A $375,000 grant will be used to maintain and enhance gardens and green space in four Boston neighborhoods.

The funds will help maintain existing gardens, create new greenspace opportunities, and support urban agriculture designed to increase the availability of fresh food in Boston’s neighborhoods.

The areas to benefit from the 2010 Grassroots program include: the Southwest Garden on Rowe Street in Roslindale, Victory Programs’ ReVision Urban Farm on Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester, Nightingale Garden on Park Street in Dorchester and South Boston Grows on South Boston’s West Broadway.

"The Grassroots program supports gardening opportunities in all of Boston’s neighborhoods. Green spaces benefit both gardening enthusiasts and neighbors alike by serving as a gathering place and providing opportunities for healthy fresh food right in our backyards," said Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

Grassroots, a program of the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development (DND), promotes access to urban green space through the conveyance of city-owned land to nonprofit organizations, and the provision of competitive grant funding of up to $150,000 for garden design and construction. Since 1985, the Grassroots program has awarded more than $20 million in competitive grants to more than 170 community gardens throughout Boston, as well as a number of urban agriculture projects and open space initiatives.