The Perfect Gift is One That Grows

Prepare for the Future: Vegetable Seeds – $25

A single seed carries the potential to transform lives–for generations. With a $25 gift, you’re providing the foundation for countless harvests and empowering a family to take control of their nutrition and food security. DIG prioritizes organic, locally sourced, open-pollinating vegetable seeds, ensuring that families can save, replant, and sustain their gardens year after year. It’s a small gift with lasting results. 

Nourish Recovery: Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods – $50

For families in DIG’s Priority Household Program, every meal matters. A $50 gift provides a three-month supply of life-saving emergency food to a child battling malnutrition. This crucial support helps bridge the gap—addressing immediate nutritional needs while the family’s home garden begins to produce for long-term nourishment.

Cultivate Growth: Garden Tools – $100

We often take tools for granted, but imagine farming without them. A $100 donation equips DIG farmers with durable, essential tools that are locally sourced and culturally appropriate. These tools are more than just equipment—they represent opportunity, empowerment, and long-term sustainability, helping farmers tend their gardens with pride and confidence.

Plant Self Sufficiency: A Home Garden – $250

A $250 gift doesn’t just feed a family—it empowers them to feed themselves. This donation provides a family with their own home garden, complete with training from local DIG facilitators on regenerative farming practices. It’s a gift that cultivates health, builds confidence, and fosters long-term resilience. With every harvest, families gain the skills and independence to thrive, knowing they’re on a sustainable path to self-sufficiency—thanks to your support.

Honor Culture and Tradition: DIG’s Indigenous Foods Preservation Project – $1,000

For $1,000, you can help preserve the heritage and knowledge that once sustained communities and can go a long way to nourish generations to come. Your donation will support DIG’s Indigenous Foods Preservation Project (IFPP), which protects and promotes native and indigenous plants to advances food sovereignty Honor the cultural ties that connect farmers to their land – and people to their food – with a gift to DIG’s IFPP.

Support Local Leaders: A Local Facilitator’s Salary – $3,000

At the heart of DIG’s work are local leaders who adapt our programs and mentor the farmers we serve. DIG’s Local Facilitators, many of whom graduated from DIG’s Farmer Field School and/or represent the marginalized communities we serve, are uniquely positioned to lead our work. For $3,000, you can fund a Local Facilitator’s salary for one year, empowering them to provide hands-on training and support to farmers in their community. This gift is not only a pathway to leadership for the facilitators but also strengthens the capacity of local communities to drive their own solutions.

Build Community Resilience: Farmer Field Schools – $5,000

This is the ultimate gift for those who believe in the power of community-driven change. For $5,000, you can establish a new Farmer Field School,—an innovative community hub where farmers learn regenerative agricultural practices that benefit both their families and the broader food system. Your gift will provide essential tools, seeds, and locally tailored training, creating a dynamic space for hands-on learning, knowledge sharing, and capacity building. This gift goes beyond teaching farming techniques—it fosters a collaborative environment where resilience is cultivated, local leaders are empowered, and food security is strengthened for generations to come

Be There When It’s Needed Most: The Emergency Fund – Give What You Can

Sometimes, the greatest gift is the ability to act  when the unexpected happens. DIG’s Emergency Fund allows us to address urgent needs as they arise, whether it’s a flood, drought, or other crisis. This fund is flexible, which means every donation—big or small—contributes to the resilience of both DIG and the farmers we support.