Board update: October 2026
Dan Whitney and Brian Stewart join the board, updated bylaws, a new meeting schedule, and where the money is.
Help Us Grow the Next Generation of Community Leaders
Help Us Grow the Next Generation of Community Leaders At Joy Grows we are building a team of committed, driven, and passionate individuals. We believe that meaningful community change happens when people are given the opportunity to serve, learn, lead, and grow. This year, we are honored to welcome Kareem, Eli, and Joy to our team […]
Meet Yessenia, Our New Corps Member
Yessenia Ayala Hello everyone! My name is Yessenia. I am working with JoyGrows through the Chesapeake Bay Trust as a Corp Member for the 2026-2027 year. I am honored for the opportunity to work with everyone to create a long-lasting vision of environmental stewardship and environmental education. I recently graduated Loyola University of Maryland with […]
Ribbon Cutting for The Eastport Community Farm
We had an incredible ribbon cutting event for the Eastport Community Farm. Thank you. There are so many amazing people to thank for helping make this event so wonderful. Rhomeio and the NO HARM team of the Mayor’s office for the chairs and scissors. Michelle and company from the Junior League, Chad and the Whole […]
Announcing the Eastport Community Farm!
We are proud to announce the launch of the Eastport Community Farm — a one-acre site designed to be a community hub, science lab, maker space, vegetable and fruit production site, and small business incubator in the heart of Annapolis’s 6th Ward.
January 10th 2026 Board Meeting
January 10th 2026 Board Meeting summary and actionables
Joy Grows is the most exciting program in Annapolis.
Growing Leaders is Joy Grows’ youth-leadership, project based learning program. We are building on the foundation created by our youth centered garden building programs, asking the exciting question: “what happens when youth select projects and take initiative to see them come to life?” This program will transform our city. This summer, I helped create a […]
Joy Grows’ Story: Miss Peaches (Donna) and Our First Garden at Harbor House
The Healing Garden, in collaboration with Miss Donna Johnson. Prefer to listen? Hear the full post, or read along below. Your browser does not support the audio element. It started on Burnside St: Nearly two years ago, in November 2023, I attended an Eastport Civic Association membership meeting at the Eastport Fire Hall to present […]
Our Burnside Sanctuary
On the corner of Chesapeake Ave and Burnside St, The Burnside Sanctuary is Joy Grow’s first community greenspace project. Started in fall 2023, it’s a small park available for community use with many fruit plants, seating, shared vegetable garden space, native pollinator plantings and a beautiful chestnut tree – watch out for the spike balls! […]
Robinwood’s GREAT GARDEN
Next to Robinwood’s Community Center We started this garden in Fall 2025, in collaboration with Destiny Dale and Kiwone aka “Mr Fix-a-Flat” along with many great community members. The Garden currently has 300 square feet of raised bed space with plans for an additional 500. We hope to build a greenhouse on the adjacent concrete […]