Cultivating Change: Evaluating the City of Phoenix’s Backyard Garden Program

This report evaluates the City of Phoenix's Backyard Garden Program (BGP), a community-centered initiative offering free backyard gardens and gardening education to low-income residents in or near food deserts. It explores the program's impact on health, nutrition, and community resilience, aiming to identify its successes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement. By analyzing program data and participant feedback, this report assesses the quantitative and qualitative outcomes of participants and examines the program's role in fostering food security, physical and mental well-being, and community empowerment.