Mahima Orphanage, Nepal

"It was so wonderful to return to Nepal this year.
To my delight the garden had grown well.  Mahima Children's home now has quite a few children who love to garden. Growing vegetables with the children has been an an incentive for the people at Mahima to continue in their growth...I want you to know you have helped change the lives of the people of Mahima.  When I opened the box and gave the seeds to  Saru, Sandips wife, she could not believe the generosity. The "Giant" sunflowers have become the talk of the village as no one has seen such beautiful flowers before much less one so BIG... Together, we can help bring peace to this world one piece of love at a time. "
-Pam Smith, teacher and volunteer

"Located high in the Taila Taveta hills of southeastern Kenya the residents of Wongonyi village rely on subsistence farming to feed their families, and if there is a surplus, to sell to make a few extra shillings. But getting reliable seed is a real challenge. Thank you so very much for the donation of vegetable seeds for the farmers of Wongonyi. They are anxious to try new varieties, especially seeds that will germinate reliably. Your gift will be of great value to them. Along with some additional training on agricultural methods and composting, they will be able to improve their quality of life for themselves and their families."
-Kathy, Peter, Martha and Jeremy Wood
 

Community & Youth Gardening -  Sustainable Food Center   Austin, TX

Over 350 Austin area elementary school kids have been learning how to grow fruits and vegetables. With guidance from Sustainable Food Center staff, they have participated in every step of the food system from seed planting to harvest, tasting new foods like radishes and kale along the way.  Students elected to donate produce from their gardens to Casa Marianella, which provides shelter and services to  immigrants.
- Emily Neiman
 

Seeds of Hope Project
Honduras

"These photos are of school garden projects using your seeds initiated by Peace Corps volunteers in Honduras. The images are from El Carbonal, Marcala, and Trujillo, Honduras, on the Caribbean coast. The Peace Corps volunteer in Marcala has been working with Funisas, a local NGO in Honduras in establishing 5 school gardens."
-Paul Hansen, outreach coordinator
 

Garden School Foundation,
Los Angeles, CA

Planting seeds, building beds, painting signs and sharing laughs at the 24th St. School garden workday. "We made great progress in planting our Italian heirloom and class beds, organizing our compost bins, and planting in our native edible/circle gardens."
-Natale Zappia, Executive Director
 

 
Flying Doctors of America
 Women's Prison Project in Bolivia

"Hello from the Amazon. Right now, I am in the Amazon Basin in Bolivia and will be heading up to the Amazon Brazil in the next month. Please thank Renee for the seeds. We finished the work in the women's prison a few weeks ago. "
-Dr. Allan M. Gathercoal

Common Ground Garden Program
Los Angeles,CA

Volunteers of the Common Ground Garden Program help low-income and limited-resource residents of Los Angeles County to grow and eat more nutritious vegetables and fruits.
"Here’re some of the gardeners from community, school, and battered women’s shelters who benefit from Renee’s seeds! "
-Yvonne Savio, Program Manager,

The seeds arrived! WOW-What a lot of them! The children & I are having fun counting, sorting and classifying them before we plant.  Thanks so much! We really appreciate your  generosity! With Aloha."
-Penni Taketa
 

Healthy Schools Project in Honduras

"Here are some photos of the Escuelas Saludables (Healthy Schools) Project in Honduras from this past year. There were 800 gardens planted in the public schools. The goal for 2007 is to have 2000 gardens throughout the country. Your seed will be a major part of this international project, which has been a coordinated effort between Rotary Clubs in the U.S., Canada, and Honduras, and the office of the First Lady of Honduras."
-Mel Hansen, West Coast Coordinator

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.
 "I am writing on behalf of CETRUD Uganda to 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
 

• National Gardening Association
  School Gardens Program

• Zuni Conservation Program
  Pueblo of NM

• Healthy Communities Initiative
  New York Mills, MN

• Wings of Angels
  Decatur, Georgia

• Community Pantry of San Benito Co.
  Hollister, CA

• City Slickers Farms,
  Oakland, CA

• CA State Prison - Solano
  Vocational Landscaping Program
  Vacaville, CA

• Handicapped Veteran's Association
  of Arkansas
  Alpena, AR

• Healthy Soils Project
  New Orleans, LA

• Homeless Garden Project
  Santa Cruz, CA

• Denver Urban Garden
  Denver, CO

• Camden Children's Garden
  Philadelphia, PA

• Oakland Based School Gardens
  Oakland, CA

• Seattle TILTH
  Seattle, WA