Growing To Give®
A U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing food security, cancer support, regenerative land systems, water-smart growing and community resilience.
Growing To Give at a Glance
Growing To Give designs and supports practical systems that connect land, food, water and community health. Our work spans food production, cancer support, regenerative landscapes, education, published resources and digital tools.
EIN 84-4081381
Digital Reach & Audience
Growing To Give has developed a growing digital audience around food security, regenerative agriculture, community health, cancer support and practical sustainability. Our work is also connected to a broader network of established websites that extend the reach of these subjects to additional audiences.
Story Areas
Growing To Give works across several connected areas, giving reporters and partners multiple ways to explore the organization through people, programs, place and practical solutions.
Food Ambassadors & Community Growing
Community-led food production, practical growing systems, local food access and scalable approaches designed to help people grow more food with fewer resources.
Explore Food Ambassadors →Cancer Bites
Compassionate patient support, practical resources, stories, gift bags and a growing body of cancer-support content for patients, survivors and caregivers.
Explore Cancer Bites →Regenerative Systems
Landscape restoration, water stewardship, water-smart agriculture, soil regeneration and project models built to strengthen ecological and community resilience.
Explore Spiral River →Volunteers & Community Harvests
Volunteer-powered farming, harvests, community partnerships and the human stories behind growing and sharing fresh food.
Meet the Team →Research, Field Insight & Education
A growing publication library covering food systems, nutrition and recovery, climate resilience, restoration and practical community solutions.
Browse Publication Hubs →Calculators, Planners & Helpers
Interactive web tools designed to help people explore food production, hydration, nutrition, garden planning, water savings, sustainability and community impact.
Explore Digital Tools →Programs & Projects Reporters Can Cover
These are among the central story lines currently represented across Growing To Give's program and project pages.
Food Ambassadors
A community-led network designed to equip people and partners to strengthen local food security through practical growing systems.
View program → ProgramCancer Bites
Cancer-patient support that brings together practical resources, care initiatives and human stories.
View program → ProjectSpiral River
Water and climate infrastructure concepts designed to hold, slow and recirculate water across the landscape.
View project → ProjectSpiral Forest
Regenerative land systems designed to rebuild soil, support biodiversity and strengthen long-term landscape resilience.
View project →Estimated Food Production by Platform
Growing To Give technologies and program models are designed to scale from individual gardens to community and regional food-production systems. Estimated servings vary significantly based on crop type, plant variety, climate, growing season, planting density, management practices and local growing conditions.
Root Tube Garden
A compact growing platform designed for efficient food production in homes, schools, community spaces and other small-footprint locations.
Tomato Volcano
A concentrated growing system designed to demonstrate how significant food production can be achieved within a relatively small footprint.
Crop Circle Garden
A larger community-scale growing model designed to increase productive planting area while supporting access, education and local food distribution.
Crop Circle Farm
A scalable agricultural platform designed for substantial local food production and community or regional distribution.
Spiral River
An integrated land, water and food-production model designed to support large-scale regenerative landscapes and resilient regional food systems.
Published Work
Growing To Give publishes practical, accessible articles exploring food production, water conservation, urban gardening, wildlife-friendly landscapes, climate resilience and the changing ways people grow food and care for the land.
Celebrity Organic Farming Trends
A look at the growing interest in organic farming among celebrities and public figures, and what their participation says about broader shifts toward local food, sustainability and growing your own.
Read article → Urban GrowingSmall-Space Growing: Ornamental & Edible Design
How small gardens, patios and urban spaces can combine productive edible plants with attractive ornamental design to create landscapes that are both beautiful and useful.
Read article → Container GrowingBalcony Tomato Production Guide
Practical guidance for producing tomatoes in balconies and other limited spaces, including container planning, sunlight, watering, plant support and productive growing strategies.
Read article → Water ConservationUse Less Water in Your Garden
Straightforward ways gardeners can reduce water use while maintaining productive, healthy landscapes through smarter irrigation, soil management and thoughtful plant selection.
Read article → WildlifeMake Your Garden Wildlife-Friendly Before Frost
Seasonal strategies for helping birds, pollinators and other beneficial wildlife find food, shelter and habitat as gardens transition into colder weather.
Read article → Garden DesignHow I Changed My Garden
A personal look at rethinking a garden around productivity, resilience, changing conditions and the practical lessons that emerge when a growing space evolves over time.
Read article → Habitat + EcologyWildlife-Smart Fall Leaf Cleanup
A different approach to autumn cleanup that balances tidy landscapes with the ecological value fallen leaves provide to insects, birds, soil and overwintering wildlife.
Read article → Urban ForestryArizona Urban Forests
Exploring the role trees can play in Arizona communities by reducing heat, creating shade, supporting wildlife and helping cities build more livable and resilient urban environments.
Read article → Climate ResilienceClimate-Resilient Garden Design Strategies
Practical design approaches for gardens facing hotter temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, water constraints and increasingly unpredictable growing conditions.
Read article →Digital Tools & Helpers
Growing To Give also maintains a growing suite of free web-based tools spanning nutrition, wellness, gardening, sustainability and community impact. The examples below are part of the Community Wellness & Support Tools hub.
Garden Space Estimator
Helps users think through garden space and productive growing capacity.
Open tool → WaterWater Savings Calculator
Explores potential water-efficiency and conservation impacts.
Open tool → Food ImpactHow Many People Can We Feed?
Connects food production estimates with potential community reach.
Open tool → CommunityFood Desert Impact Estimator
Explores how localized food production can contribute to food-access goals.
Open tool → WellnessCaregiver Capacity Calculator
A wellness-oriented helper created for people balancing care responsibilities and personal capacity.
Open tool → NutritionMediterranean Meal Planner
A practical meal-planning resource within the site's broader nutrition and wellness tool collection.
Open tool →Media Photos
A selection of Growing To Give photography highlighting volunteers, community harvests, food production, regenerative growing systems and patient-support programs. Click any image to open the original high-resolution file. Additional program, leadership and project photography is available upon request.
Media use: High-resolution photography, program images, logos, interviews and additional project materials are available for editorial and news-media use. Please contact Growing To Give for additional assets or image information.
Leadership & Spokespeople
Growing To Give is powered by volunteer founders, board members, advisors, partners and community participants. The following leadership contacts represent two of the organization's central perspectives.
Siobhan Shaw
Siobhan brings a people-centered perspective to Growing To Give's work and can speak to the nonprofit's mission, cancer-support initiatives, community engagement and the human side of building resilient communities.
John Kendall
John leads the development and scaling of food-security initiatives and can speak to Food Ambassadors, growing systems, regenerative project design, technology and practical approaches to resilient food production.
Talk With Growing To Give
For interviews, background information, program questions, site visits, photography, project features or other media inquiries, contact Growing To Give directly.
Email: info@growingtogive.org
Phone: +1 509-396-8801
Website: GrowingToGive.org
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