19 Garden-Supporting Social Enterprises

From Eco Community Centers to Planet-Loving Marketplaces

— May 18, 2013 — Social Good
From eco community centers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to wholesale printing companies that have an organic food and vegetable patch around their offices for the employees to use, these garden-supporting social enterprises know the value in a good green.

Thinking in terms of the broad brushstroke, many of the organizations featured in this Social Business top list are responding to a shift to reinvent urban space by bringing more of the country into its vicinities. At the same time, however, it's crucial not to take the urban/rural divide as strictly an either/or dichotomy but rather imagining the intersections and embeddings between a both/and kind of consideration. These garden-supporting social enterprises range from products such as garden supplies to services such as compost collection.
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Project-Based Employment Opportunities
Project-Based Employment Opportunities
Pathways-Shropshire Limited is a UK Social Enterprise
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Equitable Community Designs
Equitable Community Designs
The Hester Street Collaborative Fosters Local Resiliency
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Charitable Horticultural Companies
Charitable Horticultural Companies
Garden Basket Produces Organic Products That Provide Employment
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Social Purpose Gardens
Social Purpose Gardens
'Landscaping With Heart' Employs People with Mental Illnesses in Vancouver
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Rehabilitative Dairy Farms
Rehabilitative Dairy Farms
La Fageda Offers Employment as Well as Support for the Disabled
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Custom-Printed Sustainable Tees
Custom-Printed Sustainable Tees
TS Designs Adheres to the Triple Bottom Line
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Neighborhood  Energy Farms
Neighborhood Energy Farms
Community Solar Gardens are Sprouting Up Everywhere
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Gardening Social Businesses
Gardening Social Businesses
Good Nature Groundskeeping Employs Marginalized Community Members
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Pop Up Gardens
Pop Up Gardens
Small Green Spaces Turns Old City Places into Petite Green Gardens
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Lightly Sweetened Organic Teas
Lightly Sweetened Organic Teas
'Honest Tea' Brews Environmentally Friendly and Healthy Beverages
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DIY Sustainable Gardening Systems
DIY Sustainable Gardening Systems
Teaching Kids Good Nutrition with Woolly Pocket
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Eco Community Centers
Eco Community Centers
Evergreen Brick Works is a Social Enterprise Fostering Nature in Toronto
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Sustainable Product Wholesalers
Sustainable Product Wholesalers
Honest Green is a Nation-Wide Distributor of Natural Items
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Ethical Pop-Up Shops
Ethical Pop-Up Shops
Divine Chocolate Hosts Fairtrade Fortnight in the UK's Covent Garden
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Farm Fuel Pickup Services
Farm Fuel Pickup Services
Bootstrap Compost Collects Kitchen Scraps From Homes and Cafes
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Planet-Friendly Flip Flops
Planet-Friendly Flip Flops
Feelgoodz Footwear Is Constructed Using Socially Responsible Methods
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Waste-Powered Gardening
Waste-Powered Gardening
EcoScraps Turns Old Food into High Quality Soil Conditioner
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Sustainable Gift Catalogs
Sustainable Gift Catalogs
UncommonGoods is a Website Offering Quirky Accessories
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Planet-Loving Marketplaces
Planet-Loving Marketplaces
Eartheasy is an Online Shop to Support Sustainable Lifestyles
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