During 2016, School Gardens is proud to have helped students, families, volunteers, and other community members plant more than 130,000 square feet of space in 17 different gardens!

But here’s the thing: we couldn’t have planted anything, or grown beautiful and nourishing produce with (and for) our community without seeds.

We are so thankful again this year to the farmers, growers, and companies
who provided us with the ability to grow our gardens during 2016. We count ourselves as tremendously fortunate to witness thousands of students experiencing the magic and wonder of seeds for the first time – and it is all because of the generosity of the people mentioned below.

It is with admiration for the beautiful and important work they do, and for their generous giving that we thank these folks:

Baker Creek Heirlooms

Botanical Interests

Bountiful Gardens

Greg’s Gardens

Irish Eyes Garden Seeds

Johnny’s Selected Seeds

Our American Roots

Peaceful Valley

Renee’s Garden

Seed Savers Exchange

Territorial Seed Company

Tsugawa Nursery

 

Over the last year, we have been proud to help students plant 102,000 square feet of space in more than fourteen School Gardens. That’s a lot of growing space! When you’re dedicated to starting your veggies from seed, that much garden space means having plenty of quality seeds around.

 

We are immensely grateful for the companies who provided us with seeds this past year. We’re still working on the tally, but the amount of fresh produce grown in 2015 far exceeds the amount we were able to grow the previous year.

 

It is with admiration for the beautiful work they do and their generous giving that we thank:

Adaptive Seeds
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Botanical Interests
High Mowing Seeds
Irish Eyes Garden Seeds
Peaceful Valley Seeds
Renee’s Garden Seeds
Seeds for Our Planet
Siskiyou Seeds
Territorial Seed Company
Tsugawa Nursery
Turtle Tree Seed
  Uprising Seeds
  Van der Salm Bulb Farm