Support the foundation of every successful garden: living soil.
Soil Sponsors help fund the creation of nutrient-rich, biologically active soil used in school garden beds. This level supports both the purchase of high-quality bulk soil and the time-intensive process of making and curing compost, ensuring each bed is filled with soil that can truly support plant growth and learning.
 
What a Soil Sponsorship Supports:
 
🌱 Custom Compost Creation
Compost made by Growing Smiles Garden Co. using regenerative, soil-health-focused practices
Time spent collecting materials, building piles, managing moisture and airflow, and monitoring decomposition
Curing and preparing compost for safe, effective use in school gardens
 
🌱 Soil & Amendments
Purchased bulk soil to meet volume needs
Blending compost with soil to create a balanced, living growing medium
Organic amendments as needed for long-term soil health
 
🌱 Education Through Soil
Soil Sponsors directly support lessons that teach children:
How compost is made
Why living soil matters
The role of microbes in growing healthy food
 
Why This Matters? 
 
Healthy gardens start underground. Compost is not a by-product — it’s a crafted input that takes knowledge, time, and care. By sponsoring soil, you’re investing in the unseen work that makes gardens thrive and lessons meaningful.
 
Soil Sponsor funds are used to cover:
Materials required for compost production
Purchased soil and amendments
Fair compensation for the labor involved in creating, managing, and preparing compost for school gardens
 
Growing Smiles Garden Co. believes that sustainable education also means sustainable work.