From the seed of an idea to a lasting impact
Our mission
Our mission
Our mission
Across Texas, thousands of families cannot afford to put food on the table. In fact, food insecurity affects more than 4 million people statewide. Farmgirl Gives promotes agricultural education in communities and schools, to equip the next generation of urban farmers with the passion and skills to grow a bountiful harvest for themselves and those in need.
Our history
Our mission
Our mission
Farmgirl Gives was founded by Vanessa Bailey in 2018 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are committed to ending food insecurity in North Texas by supporting community garden educators, installing school gardens, and providing AgriSTEM education for individuals and groups dedicated to growing food locally so no one goes hungry.
Our reach
Our mission
Our reach
Our goal is to support a lifetime love of real food and happily share the harvest. Produce from our farm’s demonstration gardens goes to families served by Denton-area food banks. We also give free lectures to local school and community groups, grant seed donations, and offer environmental education consulting and skills training for school educators and nonprofit community garden leaders.
School & Community Gardens
We know about growing!
The following are a few Farmgirl Gives school and community garden projects in the greater DFW Metroplex. During the COVID pandemic, Farmgirl Gives also provided 250 student service hours for high school and college volunteers.
Willow Springs School Garden
Provided the landscape design, permaculture training, and permaculture gardening curriculum for the 2019 and 2020 Student Service Day.
Montessori Lakeside Academy
Provided the landscape design, permaculture training, and permaculture gardening curriculum for the school’s Garden Club.
Hart Elementary
Provided garden education curriculum training for the 1st grade teachers and provided hatching eggs for the 2nd grade hatching projects.
Stewart's Creek
Installed the children’s garden and provided school garden curriculum for the 2017 school year.
Garland Community Garden
Provided seeds for their 2017 season.
Common Ground Community Garden
Farmgirl Gives founder Vanessa Bailey (pictured above) also was the Creator and Director of Common Ground Community Garden of Flower Mound. During her tenure, the community garden provided more than 3,000 service hours and 5,000 pounds of food for the North Texas Food Bank partner pantries.
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