Square Foot Gardening Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on educating and promoting the Square Foot Gardening method for organic gardening. Self-described as simplifying organic gardening and nourishing communities worldwide.

Square Foot Gardening Foundation

Square Foot Gardening Foundation | 266 followers on LinkedIn. Growing New Gardeners since 1976. Rooted in Science. Based on founder and creator Mel Bartholomew&#39;s SFG Method. | The Square Foot Gardening Method helps position the individual gardener for growth, and the Square Foot Gardening Foundation’s grant program helps support local and global organizations as we all work to increase food security—one square foot at a time—so more families and communities can become full, fulfilled, and flourish.  

Our vision is to help all gardeners learn the empowering life skill of Square Foot Gardening so they can create their own sustainable, sufficient, and reliable food source. 

By supporting one gardener, we support all gardeners.

Certified Instructor at Square Foot Gardening Foundation

Donna K. Becker

Founder/Instructor of Gardening Renaissance

Stephen Gibbs

Director at Square Foot Gardening.org

Laura Bartholomew

The How Do Gardener

Rick Bickling

November 8 is #STEMDay ! Back in October, we partnered with @ KidsGardening.org for an inspiring webinar on how to spark a love for gardening in kids with hand-on, STEAM-powered ideas! 🌱🌍 If you missed the live webinar, don’t worry – you can catch the recording! 🎥 Our fantastic educators Brad Hendershot, Marcia Tate, Bob Markey, and Jodie Visker shared how they bring science to life with creative activities like composting, soil science, Square Foot Gardening and a veggie derby. It is all about using the garden to teach real-world science, technology, engineering, art and math concepts. 🥕🍃 Check out the webinar recording for ideas on how to get kids engaged and curious: https://lnkd.in/efb2wTbn PS: If you are already registered, log in and dive right in. Not signed up yet? It is easy! Just open the link, click “Sign Up” in the top right corner, and you are ready to watch! #STEMDay #STEMGardening #KidsGardening #HandsOnLearning #Webinar #GardeningWithKids #LearnWithHands #GrowSTEM #GreenThumbSTEM #SquareFootGardening #SquareFootGardeningFoundation

Junaluska Elementary School in Waynesville, NC, teaches gardening to students ... more than 150 students, to be exact. No, it isn't the only thing the school teaches. But the Square Foot Gardening Method is one of the ways they make math 📐 and science 🔬 concepts go from abstract to hands-on. Their program begins in 1st grade. Students plant gardens in spring, and during summer, they're invited with their parents to help tend the gardens and harvest produce and flowers. 🥬 When the students return as 2nd graders, it's time for much bigger harvests of what they planted. And the cycle keeps going. 🌞 BTW, your donations to the Square Foot Gardening Foundation help support the gardens at Junaluska Elementary School, as well as other educational and community programs. Please consider making a donation today so we can help more organizations grow sustainable, organic gardens. Photo credit: Junaluska Elementary School https://lnkd.in/gRS4uT5k #SquareFootGardening #SquareFootGardeningFoundation #GardeningTherapy #SchoolGarden #EducationIsKey #DonateForGardens #KidsGardeningFun #GreenThumbs #GrowWithGardening #SupportSchoolGardens #PlantingSeedsOfKnowledge

🌱 Simplifying organic gardening could help nourish communities worldwide. That's the sentiment behind everything we do at the Square Foot Gardening Foundation. From supporting community gardens through grants to providing hands-on help and techniques for backyard- and urban-gardeners, our mission is to help make it easier to grow food for you, your neighbors, and your family. There are a number of ways you can help support our mission: 1. Purchase the Square Foot Gardening book or pre-order the NEW EDITION (publishing soon!) https://lnkd.in/gv8auDBJ 2. Make a direct donation to the Square Foot Gardening Foundation https://lnkd.in/gRS4uT5k 3. Sign up to take the Square Foot Gardening course https://lnkd.in/g6jRyewq And remember to tell everyone you know HOW your garden grows: using the Square Foot Gardening Method. 🥬 Photo credit: Uta Grünwald #squarefootgarden #raisedbedgarden #backyardgarden #gardener #gardenbed #growfood #fallharvest #organicgardening #gardenlife #gardening

If you can, please give.❤️ While we realize that a cash donation won't fully change the situation for our friends, families, gardeners, and communities impacted by Hurricane Helene, it can help aid societies like the American Red Cross get supplies and assistance where needed most. Please consider joining the Square Foot Gardening Foundation in giving to relief efforts with the American Red Cross or other organizations in the area. We can't change the past but hopefully we can help rebuild a future for the impacted communities. https://www.redcross.org/ #hurricanehelene

Please join us in supporting relief efforts for the victims of #HurricaneHelene by supporting the American Red Cross's relief efforts. The Square Foot Gardening Foundation has made a cash donation. If you can, we encourage you to do the same. https://www.redcross.org/

Our thoughts go out to everyone impacted by Hurricane Helene.🙏 We have a large community of Square Foot Gardeners who were in the path of Helene, as well as grant recipients, friends, and family. The Square Foot Gardening Foundation has chosen to support the American Red Cross's relief efforts through a cash donation. While we realize that money can't solve everything, we also know that at times like this, it's the groups on the ground locally that are best equipped to determine where need exists and get the most done. Please consider joining us in giving to relief efforts with the American Red Cross or other organizations in the area. We can't change the past but hopefully we can help rebuild a future for the impacted communities. https://www.redcross.org/

What happens when you donate to the Square Foot Gardening Foundation? 🌿 You help support school and community gardens through our grant program. 🌿 You make growing sustainable gardens a reality for more people worldwide 🌿 You ensure the advice and education we provide continues to be delivered without sponsorships or bias 🌿You allow us to produce new, updated editions of the Square Foot Gardening book, which continues to introduce even new generations of gardeners to the Method with each edition. Please consider making a donation to the Square Foot Gardening Foundation today. https://lnkd.in/gRS4uT5k

We've not in it for the money at Square Foot Gardening. This can sometimes make you feel like an outlier in the online world. But the fact is, the Square Foot Gardening Foundation is a registered non-profit — a 501(c)(3). This means ... 🥕 every tip we share 🥕 every piece of advice we give 🥕 every idea we offer 🥕 and each question we answer ... helps us fulfill our mission of simplifying organic gardening so real people around the globe can grow gardens that sustain themselves and their communities. If you appreciate the Method and knowledge we share here, in our newsletter, and/or on our site, please consider making a donation to the Square Foot Gardening Foundation. Learn more here. https://lnkd.in/gRS4uT5k #growsomethinggreat #squarefootgardening #gardener #gardening #squarefootgardening #backyardgarden #eatwhatyougrow #sustainablegardening #gardeninglife

Anabell was 14YO when she started a community garden as a #GirlScout project. She thought it would be fun to teach other kids to grow and cook their own food. And helpful too. Anabell's Victory Garden started with just 4 garden beds ... And it grew through hard work and support from the community and grants from the #SquareFootGardeningFoundation . Each year, our Foundation provides grants to community initiatives that simplify organic gardening so real people, like Anabell and thousands of others worldwide, can grow gardens and sustain communities. Will you support our grant program through a donation? https://lnkd.in/gRS4uT5k Anabell's story: https://lnkd.in/gjC9C9ph #growsomethinggreat #squarefootgardening #gardener #gardening #squarefootgardening #backyardgarden #eatwhatyougrow #sustainablegardening

The Square Foot Gardening Foundation provides grants for a solution that empowers people with the ability to grow fresh produce. 🌱 There are two critical components at the core of our gardening Method:⠀ ⠀ 1️⃣ It maximizes yield through efficient space use and is adaptable to any environment or soil condition.⠀ 2️⃣ It is accessible to all people with zero gardening experience. ⠀ Your generous donations are at the center of our mission. 💚 They provide the resources needed to teach communities how to grow their own food, whether it's on a windowsill, a balcony, or in a community garden. ⠀ Do you love this kind of community-driven gardening greatness as much as we do? Donate to our Foundation to make more inspiring projects like this one possible! Make a Difference Today! https://lnkd.in/g59fCizi 📷 Photo of @LampasasCommunityGardens Square Foot Gardens and grant recipient Janet Crozier ⠀ #SquareFootGardeningFoundation #SquareFootGardening #SquareFootGarden #GardeningMethods #SquareFootMethod #TeachingGarden #CommunityGarden #Giving #Foundation #Charity #Nonprofit #Community

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