Seed Donation Program Participants

Seed Donation Program : Seed Donation Form : Letter from Bolivia

PROJECT OLÉ (Outdoor Learning Environment)
San Francisco Community Schools
"The box of seeds far exceeded our expectations, and has allowed us to head into summer with a thriving greenhouse full of starts!"
Sarah McCarthy, Gardening and Composting Education, San Francisco, California

The School in the Park
"Our organization is grateful for your understanding of the valuable contribution that gardening provides in giving children life long skills and knowledge... By incorporating a variety of knowledge and skills through our core curriculum and our elective classes, such as gardening, we can successfully prepare our 5th through 8th grade students for life long learning."
Charles "Skip" Park, April 9, 2003, Sarasota, Florida

Lisa Paton, Peace Corps Volunteer in Bolivia
We recieved an inspiring letter from Lisa in Cotagaita in Potosi, Bolivia on April 6th, 2003. She wrote us a handwritten letter in hopes of receiving seeds for her "ladies" so that they could show black corn, purple basil and red lettuce to their neighbors. We sent seeds and hope to hear more from Lisa in the future.
Please read her Letter from Bolivia and look at the photos.

Graham-Windham, Services to Families and Children
33 Irving Pace, New York, New York www.graham-windham.org

Rainforest Information Centre, Equador
Seeds donated to the Centro de Investigaciones de los Bosques Tripicales in Quito were ditributed by Anja Light in the Cotacachi area. (March 17, 2003 for 2000 project)
www.rainforestinfo.org.au

Child Development Center of Strafford County
"CDC students and staff deeply appreciate your contributions through the National Gardening Association 2000 Youth Garden Grant Program. Our students are enriched and our gardens are greener thanks to your generous gift."
Christina Richarson, Horticultural Therapy Program, Rochester, New Hampshire
www.volunteersolutions.org

City of Carson Early Childhood Program
Ecology Extravaganza, April 7, 2001: "We are pleased to know that you share our belief that the children of this community are our future and we should be proactive concerning their development and the future of our environment." Raymond R. Cruz, Public Services General Manager
"The children were so excited to take home their little "babies" and watch them grow." Sylvia V. Lawrence, Supervisor

Food Not Lawns, Eugene, Oregon
"If we don't change our direction, we'll wind up where we're headed." -Bill Mollison
The Whitake Urban Sustainability project is a series of skill-intensive, hands-on workshops, toward a more self-reliant and sustainable community. That 1000 packs of seeds you sent was distributed to about 100 individuals who could otherwise not afford seed. In many cases, they will be grown out and returned to our seed library." Photo of Yacon and Nasturtiums.
Heather Eugene, Oregon

IndianOrganic, Rajasthan, India, March 2002
"I brought a seed donation from you to IndianOrganic, which is an organic demonstration farm. The first of its kind in India!"
Cindy Jednak, Santa Fe www. indianorganic.com

Western Maine Community Action
With the help of generous donations like yours, low-income families throughout Franklin County will be able to grow their own food and become more self-sufficient."
Anne Brooks, "Seeds of Life" Project, East Wilton, Maine www.wmca.org

Frederick Douglas After School Program
The "Garden Project" was established to give inner-city students the opportunity to experience nature first hand by growing their own vegetables and flowers. (May 1, 2000)
Kathy McEvoy, Director, Living Classrooms Foundation, Baltimore, Maryland

Cape Cares, Central American Relief Efforts
"Thank you very much on behalf of the Honduran campesinos for your gift to improve their food supply and to give smiles with the flowers."
Francisco Rubira, M.D., South Yarmouth, Maryland

American Horticultural Society
"Thank you so much... Our members look forward with anticipation to the diversity of fresh seed that is offered each year."
Janet G. Walker, Director of Horticulture

Castle Park Elementary School
"Our Kindergarten Garden was selected as a National Grant winner for 1999! Thank you for your dedication to young gardeners. Each time we received a package with donations the children excitedly opened it as if it were Christmas!"
Susan Dieckmann, Kindergarten Teacher, Chula Vista, California

Carbondale, Colorado Community Garden
"This is a huge thank you from some of the gardeners and from me LuLu Volkhausen the organizer of the garden!" The photos show before and after.
From Betsey Safford, Joedee Love, Rusty Burtack, Erin and Jeff, Jules and LuLu

Garden-Raised Bounty, GRuB's
"This next season we will again be giving away 100 gardens to low-income families, and your contribution will be part of that giving. These families will be growing their own food, maybe for the first time in their lives. Wishing you a bountiful 2003 and happy gardening!"
Jackson Sillars, Kitchen Garden Project Coordinator, Olympia, Washington

Union Community Unit School District No. 115
"In gardens there are lessons to be learned and pleasures to be obtained that our students can carry with them into the future." (April 10, 2003)
Valerie N. Weeks, Garden Project Coordinator, Henderson County, Illinois

Salem-Keizer Public Schools
"Your gift will help our children learn about plant growth, seeds and the insects and animals that may visit our garden." (April 9, 2003)
Chris Kirkwood, Gubser School, Kheizer, Oregon

Family and Community Nutrition Programs
"On behalf of the Family Garden at the Salinas Adult School, we would like to extend our thanks." (January 1, 2000)
Kristina Hamel, Salinas, California

And many many more...

Michigan City Area Schools, Dawn Graham
University of Illinois Extension, Vicki Rowe
Pigs Peace Sanctuary, Michelle Miller
Cherokee Nation, Angela Drewes, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Serv., Seattle, WA
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives, OR
D.U.G. Denver Urban Gardens, Colorado
Chicago Botanic Garden, Mary Schlax
Martine Colette's Wildlife Waystation, Brenda Ryan
Concord Nursing and Rehab. Center, Brooklyn, NY
Food Share, Toronto, ON, Canada
Cooperative Extension, Univ. Of Arizona, Elizabeth Harrison
The Light Center Foundation, Union, IL
Wolf Creek Indian Village and Museum, Bastian, VA
Mambrino School, Granbury, TX
Norseland Farm, St. Peter, MN
Greene County Educational Service Center, Yellow Springs, OH
Delancy Street Foundation, San Juan Pueblo, NM
Montlake Elementary School, Seattle, Cheri Bloom
The Seeds Corp. for Lithuania, Ian Allison
The New York Botanical Garden Bronx Green-Up
The Village of Arts and Humanities Philadelphia
The Garden Classroom Burr School, Newton, MA
Sheltering Worlds, Irvine, CA
Greater Newark Conservancy New Jersey
Capital District Community Gardens Troy, NY
Food For Lane County Eugene Oregon
Federation for Southern Cooperatives Epes, AL
Carolina Farm Stewardship Foundation Pittsboro, NC
The Natural Step San Francisco, CA
The Rodale Institute Kurtztown, PA
Organic Trade Association Greenfield, MA
The Food Depot Santa Fe, NM
Community Solutions Fund Santa Paul, MN
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn, NY
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine Washington, DC
Chico Agro Ecology Project Chico, CA
Foundation for Change San Diego, CA
Chico Agro Ecology Project Chico, CA
Plant a Row for the Hungry Manassas, VA
Green Space Partners Minneapolis, MN
Green Corn Project Austin, TX
Organic Alliance St. Paul, MN
Clementine and Co. Beverly Hills, CA
Human Options, Inc Irvine, CA
Los Cimientos Alliance - USA Carmel, CA
Parkway Partners New Orleans, LA
Univ. of California Co-op Extension Los Angeles, CA
The Garden Project Lansing, MI
Pacific Community Charter School Point Arena, CA
Wings of Angels Foundation Phoenix, AZ
Green Media Works Telluride, CO
Garden Magic Kid's Project Newbury Park, CA
Airline Ambassadors San Francisco, CA
Plant America www.mygardenguide.com
State of Washington, Office of Governor Gary Locke

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