January 2012: Renee's
Garden Seed Donations Make a Difference
The
very best way to get a head start on bulb onions' long
growing season is to begin with pre-started plants.
Onions grown this way can get ahead of the weeds and
bulb up and keep much better than store-bought "sets".
This spring, we're pleased to offer top quality onion plants painstakingly grown, harvested and shipped to you directly from Dixondale onion ranch in Texas. These fine family farmers have been producing onion transplants since 1913 and are widely recognized experts in onion culture.
Choose from our Rainbow Onion Samplers and from a
selection of Specialty, Heirloom, Sweet, Mild and
Long Keeping varieties.
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order
Renee's Garden Seed Donations Make a Difference
Every year, Renee's Garden donates seeds to a wide variety of organizations and educational programs worldwide that strive to improve social, economic and health conditions, and promote sustainable organic gardening. We also encourage retailers to donate unsold Renee's Garden seeds to local non-profit organizations at the end of the season. We are pleased to share just a few of their successful outcomes. See More....
Uganda Garden Program
An education project that
teaches families devastated
by the effects of the AIDS
epidemic to be
more self-sufficient by
growing a wide variety of
nutritious vegetables. "On behalf of CETRUD
Uganda, thank you for the donation of seeds to our program to help our rural
families - these seeds make a huge difference in what we can accomplish."
- Godfrey D. Kasozi, Director
Center for Environment, Technology
and Rural Development
Edible Schoolyard, New
York City
"The seeds you donated enriched the programs we teach to over 1000 children
every month here at P.S. 216 in Brooklyn. We are dedicated to teaching children
about growing food sustainably, cooking, and nutritional eating. We transformed
a cement parking lot into a half-acre organic garden where students are taught
how to harvest over 60 types of fruits, grains and vegetables. It is these
donations that allow us to continue doing the work that we do."
-Bruni Torras, Edible Schoolyard NYC
Mahima Orphanage, Nepal
"Monsoons were very early this year in Nepal, but we were able to
plant. We now have quite a few children who love to garden. The children planted
a garden this year of mostly corn and green beans and flowers. They look forward
to the distribution of seeds and the employees' wives who have a little garden
of their own wait patiently for seeds that are left over. Thank you again
so much....what a blessing for these people to know that someone cares for them
on a continual basis. "
-Pam Smith, teacher and volunteer
Little Red Hen, Chico, CA
Non-profit therapeutic plant nursery serving children and
adults with developmental disabilities.
Boulder County Jail Garden, Boulder, CO
Their one acre garden grows food for the kitchen.
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
"Fighting hunger.. and feeding hope."
Our
Fundraising Program
for Schools and Non-Profits got
off to a great start this past year, with 62
organizations participating, including the Great Sunflower
Project, Master Gardener programs and school garden projects.
Come Visit Often!
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visit our
website to view all of our monthly feature
articles and
online catalog. Ordering is quick, easy and
secure. We look forward to hearing from you.
Best Wishes,
Renee Shepherd
On Renee's Blog
I've been working hard to source seeds for our new USDA certified organic seed packet line which will be introduced next July. Read more...
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