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The Bountiful Garden Foundation

Turning Premium Organic Produce into Humanitarian Relief

Heirloom Tomato Seedling Sale News

Two more sale days left on our calendar.  May 2nd and May 9th at 10445 Orange Avenue, Cupertino, CA.  
 
Please help spread the word. We've got thousands of healthy, happy plants this year, all for a good cause.

These are the varieties we have left for sale, not in any particular order.

Click on the names for a photo and description (*Frank's Recommendations)

Mr. Stripey *Green GiantBlack Zebra
Brad's Blackheart
Black from Tula Fred Limbaugh's Potato Top
 BradleyNirvana
 San Marzano Indische FleishSouthern Night
Brandywine OTV
 1884Mad HatterGerman Giant
 Chocolate Stripes Elmer's Old GermanAnanas Noire (black pineapple)
 CarbonDark Horse
 Amana OrangeTim's Black Ruffles
Brandywine Yellow
Schwarze Sarah (less than 15 left)
Big Zebra
 BoondocksGigantesqueAussie Heirloom
Brown's Yellow Giant
Hawaiian Pineable (less than 5 left)
Love AppleCopia Zebra
 Vinson WattsPruden's Purple
Kellogg's Breakfast
Spear's Tennessee Green
 MexicoBlack Cherry
Black Sea Man
Chuck's Yellow
Aunt Ginnys Purple
Peacevine Sweet Red Cherry
 Grape*Black Plum Orange Globe
Cherokee Purple
Tennessee Surprise
 *Earl's Faux Pink Beefsteak
HillBilly
 Amish PasteOrange Cherry
Green Zebra Grandfather AshlockAunt Ruby's Green Cherry
Blue FruitYellow Pear
 BGF Orange Red Zebra Purple BrandywineAunt Ruby's German Green
Black Krim
Gold Medal
Paul Robeson
 Dave's Double D's*Cherokee Chocolate
Grandpa Pete's Polish Pink
 Godfather Ernie's Round
Purple Wonder
 Livingston's Magnus
Livingston's Paragon
Ernies Plump (less than 15 left)

Tomatoes that we have also include Ed's New Millenium and BGF's Yellow Giant.  There may also be a few odds and ends around as well we'll have these for sure.

 

 


Description

The BGF story Three years ago, our world had just undergone 5 cataclysmic catastrophes in just a short ten month time span.  We had the Pakistani Earthquake, The Box Cutter Day Tsunami, Hurricanes Wilma and Rita and of course, Hurricane Katrina.  Out of the outpouring of a sympathy for what the survivors of these events were left to cope with, some friends and I decided to create an organization that was designed specifically to help these victims' state of mind.  We figured that the Red Cross could handle the food, clothing and the cots and that FEMA could handle the portables and infrastructure issues but what good are cots if people can't sleep and what good is food if the people are unable to digest it?  So we started the Bountiful Garden Foundation to raise money specifically to treat post traumatic stress and we earmark our funds to organizations with scientifically proven stress reduction methods and techniques.  In our first year of operation, in 2006, we raised $10,000 for Hurricane Katrina relief and over the past three years, on top of money donated to treat trauma victims, we've donated thousands of dollars worth of produce and tomato plants to local bay area agencies, etc.

 

Photo of opening day.
(Photo from our Inaugural Farmer's Market August 12, 2006)

The idea is simple.  Sell excess produce at area Farmer's Markets and elsewhere and ear-mark 100% of the proceeds for Disaster Relief.  Rather than being the extravagant consumers that we've evolved to become over the years, at least we can provide some balance to the equation by becoming producers as well.


To help defray costs of booths, packaging, supplies, scales, equipment, etc. and to help ensure that we're able to maintain our 100% Farmer's market proceeds to charity guarantee, we have a tomato plant sale each spring (sign up on the left).  But we could always use more help so if you'd care to assist us, please donate.

We're Expanding

The Bountiful Garden Foundation is going nationwide and around the globe in 2009, and we hope to have at least 50 cities and over six countries with BGF operations running in them.   If you're interested in participating, please fill out the following form:

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