Support Food Justice Through The Giving Garden
Giving Garden works to combat food insecurity and expand food education in our community.
Grow the Giving Tree
Strengthen the Roots of the Giving Garden
Our invitation to you: become a vital part of the movement to build a stronger, more resilient community.
We are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to fresh, nourishing food—a foundation for healthy lives and a thriving future. But we can’t do it alone.
From now until April 25th, we’re working to raise $10,000 to expand our capacity to grow and donate fresh food to those in need, and provide vital food education to those without access to such opportunities. Every dollar, every word of encouragement, and every act of support helps us get closer to our goal.
Why should you give?
Because every person has something to offer. Whether it’s $1, $10, $100, or a simple show of moral support, your contribution matters. No matter how much or how little you’re able to give, you are helping to strengthen the roots of The Giving Garden—and the community we’re all building together.
When we come together, we have the power to create change that lasts. Be a part of a movement where no one is left behind, and everyone belongs. The Giving Garden is a place for all—where we grow food, grow hope, and grow a community that stands strong in the face of adversity.
Join us. Whether you give time, resources, or encouragement, your involvement has a lasting impact. Together, we can build a community where fresh food is accessible to all, and where no one has to go without.
Donate today, and help us grow something extraordinary.
Every dollar you donate will directly support our 2025 programs, enabling us to grow organic produce for those in need, and provide valuable food education and workforce development to marginalized groups.
Your donations serve to cultivate the farm space, and to expand the educational programs offered at The Giving Garden of Gainesville. Through practice and education of organic gardening methods, we work to contribute to a healthy, interconnected, and abundant food culture for the benefit of our whole community.
Select a donation amount below to support a specific program cost!
Be a Recurring Donor
Donate $5-$100 a month
Our recurring donors are the backbone of our work, helping us maintain and grow our programs. No matter the amount, recurring donations are an especially dear form of support. They exemplify how small contributions from many likeminded individuals can join forces to create tangible outcomes and impact in our food justice community efforts.
Sponsor a Season of Seeds
Donate $300
Help provide the seeds needed to grow fresh, organic produce throughout the season. Each donation ensures our beds are planted with crops that nourish our community. We strive to plant with integrity to our local ecosystem, working with local seed banks who provide us with seeds that flourish and support the native environment.
Sponsor Worm Castings for all Vegetable Beds
Donate $100 - $200
Help us replenish our vegetable beds with worm castings. Worm castings, also known as vermicast, are a type of organic fertilizer we source locally, made from earthworm waste. Your $100 donation would support one growing season’s vermicast needs. We reapply each Spring, Fall and Winter season with great results on our harvest yields.
Sponsor a Season’s Mulch
Donate $300
Help us purchase organic hay to mulch our vegetable beds, keeping them nourished and protected throughout the season. Mulch provides vital protection for our crops and keeps them growing strong and healthy. Your donation for mulch is pivotal to providing fresh, organic produce to our communtiy.
Sponsor an Apprentice
Donate $500
Support young adults in our Apprenticeship Program, where they gain hands-on food systems experience while earning their high school diploma through our partner, Project YouthBuild. Your donation supports the cost of supplies and the educators who help prepare them for careers in the local food community.
Support Costs for Farm Fundraisers & Workshops Throughout the Year
Donate $1000
Our Farm-to-Table dinners and brunches are a seasonal coming together to support The Giving Garden mission. These events, as well as workshops throughout the year, create impactful donation drives through ticket sales, and are a celebration of the community it takes to keep this project thriving. Donations towards covering event costs offers a profound support that safeguard any funds raised by the dinners and workshops to go directly back into our farming efforts.
Sponsor a Compost Purchase
Donate $500
Help us replenish our vegetable beds with high-quality topsoil from Beaten Path Compost, Gainesville’s local composting company. Your donation support the regenerative efforts of Beaten Path Compost, as well as the quality of the organic produce we donate to those in need of nourishing healing foods.
Support Administrative Costs to Run the Giving Garden
Donate $1000
Running the Giving Garden requires year round hands-on engagement, both in the garden and behind the scenes. Donations to support administrative costs provide foundational support to expand and flourish each season. Nourishment is the aim of our work, and as such we strive to balance the workload of our ever growing project in ways that are integrated with our overall mission. This means we aim for fair compensation for the generous efforts of our team members.
