WASHINGTON, DC – March 4, 2026 – More than 40,000 gardens are now participating in Green America’s Climate Victory Gardens campaign, which promotes gardening practices that build healthy soil and draw down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Launched in 2018, the campaign was inspired by the “Victory Gardens” campaigns during WWI and WWII that produced 40% of the fresh produce consumed in the U.S. at the time. 

Averaging 2233 square feet per garden with a median size of 200 square feet, the 40,694 Climate Victory Gardens represent an estimated 5,214 tons in sequestered carbon, roughly equivalent to offsetting the emissions of 4,046 cars for one year.  

“People love Climate Victory Gardens because they can be self-reliant, grow incredible food and plants, and feel great about what they’re doing,” said Emma Kriss, Food Campaigns Manager at Green America. “We’re excited about the new programming and resources we have in store for Climate Victory Gardeners in the coming year.” 

The global food system contributes up to 29% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, however, food grown using regenerative methods can be part of the climate change solution, with the potential to sequester vast amounts of carbon dioxide. 

Green America provides a variety of free resources, including 5 Steps for Starting a Climate Victory Garden, Manuals for Beginners, Seasoned Gardeners, a Tips, Guides & Tools Index, and more.  

On March 5, Green America will hold a Garden Planning Workshop with gardener and forager Jada Bee, which will cover mapping out this season’s garden, turning ideas into organized planting plans and charts, aligning space with goals for food, beauty, and sustainability, and starting the growing season prepared and inspired. 

On March 11, a workshop called Start Your Climate Victory Garden this Spring! will feature author Nicky Schauder and cover the basics of Climate Victory Gardening. 

A playlist of previous Climate Victory Garden webinars is available here.  

To add your own Climate Victory Garden to Green America’s searchable map, visit: https://greenam.org/garden. 

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MEDIA CONTACT: Max Karlin for Green America, (703) 276-3255, or mkarlin@hastingsgroupmedia.com.