Gardens 4 Humanity began in the spring of 2009 when Southside community member, Marie Hall, had a vision to revive victory gardens to allow low-income folks better access to healthy foods. G4H is a collaborative effort between Cornell Cooperative Extension-TC Agriculture Department, The Whole Communities Project and community members.

Gardens 4 Humanity aims to link new gardeners of all backgrounds with the resources they need to plant gardens and grow their own food, prepare meals and preserve food from backyard and community gardens regardless of their living situation of gardening experience.