The Garden Stewards Project

Our mission is to promote the joy and value of gardening, via free or low-cost publications, support materials, resources and projects, workshops, and the media, to the general public and special populations (children, single-parent families, elderly, alter-abled, etc.) in order to enhance personal and community food security and resourcefulness, create planetary beauty, foster reverent stewardship, and to learn skills to garden naturally and organically. Philanthropic arm of the Cortesia Sanctuary & Center, The Garden Stewards Project has the following objectives: 1. To promote personal food security by encouraging people to grow their own food, and to know their community’s resources for enhancing food security 2. To promote the principal of the garden as a place of sanctuary in which one practices reverent stewardship 3. To educate people in methods of sustainable stewardship of natural settings, including one’s yard and garden 4. To maintain active outreach and networking with other organizations, agencies, businesses, and individuals who endorse and support the Project 5. To maintain ongoing evaluation of the Project’s effectiveness