REFUGEE GARDEN INITIATIVES
is an independent, refugee-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Guided by lived experience, we use food, education, storytelling, and wellness-centered community engagement to expand access to culturally appropriate foods and help build more inclusive food systems. We take a holistic approach that recognizes food as part of healing, dignity, memory, and belonging. Our work includes market outreach, demonstration growing, storytelling, advocacy, partnership-building, and supportive programming such as ESL, financial literacy, and our Summer Healing Series.
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
Audrey Hepburn
With Gratitude to Our 2025 Sponsors:
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF)
Ann Arbor Farm & Garden (AAFG)
Ethel & James Flinn Foundation
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
Helen L. Kay Charitable Trust
Levine Impact Lab (LIL)
Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (MAPAAC)
Michigan Fitness Foundation (MFF)
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)
The Joseph Handleman I believe In You Foundation
TJX, Inc.
