but also restore biodiversity, honor Indigenous agricultural knowledge, and create a living classroom for the community.

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Through hands-on gardening, food access initiatives, and educational workshops, Just Grow is planting the seeds for a more resilient, connected, and food-secure future.

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Questions? Want to get more involved? Contact our Garden Coordinator Emily Lundberg at grow@justfoodks.org