What It Means to Keep Fighting for the Earth When the World Keeps Forgetting

Fifteen years ago, I planted my first garden not just to grow food, but to plant a seed.

Fifteen years ago, I planted my first garden not just to grow food, but to plant a seed.

I wanted to prove something…that we could change.
That people would care.

That if you gave someone a shovel and a reason, they’d choose sustainability every time. If you gave them the knowledge and the tools - the rest would follow.

That was the beginning of Earth Rebirth.

Since then, we’ve built and worked on hundreds of community gardens across schoolyards and neighborhoods.

We’ve taught kids how to grow food — not just consume it.
We’ve sat at community tables, city councils, and disaster zones — trying to remind people that the Earth doesn’t wait for us to figure it out.

We’ve partnered with schools to turn dirt into opportunity — and we’re still doing it.
If you want to sponsor a school garden and put this work directly into a child’s hands, let’s do it. You’ll see that seed grow in real time.

And every year on Earth Day, I’ve tried to be hopeful.

But this year feels… different.

Because I’ve also spent 15 years watching progress disappear.
I’ve watched the very parks we fought to protect fall under threat again.
I’ve seen policies we celebrated get rolled back overnight.
And I’ve watched the climate crisis become background noise — until the storms hit.

It’s hard not to feel like we’re in an endless loop.
Two steps forward, three degrees hotter.

Still — we’re here.

Still teaching.
Still growing.
Still pushing boulders uphill because somewhere, someone told us it mattered. And deep down, we know they were right.

But we can’t do it alone.
If you believe in this work — if you want to help expand Earth Rebirth to a new community, school, or city — we’re looking for people to build with us. Introduce us to a principal, a neighbor, a city official. That’s how our gardens grow.

So this Earth Day, I’m not here to sell you a feel-good slogan.

I’m here to say:
I see you.

The ones who’ve been in this fight.
The ones who keep showing up even when the world forgets why it matters.
The ones whose hearts break every time we lose ground — and who plant seeds anyway.

And if you’re not sure how to help?
You don’t have to be a gardener.
You can volunteer your time, your skills, your voice. We need storytellers, grant writers, educators, organizers — people who give a damn and want to make something real out of it.

That’s what Earth Rebirth has always been.
It’s not about going viral.
It’s not about waiting for policy to catch up.
It’s about choosing action when it’s unpopular, inconvenient, and overdue.

So if you’re in a place to contribute, even just a few dollars a month — become a monthly supporter.
Help us keep this work going long after the hashtags fade and the headlines move on.

Fifteen springs later… we’re still planting.
And I hope you are too.

Because the Earth deserves more than a holiday.
It deserves our hands, our grief, our grit — and our belief that it’s not too late.

If you’re still reading this, you’re part of that belief.
Share it. Pass it on. Help us find the next garden, the next partner, the next possibility.

We don’t just want to help people dream big.
Let’s make this spring mean something.

Dream Big, Act Bigger.

Want to support this work?

Here’s how you can help Earth Rebirth grow in 2025:

✅ Shop Earth Rebirth
We have all kinds of clever merchandise to represent the cause and make a statement for climate action and education.

✅ Sponsor a school garden.
Your donation helps us bring hands-on food education to classrooms and campuses that need it most.

✅ Become a monthly supporter.
Sustainability doesn’t stop on April 22nd. A few dollars a month funds year-round action — and long-term impact.

✅ Volunteer your skills.
Gardener, grant writer, organizer, or just someone who gives a damn — if you want to help, we’ll find a place for you.

✅ Connect us to a school or neighborhood in need.
Know a place where food justice is urgent? Let’s make it our next garden site.

✅ Share this message.
Help us grow this movement by sending this post to someone who needs to read it. The work multiplies when you spread the seed.