Established in 2016, Growing Together Nebraska (GTN) is a SNAP-Ed funded donation garden project that increases food security and promotes healthy food access for families and individuals who are food insecure. This team engages active Extension Master Gardeners, local community organizations, and volunteers to build and manage donation gardens to improve access to affordable, nutritious, and safe foods. Nebraska's efforts feed into a larger Growing Together multi-state (Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Wyoming) SNAP-Ed project.
2024 IMPACTS
“This produce will help us make it to the end of the month - I've been skipping meals to ensure my kids have food to eat. Now we'll be able to stretch our pantry and make it to the next month."
— GTN Produce Recipient
Growing Together Nebraska
Annual Impact Reports
For the ninth consecutive year, Nebraska Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) awarded funding to 12 communities across the state through its Growing Together Nebraska (GTN) project. Fresh, locally grown produce valued at $88,757 was donated to those in need across 45 food pantries and emergency food distribution sites.
View our GTN annual reports:
Nebraska Seasonal Produce Tips & Recipes
Explore Nebraska's produce while learning how to select, properly store, and the nutritional benefits of eating produce. Check out the tips and recipes on how to use produce.
