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04/04/2026

Jesse and Jemimah have understood the assignment! Thanks for joining the fun.

12/31/2025

As 2025 comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on what 22 years of supporting community food gardens has taught me.

At SeedMoney, we’ve helped more than 3,300 public food gardens take root across all 50 U.S. states and 60+ countries—supporting school gardens, community plots, food bank gardens, and other grassroots efforts to grow fresh food locally.

What makes this work powerful is the model. SeedMoney’s approach is designed to multiply impact—by combining community fundraising with challenge grants to unlock millions of dollars in local giving for projects that often operate on the margins.

With public funding under increasing pressure, these community-led solutions matter more than ever.

If you’re still finalizing your year-end, tax-deductible giving, I’d be grateful if you’d consider including SeedMoney and helping plant the seeds for another season of growth here:

https://seedmoney.org/?form=donate

Thank you for believing in solutions that grow from the ground up.

11/05/2025

SeedMoney’s annual challenge offers 432 grants (up to $1,000 each) for public food-garden projects — including school, community, and food-bank gardens.

🌱 Apply today: https://donate.seedmoney.org

Deadline to apply: Wednesday, November 12
Campaign dates: November 15 – December 15

It’s free to apply, and you keep 100% of what you raise (no fees) — plus, you’ll get templates, tips, and personal support along the way.

10/27/2025

🥕 3,281 gardens planted
👥 984,300 people reached
💵 $3,296,567 awarded
🥬 6,562,000 servings of food grown

These numbers represent ten years of hard, hopeful work—by thousands of community leaders, gardeners, volunteers, and donors—growing food security from the ground up.

I started SeedMoney with a simple belief: that gardens can help communities feed themselves, build resilience, and care for their neighbors.

Our just-published 2025 Annual Report shares stories from the past year—of raised beds becoming classrooms, food pantries growing healthy food gardens, and small grants sparking big change.
👉 https://tinyurl.com/SeedMoney-Annual-Report-2025

We’re also throwing our hat in the ring for the , because tools like help lean organizations like SeedMoney spend less time on administration and more time fueling their mission. Winning would give us the visibility and resources to help even more gardens take root.

🌱 If you believe in the power of gardens to feed and connect people, a like, comment, or share helps this story grow.

10/16/2025

What uncomfortable thing will you do today?

Today is World Food Day — a day we reflect on global food security and the 673 million people facing hunger. While world leaders convene…

08/13/2025

Got a food garden project? 🌱

432 challenge grants are up for grabs — totaling $81,000 in funding plus free crowdfunding support.

Apply by Nov 12, 2025 ➡ donate.seedmoney.org

12/03/2024

🐝 Bee the Change this Giving Tuesday! 🌼

This Giving Tuesday, let’s create a buzz for global garden projects! 🌍 With your help, 675 projects can bloom into life, and here’s the sweet deal:

🍯 Donate any amount to your favorite garden project, and you’ll help it win a $400 Gardener's Supply Co. gift card! PLUS, you could win a $100 gift card just for giving! 💛

🌸 How to join the hive:
1️⃣ Visit https://donate.seedmoney.org/map
2️⃣ Pick a project that makes your heart buzz.
3️⃣ Make your donation before noon Eastern on 12/04/2024.

🗓️ Winners announced: 12/05/2024

Let’s work together to pollinate change and grow a greener planet! 🌿 Share this post to spread the buzz! 🐝💛

11/05/2024

🌍 It's a big week for change-makers! Whether it's casting your vote or planting seeds for a better tomorrow, don't miss out.
📅 A week from today is the deadline for SeedMoney's once-a-year funding opportunity to support food, farm, and garden projects.

SeedMoney’s grants have empowered thousands of gardens to grow. Will yours be next? Apply here https://donate.seedmoney.org/ before it’s too late! 🌱

10/31/2024

These vegan witches have mastered the art of plant-based potions! 🌱✨ No eye of newt or toe of frog here—just the finest veggies for that healthy green glow! 💚🥔🥬🌽 Happy Halloween from SeedMoney!

09/18/2024

Thanks so much, Arlie, for what YOU are doing. We're here to help garden project leaders succeed!

09/17/2024

The 10th Annual SeedMoney Challenge is Here! 🎉

📅 Deadline: 12 Nov 2024
Apply now at: donate.seedmoney.org

We're accepting applications for the 10th annual SeedMoney Challenge, a 30-day crowdgranting competition open to any public food garden project anywhere in the world. 🌍

Whether you're associated with a community garden, youth garden, food bank garden, or community farm, 🌻 the SeedMoney Challenge can help your project raise the funds it needs to flourish. 💸 Participating projects receive 100% (i.e., 0% fees) of what they raise whether they reach their funding target or not. 🎯 On top of the funds they raise, projects compete for 432 grants ranging from $100 to $1000. 💰 The more a project raises, the larger the grant it qualifies to receive. 📈

No previous online fundraising experience is needed. We support you throughout the process by helping you create an effective campaign page, providing graphics and texts you can use to promote your campaign, and helping you download your donor data once your campaign has ended. 📊

Applications close on November 12th. The crowdfunding challenge kicks off November 15th and runs through December 15th. Don't miss this once-a-year opportunity to help your community grow! 🌾

Let's make our communities greener together! 🤝🌿