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The GroMoreGood Garden Grants program through The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and National Head Start Association is awarding 10 grants to Head Start programs connecting more of our nation's youth to the benefits of gardening and outdoor play.
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To address the need to connect more children to gardens and outdoor play, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation today opened its GroMoreGood Grassroots Grants with national nonprofit KidsGardening.
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As the country faces a variety of environmental issues including water quantity and water quality, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is convening its National Partner Network Annual Meeting to discuss solutions.
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ScottsMiracle-Gro Releases 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report GroMoreGood, Together"" typeof="foaf:Image" />Thu, 06/23/2022 - 15:30 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body The culmination of our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) progress of the past year is here. We’re excited to share our 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report with you. This year’s report may be 94 pages, but its theme can be summarized in one sentence: At ScottsMiracle-Gro, our purpose to GroMoreGood i
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Community Gardens Help Students Learn About Water Efficiency Tue, 06/07/2022 - 17:40 Subheader New report documents programs supported by Learning Landscape Grants Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body CHICAGO and MARYSVILLE, Ohio, June 7, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation are pleased to announce a new report detailing projects funded by the 2020 Learning Landscape Grants. The AWE Learning Landscape Grant Program,
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ScottsMiracle-Gro: Celebrate Spring by Getting Outside Mon, 03/21/2022 - 10:25 Subheader Announcing the 2022 GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant Winners Type of Content Blog Layout Featured Media Body Restore. Refresh. Renew. As nature begins the journey into spring, we can turn to outdoor experiences to heal and grow. The days are getting longer, and the opportunities seem endless. For several youth gardens and organizations across the country, this spring season presents a special chance to build o
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index Tue, 02/08/2022 - 11:45 Subheader ScottsMiracle-Gro earns 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body MARYSVILLE, Ohio, February 8, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, the world’s leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden as well as indoor and hydropon
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation's Hawthorne Social Justice Fund and Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Announce Funding of John R. Lewis Social Justice Fellows Thu, 02/03/2022 - 09:50 Subheader Effort will support four fellows to focus on cannabis policy and social justice reforms. Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body Port Washington, N.Y., February 3, 2022 /3BL Media/ – The Hawthorne Gardening Company, a subsidiary of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, today announced tha
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Welcomes Applications for 2022 Grassroots Grant with KidsGardening to Connect Children to Benefits of Gardening and Greenspaces Thu, 01/06/2022 - 15:05 Subheader Annual grant program helps to increase children’s access to fresh food, outdoor play and garden education Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body MARYSVILLE, Ohio, January 06, 2022 /3BL Media/ - To address the need to connect more children to gardens and outdoor play, The Scotts Miracl
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Coaching That Changes the Game and Improves Lives Mon, 12/20/2021 - 13:05 Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body Chris never thought his love of sports would one day translate to his job as a sales manager. While coaching young kids in various sports, he performed the basic job duties of teaching skills, running drills and getting his young players prepared for the game. But anyone he has coached knows that he was doing a lot more than that. From field to store Chris joined ScottsMiracle
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Legacy Project Helps Students Navigate a Smooth Future Fri, 10/29/2021 - 11:20 Subheader by: Matthew Herchik Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body Their connection is made possible by the Scott’s Miracle-Gro Foundation. Through The Legacy Project, selected students receive individualized coaching, tuition opportunities, and hands-on career exposure. “We like to call them ‘gritty kids,’ and so we take them when they start high school as freshman, and so again, we work with them over
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Aerogarden Expands STEM Opportunities for Students With National Farm to School Network Through the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Wed, 10/20/2021 - 16:00 Subheader GroMoreGood Hydroponic Garden Project expands to 25 new schools with indoor gardens and K-2 classroom learning guide Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body MARYSVILLE, Ohio, October 20, 2021 /3BL Media/ - With the goal of connecting more students to the wonders and science of hydroponic gardening, AeroGarden is help
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Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz Campaign Continues to Advance Pollinator Protection With Support From NRPA and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Wed, 09/01/2021 - 10:00 Subheader Serving as essential components of community resiliency nationwide, local parks empower Americans to support pollinators Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body ASHBURN, Va., September 1, 2021 /3BL Media/ — To help protect the local pollinators that are critical to our ecosystems and food supply, The Nat
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ScottsMiracle-Gro Associate Grows the City That He Loves Thu, 08/26/2021 - 11:45 Subheader By Su Lok, Director of Corporate and Community Partnerships, ScottsMiracle-Gro Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body In the spring of 2010, our company hosted the first Give Back To Gro volunteer event in the Westbury community of Houston. Our associates transformed this historic neighborhood by installing 50 new garden beds to help feed local residents. More than a decade later, Chris Patten, loc
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Bringing His Growing Journey to GroMoreGood Thu, 08/19/2021 - 11:40 Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body “From my first internship on a small farm, I was hooked.” In college, Jeff majored in environmental studies with a concentration in sustainability and climate change. As his college career developed, he began interning and taking on apprentice roles at small farms and market gardens. He takes sustainability and growing to heart. For one farming internship, he rode his bike 400 miles
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Hawthorne Gardening Company Opens Doors to New Greenhouse to Fight Community Hunger Thu, 07/22/2021 - 14:30 Subheader Employees of Vancouver-based subsidiary of ScottsMiracle-Gro will grow fresh vegetables hydroponically year-round for local food pantries and food banks Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body VANCOUVER, Wash., July 22, 2021 /3BL Media/ -––To help combat the hunger facing thousands of their fellow neighbors, The Hawthorne Gardening Company, a subsidiary of The Sc
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Protecting Pollinators: Our Purpose Drives Our Commitment Fri, 06/25/2021 - 13:45 Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body Pollinators are the gardener’s best friend. And they play a critical role in maintaining the health of our ecosystem and the world’s food production. However, due to many factors, our pollinator populations are declining around the world. At ScottsMiracle-Gro, we are passionate about protecting these essential creatures that help our gardens and our communities thrive.
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We Are GroPride Tue, 06/22/2021 - 13:00 Subheader By Tasha McInroy, Manager of Environmental Health Safety and GroPride Steering Committee Member, ScottsMiracle-Gro Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body Although we couldn’t physically march in our local Pride Parade this past weekend, it did not stop us from celebrating virtually! The ScottsMiracle-Gro GroPride Team was proud to share our mission in our first virtual Pride Parade. Throughout June, we’ve been celebrating Pride Month at S
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ScottsMiracle-Gro Celebrates First Graduating Class of The Legacy Project Wed, 06/16/2021 - 09:05 Subheader By Su Lok, Corporate and Community Partnerships, ScottsMiracle-Gro Type of Content Blog Layout Featured Media Body On a cold January weekend in 2018, 17 high school freshmen began their journey as the pilot class of The Legacy Project. This group of ninth graders was gathered at The Ohio State University for orientation into a new “grit-focused” youth empowerment program, sponsored by The
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Meet Randy Perez-Lopez: Our GroMoreGood Youth Artist Winner Tue, 06/15/2021 - 09:00 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body A trip to Guatemala when Randy Perez-Lopez was ten years old stuck with him. It was the first time he had ever visited his grandparents in person. And it was his first time visiting the country where both his mom and his dad grew up. Randy’s parents had moved to the United States before he was born. They wanted to give their future children a better life. But it wa
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Miracle-Gro® Encourages Families to Share the Benefits of Edible Gardening, Expands No Kid Hungry Partnership With the Release of the GroMoreGood™ Harvest Donation Bag Mon, 06/14/2021 - 13:20 Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body Student-designed bag created to inspire families to share their surplus bounty with friends, family and community members in need Every bag purchased can help provide a child with up to 20 healthy meals* MARYSVILLE, Ohio, June 14, 2021 /3BL Media/ - I
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The Hawthorne Gardening Company Announces Support for Leading Social Justice Organizations Through The Hawthorne Social Justice Fund Within The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Thu, 06/10/2021 - 13:45 Subheader $2.5 million fund is dedicated to non-profit organizations working toward social justice reform within state regulated cannabis industries Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., June 10, 2021 /3BL Media/ - The Hawthorne Gardening Company (Hawthorne)
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Victory Garden at Camp Salute Provides Natural Outlet for Veterans Thu, 05/27/2021 - 10:25 Subheader by Juliana Discher Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body Camp Salute is a one of a kind veteran preferred affordable housing development. It is the first and only community in the U.S. to provide permanent housing to veterans, their families and surviving spouses of veterans. Members of our ScottsMiracle-Gro Northeast Sales Team have been involved since 2019 in establishing a victory g
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Boosting Recycled Content in Our Packaging Wed, 05/26/2021 - 10:25 Subheader by Paul Havlovitz Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body As part of our environmental, social and governance (ESG) goal to source packaging materials sustainably, we are focused on increasing the amount of post-consumer recycled (PCR) material in our plastic packaging. We’re already using approximately 2,500 tons of PCR each year, but we plan to triple that amount by 2025. One of the best things we can do to h
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NACD Attends The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation National Partner Network Meeting Tue, 05/25/2021 - 11:45 Subheader By Ariel Rivers, PhD, Pacific Region Representative, National Association of Conservation Districts. Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body As part of our joint agreement with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation (SMGF), NACD has the opportunity each year to gather with other nonprofit organizations through SMGF’s National Partner Network (NPN). On May 7, members of NACD’s Ur
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We set out to GroMoreGood, everywhere, by supporting the creation of gardens and greenspaces that transform neighborhoods, get kids outdoors and bring people together.
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Our dedication to serving others starts with our leadership. Jim Hagedorn, our CEO and chairman of the board, shares a lifelong passion and commitment to the lawn and garden industry.
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As water quality issues continue to become environmental and health hazards across the United States, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is convening its National Partner Network to discuss real-world solutions.
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Packaging is critical to multiple aspects of our business. it must be durable enough so that we can deliver on our high product safety and quality standards while withstanding exposure to a wide range of indoor and outdoor environments.
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), one of the world’s leading marketers of branded consumer lawn and garden as well as hydroponic and indoor growing products, announced its new environmental, social and governance (ESG)-driven business goals that will guide the company’s sustainability strategy over the next five years.
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Fast forward to today. Julian, who’s been with our company since 2016, is a leader of Scotts Associates for a Greener Earth (SAGE), our newest employee resource group (formerly known as The Green Team) that works to empower other associates to grow a sustainable future for themselves, our company and our community. It’s a chance for Julian to share his passion for the earth and sustainability throughout our organization.
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Brad and Sam connected with their operations manager and also our Scotts Veterans Network to let them know about the cause and their plan to support veterans. Brad and Sam got the green light to move forward with the challenge. Next came the hard part (besides the running): raising money to support the cause. \r
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We’re passionate about helping people grow bountiful gardens and thriving greenspaces, while also creating products that benefit our environment. It’s an important way we GroMoreGood for people and our planet.
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In celebration of World Water Day and spring greenup, we’re sharing tips and insights to help you understand ways to maximize lawn water use efficiency all season long.\r\r
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By Phil Dwyer, Ph.D. Research Principal, ScottsMiracle-Gro SOURCE: ScottsMiracle-Gro DESCRIPTION:In celebration of World Water Day and spring greenup, we’re sharing tips and insights to help you understand ways to maximize lawn water use efficiency all season long. #1 You can water less How much water do lawns really need? It may be a surprise but our lawns are well adapted to thrive with way less water than many realize. The majority of lawns rely on rainfall for all their water needs, especiall
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In an effort to help residents do their part to address the issue, today Scotts® introduced Turf Builder® Long Island Lawn Food, an innovation aimed at helping residents care for their lawns sustainably while protecting local water quality.
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation today announced the first recipients of its Water Stewardship Grant––The Nature Conservancy’s New York Chapter and The Everglades Foundation.
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Funding will support nonprofit innovation and programming aimed at protecting water quality for The Everglades and Long Island Sound, two of America’s most treasured waterbodies SOURCE: ScottsMiracle-Gro DESCRIPTION:Marysville, Ohio, March 22, 2021, /3BL Media/ – Driven by the critical need to bring bold clean-water innovation to our nation’s most critical waterways, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation today announced the first recipients of its Water Stewardship Grant––The Nature Conservancy’s New
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As families across America begin to recover from one of our nation’s most difficult years, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company aims to bring the power of gardening and time outdoors to more children
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Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death around the world. And while deaths from cardiovascular-related illnesses have declined over the last two decades, these gains were not equitably shared among people from the Black, Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native or Hispanic/Latino communities.
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Beginning today, the Scotts Company LLC (Scotts) and Major League Baseball will begin accepting submissions for the 2021 Scotts® Field Refurbishment Grant Program, which awards modern, playable youth baseball and softball field refurbishments to four communities in need within the United States
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It started with a desire to feed hungry people in her community. But thirteen years later, Katie Stagliano says it is the life-changing relationships that have made the biggest difference.
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The way Aaron sees it, there’s no better place he could be when it comes to his budding career as a process operator at ScottsMiracle-Gro’s largest fertilizer plant in Marysville, Ohio.
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Whether growing their own food, caring for a houseplant on the window sill of a studio apartment, or completely transforming a backyard into an outdoor office or yoga studio, gardening offered a much needed escape and purpose for many Americans during a difficult year.
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The community garden’s leaders want to make it clear that this garden is open to everyone, even if the surrounding neighborhood has one of the highest crime rates in Columbus, Ohio.
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Kristen’s graduation day in May 2020 was postponed and changed to a virtual commencement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was disappointing, however, the actual date of graduation day did not define Kristen’s two-and-a-half-year journey to receive her Master of Business Administration (MBA).
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Justin grew up on a farm in North Lewisburg, Ohio, and was active on the farm when he was young. When he first joined the company, his position was in packaging so he was on his feet all day.
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ScottsMiracle-Gro’s holistic approach to associate health and wellness, as part of our purpose to GroMoreGood.