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A school garden is more than a source of food — it grows confidence, dignity, and a future.
Across the tea garden communities of Assam, a quiet transformation has begun. In schools where children once waited for meals that lacked nutrition, small green gardens are now growing — spinach beds, brinjal rows, pumpkin creepers and hope. These are School Nutrition Gardens, built and nurtured by children and their teachers. They are simple, local and full of life.
This is a food revolution led by children.
In many tea garden communities, malnutrition and food insecurity are still part of daily life. Many children go to school on an empty stomach or eat meals with very little nutritional value. This affects their learning, their health and their confidence. But when children begin to grow food with their own hands, something powerful shifts — ownership replaces dependency, pride replaces shame, learning becomes alive.
We have seen it in school after school:
– A young girl who once refused vegetables now eats bitter gourd proudly — “I grew this,” she says.
– A quiet boy who struggled in class discovered science by observing soil and earthworms through a magnifying glass.
– In one village, when their school garden was destroyed three times, the children rebuilt it each time — because they believed fresh food in school was their right.
These are not stories of aid — these are stories of agency.
What this campaign will do
With your support, we will set up 20 School Nutrition Gardens in government schools in tea garden areas of Assam. These gardens will:
We are raising ₹5,25,000 to support 20 school gardens for one year.
It takes just ₹26,250 to support one school garden — and only
₹400-450/month (₹5,250/year) for one person to become a Nutrition Champion.
How your contribution will be used
Your support will provide:
The Farm2Food Foundation has been working for 12 years in Assam and has already helped establish over 1,500 School Nutrition Gardens, reaching over 1 lakh children across rural communities and schools. Our model has even inspired the Government of India’s School Nutrition Garden initiative. But we still have many schools waiting for support, especially in underserved tea garden communities. Together, we can reach them.
Join the Food Revolution
This campaign is not just about food. It is about changing how children grow, learn and live. It is about rooting education in the soil. It is about food as a right, not a privilege.
Be a Nutrition Champion today. Together, let’s grow food. Let’s grow futures.
Across the tea garden communities of Assam, a quiet transformation has begun. In schools where children once waited for meals that lacked nutrition, small green gardens are now growing — spinach beds, brinjal rows, pumpkin creepers and hope. These are School Nutrition Gardens, built and nurtured by children and their teachers. They are simple, local and full of life.
This is a food revolution led by children.
In many tea garden communities, malnutrition and food insecurity are still part of daily life. Many children go to school on an empty stomach or eat meals with very little nutritional value. This affects their learning, their health and their confidence. But when children begin to grow food with their own hands, something powerful shifts — ownership replaces dependency, pride replaces shame, learning becomes alive.
We have seen it in school after school:
– A young girl who once refused vegetables now eats bitter gourd proudly — “I grew this,” she says.
– A quiet boy who struggled in class discovered science by observing soil and earthworms through a magnifying glass.
– In one village, when their school garden was destroyed three times, the children rebuilt it each time — because they believed fresh food in school was their right.
These are not stories of aid — these are stories of agency.
What this campaign will do
With your support, we will set up 20 School Nutrition Gardens in government schools in tea garden areas of Assam. These gardens will:
- Provide fresh organic vegetables for mid-day meals
- Improve health and nutrition for 2,000 children
- Teach children practical farming, science and life skills
- Grow dignity, teamwork and resilience
- Build community participation in schools
We are raising ₹5,25,000 to support 20 school gardens for one year.
It takes just ₹26,250 to support one school garden — and only
₹400-450/month (₹5,250/year) for one person to become a Nutrition Champion.
How your contribution will be used
Your support will provide:
- Seeds and saplings
- Organic compost and soil health inputs
- Garden tools and fencing
- Training for teachers and student garden teams
- Local youth garden mentors
- Monitoring and school-level support
The Farm2Food Foundation has been working for 12 years in Assam and has already helped establish over 1,500 School Nutrition Gardens, reaching over 1 lakh children across rural communities and schools. Our model has even inspired the Government of India’s School Nutrition Garden initiative. But we still have many schools waiting for support, especially in underserved tea garden communities. Together, we can reach them.
Join the Food Revolution
This campaign is not just about food. It is about changing how children grow, learn and live. It is about rooting education in the soil. It is about food as a right, not a privilege.
Be a Nutrition Champion today. Together, let’s grow food. Let’s grow futures.
All donations are eligible for 80G exemption.
