Backyard Growers began in 2010 as a small operation with a single, simple goal: to build garden beds for low-income residents so they could experience the financial and psychological benefits of growing their own food. For the first few years, it operated out of founder Lara Lepionka’s Gloucester home.
Over the years, however, the organization’s mission and its reach expanded. Today, Backyard Growers has built and operates six community gardens. It distributes grow bag kits to families in need,
