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Renee's Garden Seed Makes A Difference |
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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 their successful outcomes.
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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
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The Whispering Families Farm Group
farming a shamba in Wongonyi
village, Kenya |
The Ronnie Fund, Kenya
"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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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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, |
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Lihue School Garden Project Kauai, HawaiiThe 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
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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 |
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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 |
Some of the other fine
non-profit organizations that receive our seeds include:
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- Zuni Conservation Program
Pueblo of NM
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- Healthy Communities
Initiative
New York Mills, MN
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- Wings of Angels
Decatur, Georgia
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- Community Pantry of San
Benito Co.
Hollister, CA
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- Oakland Based School Gardens
Oakland, CA
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