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RiW partners with community organizations and schools to facilitate outreach programs and cultivate educational gardens. The organization envisions a future where residents in Sheridan County and across Wyoming have access to fresh local foods and are motivated to grow their own food.

As of summer 2025, RiW has helped to establish 14 gardens and greenhouses in Sheridan County: Arvada-Clearmont School Garden, Big Horn Ram Harvest Garden, Easter Seals Who’s Blue Garden, Fifth Street Greenhouse, Garden of Grace at Grace Anglican Church, Garden of Isidore at Holy Name Catholic School, Henry A. Coffeen Garden at Henry A. Coffeen Elementary School, Highland Park Garden at Highland Park Elementary School, John C. Schiffer Collaborative School Horticulture and Geodesic Greenhouse, Meadowlark Garden at Meadowlark Elementary School, Sheridan Food Forest, Woodland Park Garden of Pride at Woodland Park Elementary School, Rooted at the Hub at The Hub on Smith (senior center), Tongue River Eagle’s Nest Garden, and Veterans’ Victory Garden at the Sheridan VA Medical Center.

It has also helped to establish five farm walls in Sheridan (partnering schools and community host partners include Henry A. Coffeen Elementary, Sagebrush Elementary, Sheridan County YMCA, and Smith Alley Brewing Co.).

Additionally, 12 Lettuce Grow Farm Stands have been installed at various sites across Sheridan County, including the Big Horn schools, Woodland Park Elementary, Coffeen Elementary, Sagebrush Elementary, Holy Name School, Tongue River Elementary, The Hub at Smith, Sheridan VA Medical Center, Story Elementary, and Meadowlark Elementary. Additional gardens include the Big Horn Ram’s Harvest Garden at the Big Horn School, and Tongue River Eagle’s Nest Garden at Tongue River Valley Community Center in Ranchester.

RiW also partners with The Brinton Museum and Science Kids each summer to produce a ‘garden camp’ for youths ages 9–12.

In addition, RiW helped fund a garden program at the Kaycee K–12 School (see Johnson County section), and a greenhouse project for the Evanston Youth Club (see Uinta County section).