Helping You Create G.R.O.W. Stations

Get Rooted On Wholeness

The G.R.O.W. Station provides personalized education, consultation, implementation, and rehabilitation gardening services for you, your home, and your community,

Our goal is to combat chronic disease and improve patient outcomes through
teaching about green spaces, transform our food systems through community gardening, and increase the number of G.R.O.W. Stations one community at a time.

I have a personal mission to help 10, 000 families across our country get growing, again. Your donations will purchase gardening supplies, tools, and other resources for our G.R.O.W Life outreach initiatives.

Ask me how you can become a G.R.O.W. Life Donor today!

Who is Dr. G.R.O.W.?

About Dr. Phelisha Pierce-Harris

I am a lifelong community advocate, an agent of hope, and a champion of higher education!

I am one of five siblings, born and raised in Memphis, TN. I am a first-generation college student, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management/Accounting from Rust College (1990). In 1997, I returned to school and pursued a Master of Science Degree in Health Care Administration from Central Michigan University (1999) as a married mother to four (4) young children. I earned a Doctorate Degree in Health Care Administration from Virginia University of Lynchburg (May 2024).

I am an Innovative Population Health Executive with strong leadership and experience spanning Value Based Care, Accountable Care Transformation Coach and Patient Centered Medical Homes, with an emphasis in data management, decision-support analytics, “Healthcare Startups“, serving and educating vulnerable populations. My areas of expertise encompass Managed Care, Health Plans and Insurance, and Hospital Health System Management. My concentrations include Clinical Valuation, Quality Management and Improvement, Healthcare community advocacy, DEI, SDOH, RFP Clinical Engagement Strategy, Clinical Cost Accounting/Decision Support Services, Claims Data Management, Claims Audit and Training, Practice Management, Care Delivery, Key Performance Indicator, Program Management, Health Policy, Enhancing Quality and Service Utilization.

Additional educational pursuits include:

Diploma in Theology from Life Christian University (Nov 2019)
Memphis Area Master Gardener (MAMG) certificate from UT Extension of Institute of Agriculture, The University of Tennessee (April 2022)
Diversity Education Inclusion certificate from University of South Florida (May 2022)
Whole Food Plant Based Nutrition from eCornell University (June 2022)
Small Farmers Academy Tennessee State University College of Agriculture (October 2024)
Community Health Worker certification with the State of Tennessee (Pending March 2025)

Let’s G.R.O.W, y’all!

Dr. Phelisha P. Harris, DHA, MSA, BA, DEI, WFPB, CHW

You have to sow it to grow it!

Together, we will use gardening to connect with our food, our bodies, and our communities.

G.R.O.W to nourish your three dimensional self: Spirit, Soul and Body.

“As long as the earth remains seed, time and harvest…”

Gen 8:2

Benefits

What experts say about gardening and green spaces

When you G.R.O.W., studies show that you can: improve access healthy food options for children, reduce food insecurity by making healthy food options more affordable, promotes an alternative therapeutic approaches for women, increase the overall quality of your life, and promote better health outcomes by understanding the role of green spaces within our communities.

Create Your Own G.R.O.W. Station

Let's bring a gardening space to your home or community

We will create a customized plan of action to plant a G.R.O.W. station with you in mind.

Brief Introduction and Intial Assessment: I want to know more about you, your history with gardening and green spaces, and how Dr. G.R.O.W. can help you/your community. Click here to start your free assessment today.
Schedule a Consultation: We will review your assessment together, evaluate your current or future green gardening space, and discuss your unique gardening goals. Following this consultation, I will outline my recommendations for your own G.R.O.W. Station.
Create G.R.O.W Plan of Action: We create a tailored, itemized approach to implementing your G.R.O.W. station. I will account for all of the variables to make creating your customized gardening space fun, engaging, and exciting.
Ongoing Follow-Up: Gardening can be difficult. But Dr. G.R.O.W. is here to help you. I can provide routine upkeep, treatment, and maintenance plan to make sure your G.R.O.W. Station is a success. Have any general gardening questions? Book some time with me and let’s talk!
Plant/Garden Sitting: Going out of town and can’t tend to your houseplants/gardening spaces? Leave all of your green thumb business to us! Ask me about my “Plant Sitting” service!

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