The Healthy Earth Org

06/01/2026

🌱 Growing Together 🌱

Last week, we spent some time caring for our Harvest Oasis Community Garden located at the Lee Health Healthy Life Center at Coconut Point in Estero, FL.

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers who helped wash down our Tower Gardens, replant crops for the next growing season, water our in-ground garden beds, and make sure everything was ready for continued growth.

Keeping a community garden thriving takes a village, and we’re so grateful for those who donate their time to help us grow fresh food and create healthy spaces for our community.

💚 a HUGE shoutout to our supporters who make this work possible:

Big Green
Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee
Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation The Garden Conservancy
Minnesota Twins Community Fund
Charitable Community Foundation
Red Sox Foundation

05/29/2026

🥬Veggie Village Community Garden Maintenance Day Recap!

💚 Thank you to all our supporters of this garden. You all make this work possible :
Big Green
St. Monica's Episcopal Church
Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee
Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
The Garden Conservancy
Foresters Financial
Minnesota Twins community fund
The Community Foundation of Cape Coral
The Naples Garden Club
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05/26/2026

🌱 Veggie Village Community Garden Maintenance Day 🌱

Earlier last week, we held a maintenance day at our Veggie Village Community Garden located in Naples, Florida! 💚

Our amazing volunteers helped water, clean, and care for the tower gardens to keep everything growing strong. After experiencing drought conditions followed by heavy rains, some of the plants have gone into shock from the sudden weather changes and will need to be replanted. Thankfully, overall the garden is doing well and we’re excited to continue preparing for another healthy harvest season. 🌿

A huge thank you to all our supporters of this garden. You all make this work possible :

Big Green
St. Monica's Episcopal Church
Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee
Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
The Garden Conservancy
Foresters Financial
Minnesota Twins Community Fund
Charitable Community Foundation
Naples Garden Club

05/25/2026

📣 Partnership Spotlight 📣

🎉 We want to take a moment to share how incredibly grateful we are for our partnership with Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee

🌎 For Earth Day, their team hosted a raffle and also made a matching contribution, raising an amazing total of $2,889.50 to support our mission.

🙌🏾 This support helps power every part of our work throughout Southwest Florida — from 🌱 Nourish SWFL and our community gardens, to 🏖️ beach cleanups, environmental education, and our upcoming 👩🏽‍🌾 Cultiva Community Urban Farm initiative.

🤝 Their support goes far beyond donations. Their team has joined us at beach cleanups, helped support our early learning programs, and played a role in helping our three community gardens continue to grow and thrive.

💚 Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for believing in our mission and helping us continue creating a healthier, more sustainable future for our community.

05/23/2026

💚 Thank you LCEC for all you do for us 💚

LCEC awards environmental funding in March and September to organizations who apply and fit the below criteria. When applying for funding, it is important to remember the following:

🌎 Applicants must be not-for-profit or serve under the umbrella of an agency with 501(c)(3) status.

🌎 Funding should benefit LCEC members within the LCEC service area.

🌎 The agency's purpose/mission should be consistent with the LCEC core values of taking an active role in the environment to make it a better place to work and live.

Candidates are reminded to be specific when completing the application. The next round of applicants can complete by September 5. Visit www.lcec.net/about-lcec/community-and-education/environment for more information.

Congratulations to the March 2026 LCEC Environmental Funding Award recipients:

SCCF
Oasis Elementary North PTO
The City of Sanibel, Florida
Calusa Land Trust & Nature Preserve, Inc.
CCFW Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife
Cape Coral Wildlife Trust, Inc.
CREW Land & Water Trust
Future Forestry
The Healthy Earth Org
Friends of the Six Mile Cypress Slough
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

LCEC is proud to partner with the many groups in the region working to enhance our communities.

05/22/2026

Come join us June 13th at Bonita Beach Park from 9:30 am - 11 am. It’ll be epic!

Celebrate World Oceans Day by giving back to the ocean 🌊

Join Rock The Ocean and The Healthy Earth Org on June 13 for a community beach cleanup at Bonita Beach Park! Together, we can help protect the beaches and waters we all love 💙
RSVP at eventbrite.com/e/bonita-beach-cleanup-tickets-1988830769369?aff=oddtdtcreator
We'll see you there!

05/22/2026

🪴Volunteer Day at Harvest Oasis
Community Garden!

💙We are so grateful to our volunteers and supporters for making this work possible!
Big Green
Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee
Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
Minnesota Twins
Red Sox Foundation
The Community Foundation

05/19/2026

🌿 Bloomingful Maintenance Day 🌿

💚 This week our team spent time at the Bloomingful Community Garden located at Lee Health Gulf Coast Medical Center making sure everything is thriving and ready for continued fresh food production for our community.

During our maintenance day we:
💧 Added water to the tower gardens
🪴 Cleaned and refreshed the growing systems
🔧 Checked equipment to make sure everything is working properly
🌱 Helped prepare the gardens for another season of growth

These small but important efforts help keep our gardens healthy, productive, and able to continue providing fresh produce and hands-on learning opportunities throughout Southwest Florida ☀️

A huge thank you to our supporters for making these efforts possible:

Debbie Velasquez Sasse, a certified health coach and wellness advocate
Azteca Foods
Big Green
Red Sox Foundation
Wawa
LCEC