Seed Your Future launches end-of-year campaign to grow next generation of horticulture professionals

Horticulture career nonprofit Seed Your Future is launching its “From Classroom to Career: Growing Green Futures” campaign on Nov. 1.

Running through Dec. 31, 2025, the effort seeks to raise $50,000 to equip teachers with career-focused horticulture resources, reaching thousands of students across the country.

For $8.50, donors can underwrite one teacher’s access to free Seed to STEM lessons and horticulture career tools. These materials introduce students to careers in plant sciences and the green industry, blending science, sustainability, creativity and technology. One teacher using these lessons can inspire dozens of students to explore green pathways.

According to Seed Your Future:

• $85 equips 10 students with career exploration tools
• $250 provides plantable paper for a school career fair
• $850 impacts 100 students exploring horticulture careers
• $1,700 empowers more than 200 students with career pathways
• $5,000 covers the cost of one teacher attending the Seed to STEM immersive program
  

“Every donation helps us cultivate curiosity and career exploration in students while strengthening horticulture’s future workforce,” said Seed Your Future Executive Director Jazmin Albarran. “From classrooms to careers, your support directly enables teachers and students to discover the power and purpose of plants."

Since 2014, Seed Your Future has provided:

• 147 career profiles showcasing diverse horticulture opportunities
• A national database of internships and scholarships
• The Plant Power Career Quiz
• Engaging videos and a horticulture STEM career documentary series
  

The campaign also addresses plant blindness, connects curiosity with career opportunity and builds a skilled horticulture workforce to power a growing green economy.

How to support the Seed Your Future campaign

Individuals, companies and industry partners can contribute through personal donations, corporate giving or introductions to others passionate about cultivating green talent.

Donate at GiveButter.com/SYF_Fundraiser.

For more information and to set up a donation reminder, contact Courtney Dyal at courtney@gardenmediagroup.com.