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Impact Report 2019
[ANNOUCEMENT] #LetsGrowHOU 2019 Fundraiser

March 8, 2019 Friend, We invite you to become an investor in Plant It Forward! You will make a difference by enabling the transformational work Plant It Forward’s farmers are doing in providing Houstonians with healthy, local, chemical-free food. Can we count on your financial support? It’s never easy to ask for donations. But while… View Article
[Press Release] Plant It Forward Announces Five New Board Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2019 Plant It Forward Announces Five New Board Members New members join the core group of founders HOUSTON, TX. (February 1, 2019) Plant It Forward is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors, as well as the full slate of officers and… View Article
[PRESS RELEASE] Plant It Forward Farms Graduates New Urban Farmers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2018 Plant It Forward Farms Graduates New Urban Farmers Eighteen former refugees successfully complete Urban Farming Business Course HOUSTON, TX. (June 25, 2018) On June 24th, Plant It Forward Farms (PIFF) hosted a graduation celebration and potluck to recognize the eighteen talented new Houstonians who successfully completed the… View Article
[MEDIA ALERT] Plant It Forward Farms Begins Third Round of Training for Urban Farmers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2017 Plant It Forward Farms Begins Third Round of Training for Urban Farmers Twenty-two resettled refugees are participating in the eight-month long course WHAT: Plant It Forward Farms’ Urban Farming Business Course begins, training our third cohort of resettled refugees on how to become urban farming entrepreneurs in… View Article
[Letter from PIFF President] Hurricane Harvey Recovery Update

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Dear Plant It Forward Supporters, What an exhausting week and a half it’s been — thank you for the outpouring of support you’ve shown our farmers! The PIF family and I hope y’all are drying out and able to get back to some semblance of normalcy. Fortunately, the farmers and their immediate… View Article
[PRESS RELEASE] Plant It Forward Reaches Goal for Inaugural Community Partners’ Fund

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2017 Plant It Forward Reaches Goal for Inaugural Community Partners’ Fund Funds raised will be put toward a fall urban farming business course for refugees HOUSTON, TX. (June 30, 2017) Plant It Forward Farms (PIFF) successfully met the fundraising goal for the Inaugural Community Partners’ Fund by the campaign end… View Article
[PRESS RELEASE] Plant It Forward Receives High Tunnel Donation on World Refugee Day, 6.20.17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2017 USDA-NRCS and Minority Landowner Magazine Build High Tunnel for Plant It Forward Farms The high tunnel was donated and built on World Refugee Day HOUSTON, TX. (June 20, 2017) On June 20th, World Refugee Day, Plant It Forward Farms (PIFF) received a gift of a 20’ x 24’ high… View Article
[PRESS RELEASE] Plant It Forward Farms Announces First Program Alumni, June 11, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2017 Plant It Forward Farms Announces First Program Alumni Two PIF farmers form partnership to start new farming business HOUSTON, TX. (June 11, 2017) Plant It Forward is proud to announce the first alumni of our refugee farming business program. Albert Lombo and Adrien Ikaba, graduates of Plant It Forward’s… View Article
[MEDIA ALERT] Plant It Forward Farms Celebrates Six Years during Earth Day Picnic , 4. 19.17

MEDIA CONTACT: Daniella Lewis (713) 432-0754 daniella@plant-it-forward.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2017 Plant It Forward Farms Celebrates Six Years during Earth Day Picnic Refugee farmers have provided Houstonians with more than 22,000 weekly farm shares since organization’s founding in 2011 WHAT: Plant It Forward Farms (PIFF) celebrates turning six years old at Earth… View Article