Our Story.

Solidarity gardens were started with a simple goal in mind: Feeding the Urbana-Champaign community

We started in 2020 during the pandemic, but it’s importance to the community has since grown. Solidarity Gardens seeks to reduce food insecurity by teaching the community to grow fresh food, and by providing the space and tools to do so.

With help from the broader community, Solidarity Gardens will be offering free seeds, seedlings, tools, soil, containers, gardening expertise, and educational resources to anyone interested in growing food with us. We grow, collect, process, and distribute thousands of pounds of produce yearly to community members who are facing economic and food insecurity through the Solidarity Gardens CU Distribution Network.

We are #NeighborsFeedingNeighbors #Cultivating Community