Part of having a kid in public school is, and has been at least since I was a kid, participating in fundraisers. Its usually a total pain in the butt. Hell, the last one I. had I just sent $30 to the school instead of doing the actual fundraiser because the products just weren’t anything I could really ask my friends and family to buy. Plus, the amount I’d have to buy/sell for the school to actually get $30 from our fundraising efforts was quite a bit!
Luckily, I. brought home a notice about a fundraiser I was actually happy to participate in and even sell to my family and friends; The Fedco Seed School program!
Fedco Seeds is a company based in Maine that sells both their own seed and seeds that are assuredly GMO free from other companies. They are a very nice, local company and they’ve sold seeds gardeners really believe in and have done so for some time.
The Seed School program is a special fundraiser for schools, as well as non profits like brownie and girl scout troops. The children simply get orders for seeds in the winter (the school picks a certain package of some of Fedco’s best sellers) and a % of the sale goes to the school. The seeds are then delivered to the buyers in the spring.
A fundraiser like the Seed School program gives kids the opportunity to sell something that is green, made in the USA, and provides everyone participating the opportunity to grow their school as well as their gardens! Its really a win for everyone and I’m definitely one parent that’s really glad I can participate in a school fundraiser I can actually believe in.