The Garden Stewards Project
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HELP PEOPLE . . . GROW  THEIR OWN  FOOD!
(for as little as $5.00)

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Our Guides

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The only Guide that teaches Organic Food Gardening and
Optimal Nutrition
Over 150,000 in Print!

More information and 
16 sample pages
HERE

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The World's Most Popular Compost Guide
Over 2 million in Print

More information & 
12 sample pages
HERE

Free Garden Books

For over 30 years, our family has written, published and distributed across North America over 1 million copies
of our critically acclaimed, low-cost, "how-to" garden books:

  • Home Composting Made Easy
  • Grow Your Own Food Made Easy

Our guides are used by hundreds of governmental agencies, organizations, educators and businesses throughout North America. They are hailed for their simplicity, accuracy, and exceptionally low-cost.


        HELP US FIGHT HUNGER!


Our small family-run business (Cortesia Sanctuary & Cortesia Press) has also donated over $1 million of our books to worthy causes, families and individuals throughout North America — People who want to eat better by growing their own food and composting.

As passionate gardeners and writers, we've done it in the American pioneering spirit of creativity, free enterprise, and homespun generosity. (Read more about who we are HERE)



            HELP US  GIVE  BOOKS


Our efforts are best supported by those who what to join our compassionate outreach as SPONSORS. Similarly, we want to help those who want to RECEIVE books for their cause. The links below  the video will guide you.

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Video Message from
Garden Stewards Project Founder
Tricia Clark-McDowell
Just imagine! —  A seed is worth 60-90 days of hope!
Tricia Clark-McDowell, Founder - The Garden Stewards Project

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QR SCAN
Instant $5
Sponsorship
via Paypal
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$5 Feeds Someone for Life
A $5 Sponsorship allows us
to give both our guides to a needy family or individual
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Click Button for
Speedy Sponsorship
at Giving Store

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Incredible!— My family grew almost $100 of succulent produce a month in our small patch last summer. Your free book made it fun and easy!
T. Simonton, TX

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Our garden books give a fresh "start" to gardening and healthy nutrition
RECEIVE

Books


Beeline HERE if you want to know how you, your school, organization, community garden, or other groups can receive books.

We strive to meet all requests until we run out of books for 2012. You will be asked to submit a friendly application.

We generally distribute most books in time for gardening and composting seasons.

3 STEPS TO RECEIVE BOOKS
  1. Go to Receive Books (HERE)
  2. Please read the FAQs to guide you
  3. Submit Receive Books Form (available HERE)

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Our garden books are educational "seeds" that offer hope to others!
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GIVE

Books


Mosey over HERE to find out how you, family, friends, business, school, club or other organizations can SPONSOR books for others (or yourself).

SPONSORSHIP IS THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN GIVE BOOKS AWAY IN 2012.


5 WAYS TO SPONSOR
  1. FASTEST $5 contribution — use QR (for mobile devices). No Form.
  2. SPEEDY $5 (or higher) — click orange Sponsor button. No Form.
  3. ONLINE (for larger or specific order)
  4. MAIL — send us your contribution
  5. PHONE — give us a hoot & holler!

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OLDER CITIZENS
FACE HUNGER


It is estimated that almost 30 million adults in the U.S. over the age of 50 years experience some degree of food insecurity — meaning they cannot adequately meet recommended daily or weekly nutritional needs.

The level of food insecurity among poor older adults is 3 times that of other adults.

GALLERY OF GARDENERS

Turning Hope into Food with Our Guides
Click Audio Player below to begin music to accompany slideshow
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"If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one."

Mother Theresa



1 of 10 FAMILIES
FACE HUNGER

Thirty-three million people, including 13 million children, live in households that experience hunger or the risk of hunger. This represents one in ten households in the U.S.
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SEEDS to FOOD Saves $

Growing your own food can save you a lot of $$$!

  • A $1.50 packet of lettuce seed can grow hundreds of heads of lettuce, saving you up to $2,000 in grocery costs.
  • Typically, a dollar spent on seeds, starts and soil conditioners yields about $25 in food, per month during the growing season
  • 100 square feet can provide $100+ of home grown food per month
  • Home grown organic produce has the highest nutritional content
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Copy our QR

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Go Ahead!
Grab or copy our QR logo, and then paste or print it wherever you like.

What does it do?
It instantly allows the user to give a $5 contribution, via Paypal, to us. We in turn will give both of our guides to a needy family or individual.

Using a common and free QR Reader app, point and click your mobile device's camera at the QR button — Voila!

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Since 1998, your generosity  has allowed us to give thousands of your garden nutrition guides to single parent mothers across America.
Thank You!
Nanine Bilski
America the Beautiful Fund



Please visit  PRAISE & PROGRESS

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On our Praise & Progress page, see exactly how we are helping people through our "bootstraps, on-the-ground" network of caring organizations, families, individuals, businesses, among others.

  • Be an active part of our voice: Follow us on FaceBook and our Blog — we regularly post fascinating topics and the latest news about issues relevant to gardening, food security, nutrition and health, AND who is receiving and sponsoring garden books.
  • Tell people about us. There are many people who need a little help to go with a dose of hope. AND, there's a lot of people (like you) who care and want to help in some way. You can help us help others!
  • Use our QR logo to help promote our efforts. You can freely copy and use it in your outreach with friends, colleagues, whomever. It allows the user to make a $5 contribution toward our efforts.
  • Be an Earth Steward. Always find a way to respect Earth and all its inhabitants. This takes daily devotion and action. So, perhaps we inspire you to find your unique expression of service toward those in need. In that sense, you deserve our praise!

Photos used under Creative Commons from lucy tartan, Danni B [Photography]