Benchmarking is Back!
Share, Compare, and Be Aware – Garden Benchmarking reports are open to all members. Compensation and Benefits is available to Main contacts and their designees. Click here!
FY2023 Annual Report
Fiscal year 2023 saw many changes for the American Public Gardens Association. The return of in-person events, increased staff turnover, a leadership change, and one-time financial hits brought new challenges and opportunities.
This year’s Annual Report tells the Association’s story for FY2023.
RFP: 2025 Strategic Planning Consultant
The Association is accepting proposals from individuals and firms to facilitate the development of the organization’s next Strategic Plan launching in January 2025. The successful applicant will facilitate a comprehensive planning process, engaging a wide variety of stakeholders including board members, staff, Association leaders and members, partners, and sponsors to create a robust Strategic Plan to guide the organization for the next three – five years.
Learn more.
DISASTER READINESS: upcoming workshops
How ready is your Public Garden to face extreme weather events and worsening natural hazards? Have you connected with your local emergency management community?
Learn the key steps for disaster planning
Gain valuable guidance from our Disaster Readiness Specialists
Gather with peers from your region to discuss challenges and successes
Identify how to support each other before, during, and after a disaster.
URBAN AGRICULTURE RESILIENCE PROGRAM
APPLICATIONS OPEN – deadline extended
Is your garden or organization already involved or interested in:
- Engaging in an urban agriculture collaboration between a public garden and a partner organization(s)
- Combining urban food growing and educational programming?
- Facilitating public engagement in urban food growing?
- Addressing community food security challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic?
- Increasing equitable access, representation, and benefit sharing at participating gardens and organizations and in communities?
- Building capacity in urban agriculture within and beyond the public gardens community?
If so, please consider applying for an Urban Agriculture Resilience Program award by December 1!
events
Discover Association and external events happening throughout the year.
Wild-Collecting 101
NEWS CENTER
Covering the people and institutions of the public horticulture sector.
