Powering Community Gardens Across the US

Dear Friends,

Thanks to you, our impact is multiplying faster than ever. This year, we are expanding our domestic efforts in a big way to help ease the growing burden on American households. New challenges are affecting families in the US due to funding cuts that are threatening food access for millions. In 2025, the USDA ended two major programs that provided $1 billion for schools and food banks to buy fresh, local produce. Additionally, recently passed budgetary reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are expected to impact over 600,000 families, including 500,000 children.

In 2024, we partnered with 28 organizations and distributed over 175,000 seed packets. This year, the momentum has only grown stronger. In just the first half of 2025, we’ve already distributed more than one million seed packets to 36 partners—23 of them brand new. Many of these partners, in turn, scale the impact even further. The Society of St. Andrew, for example, has already shared our seeds with 113 agencies and organizations across 18 states.

This rapid growth reflects both a rising movement in community gardening and the urgent need for local food production as federal food assistance shrinks. Together with you and partners across the country, we’re growing solutions from the ground up.

One of those solutions is taking root in Winder, Georgia, where Wimberly’s Roots is making healthy food and knowledge accessible in a USDA-designated food desert. Across the United States, more than 13.5 million people live in areas with limited access to fresh, affordable food—commonly known as food deserts. These communities often face high poverty rates and limited proximity to supermarkets, making it difficult to access fresh, nutritious produce.

Wimberly’s Roots is a grassroots nonprofit that runs a community farm that not only grows fresh produce but also teaches families how to plant, care for, harvest, and prepare their own food. Their programs combine gardening education with healthy cooking workshops, creating a full-circle approach to food access and nutrition.

What makes their work so powerful is the way the community comes together. Leo, one of their volunteers, is a retired local resident with a long family history in farming and gardening. He now volunteers at the farm, passing along his knowledge and shared interest to support his community. 

Thanks to the seeds we provided in 2024, Wimberly’s Roots increased their harvests by an incredible 230% and boosted volunteer hours by 160%. We’re proud to continue supporting them this year as they keep building skills, confidence, and connection through food.

Your generosity makes stories like this possible. You are helping seeds turn into meals, gardens, and stronger communities. Thank you for being part of this growing movement—we can’t wait to share what blooms next.