Gangstas to Growers

Gangstas to Growers (G2G) is a social enterprise focused on building worker-owned cooperatives that provide opportunities for employment, empowerment, and entrepreneurship in agriculture for at-risk youth and formerly incarcerated individuals. Program participants receive job training in agriculture and food service as they help grow hot sauce ingredients and make hot sauce for Sweet Sol. At the completion of the job training program, program participants have the opportunity to work for and become an owner of Sweet Sol, G2G’s first worker-owned cooperative. AWBI provided a six month grant to support the organization's new lease at Pittsburgh Yards and expand its pre-sale and retail sale strategy.