WCG doesn’t just grow vegetables—we grow unity within commUNITY and sow culture within agriCULTURE. And we can’t do it without you! YOU are the essential ingredient that fuels our recipe for impact.
As we continue our pursuit of healthy food access for all, your year-end gift is a critical investment in our life-changing work toward food equity.
“[WCG’s program] helped me believe in myself again, love myself again…I wish there would be more programs like this throughout the state!” - Carrie, a farm-based Job Training Program alumna, also known as “Farmily,” who now has her own small farm business
Please enjoy this Sowing AgriCULTURE video for a glimpse into the personal stories (like Carrie’s) contributing to our vision for the future, and leave your personal handprint in the soil with a donation that grows our collective impact!
As we approach year 4 of our ambitious 5-Year Growth Plan, your donations enable us to deliver immediate community impact in our pursuit of healthy food access for all. Indeed, it has been a busy 2025 across our six programs!
- Our Job Training Program’s Green Team completed its first full growing season at City Farm on 1300 South, growing thousands of pounds of food for low-income families and individuals who might otherwise be nutrition-insecure.
- Our Community Garden Program opened a new garden in Rose Park in partnership with Rose Park Neighborhood Center and Salt Lake City—the 19th site under WCG management.
- Our Youth & School Garden Program is now offering sliding scale camp fees (including free admission for extremely low-income families) to increase the financial accessibility of our program.
- Our Advocacy & Justice Program kicked off an accessibility audit of all WCG-managed growing spaces to ensure that our physical spaces support healthy food access for all.
- Our Education Program diversified its offerings through new instructors and topics and launched new initiatives including dry farming research, expanding access to agricultural knowledge.
- Our Volunteer Program engaged groups and individuals in more diverse ways than ever before.
For questions about these programs, or to discuss any of the other ways to give, detailed below, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Individual Giving Director, or call her at 801.810.7238.
Other Ways to Give
Each year, billions of dollars are donated to charities nationwide through employer matching donations and workplace giving campaigns. Workplace giving is an easy and efficient way to make tax-deductible donations to charities through payroll contributions.
Ask your employer how you can sign up to give to WCG through payroll deductions, and don’t forget to ask if they match your charitable giving!
For questions about workplace giving donations, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Individual Giving Director, or call her at 801.810.7238.
Support Us While Shopping at Smith's Food and Drug
If you shop at Smith’s, you can help us raise up to $2,000 this year! All you have to do is link your Rewards Card to Wasatch Community Gardens, then use your card every time you shop. Smith’s Inspiring Donations will donate 0.5% of every eligible purchase made by participants to the organization to which their Rewards Card is linked. Please note, program participants must re-enroll and link their Rewards Card to their preferred organization every year.
To link your Smith’s Rewards Card to support Wasatch Community Gardens (CL114), you will need to create an account or update your existing account by following these simple steps:
- Visit the website at SmithsFoodandDrug.com/inspire
- Select “I'm a Customer"
- "Sign In” or “Create an Account”
- When you are in your account go to "Inspiring Donations"
- Select "Find an Organization", enter CL114 or Wasatch Community Gardens, and change "View by Type" to ALL
- If you are already enrolled in this program but wish to change your chosen non-profit to Wasatch Community Gardens, select "Change Organization" and follow the previous step
For question about giving while you shop, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Individual Giving Director, or call her at 801.810.7238.
Wasatch Community Gardens' Spring Plant Sale is one of our longest standing signature events that brings our community together for access to locally grown plants and to support our mission to empower people to grow and eat healthy, organic, local food. The 2025 Spring Plant Sale is on Saturday, May 10, and we offer early access to shopping the sale the night before. Our most enthusiastic shoppers at WCG's Spring Plant Sale - those who spent $150 or more at the previous year's Spring Plant Sale - and donors who make a one-time gift of $150 or more or a "perennial" monthly gift of $10 or more, are our Pals of the Plant Sale, or PoPS! If you do not already fall into this category we invite you to join PoPS by making a donation today.
In addition to an opportunity to shop before the general public at PoPS' Night, Friday, May 9, stay tuned for special PoPS perks as a token of appreciation for your support. This will include a special event invitation and we look forward to helping you make the most of the plant sale as you prepare to grow and eat your own healthy, organic, local food! Whether you are already a member of PoPS or make a gift today, stay tuned for your invitation and more details about PoPS perks soon!
For more information about Pals of the Plant Sale (PoPS), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Individual Giving Director, or call her at 801.810.7238.
Wasatch Community Gardens’ Director's Circle is a group for our most generous donors who want to become more informed and involved with Wasatch Community Gardens throughout the year. To find out more, and to join the Director's Circle, click here.
For more information about the Director's Circle, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Individual Giving Director, or call her at 801.810.7238.
Make a gift of stock to WCG, and you may be able to avoid paying capital gains tax on the difference between the securities original cost and the current, fair market value.
For more information, including WCG's Tax ID number, please click here.
For questions about donating stock, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Individual Giving Director, or call her at 801.810.7238.
Become a member of WCG's Golden Tomato Society with a planned gift. Planned giving is a tool that can enhance your financial plans and security while helping WCG provide gardening opportunities and education to current and future generations.
Some forms of planned giving include giving through your retirement plan; making a bequest in your will; donating a life insurance policy; or giving through a donor advised fund, charitable annuity, or charitable trust. Your financial advisor or attorney can help you choose the right planned gift for you and your family.
For questions about making a planned gift, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Individual Director, or call her at 801.810.7238.
Sponsoring a Wasatch Community Gardens’ season, program or event is a wonderful way for a business to demonstrate its support for our gardening and education programs, while receiving great benefits and visibility in return. Sponsorships can be cash or in-kind.
We welcome the opportunity to work with you to create a sponsorship that matches your company or organization’s unique marketing and sustainability objectives. For questions about sponsoring an event, email Sponsorship and Corporate Giving Director This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..