Our programs are designed to cultivate professional skills, environmental stewardship, and a strong sense of community, driving positive change and inspiring the next generation of leaders.
1. Sustainable Initiatives
2. Community Impact
3. Skill Building through Service Learning
Our coalition of caring volunteers provides the vision, inspiration, resources, and strategies needed to make an environmental difference. Including cleanups, gardening, and teaching opportunities.
Ages 4 +
Nourish SWFL increases fresh food access and tracks health outcomes for low-income residents in Collier and Lee Counties by offering free produce for vulnerable participants, supported by data-driven strategies and community partnerships.
We partner with local organizations to help their gardens thrive or start one from scratch. The priority is for kids to learn to grow and harvest their own food because kids that grow fruits and veggies, eat them!
Ages 4 +
Our nature based early learning enrichment program provides an hands-on experience that lays the foundation for lifetime learning. Fueling discovery and expanding the understanding of environmental science in children.
We host one beach cleanup per month with the help of community volunteers. The average amount of debris collected per cleanup is around 100+ pounds as we are still recovering from major hurricanes.
Ages 4 +
This initiative is designed to enhance mental and physical health, our activities foster community engagement and environmental stewardship through yoga, forest bathing, intentional walks, and meditation.
To raise awareness about coastal pollution and the importance of protecting marine ecosystems we've partnered with Florida Gulf Coast University to create art sculptures from the debris we've collected to inspire a more sustainable community.
Ages 15 +
This immersive program empowers young adults with the tools, knowledge and confidence to become systems thinking decision-makers through immersive, community-rooted
environmental learning.
Cultiva Indoor Farm will be a year-round growing space and community hub that brings together fresh food production, hands-on learning, and an innovative collaboration with a data center to strengthen Southwest Florida’s resilience.
In 2025, over 1,400 volunteers and 956 students took part in hands-on learning and service. Together, we removed 2,011.6 pounds of coastal debris and donated 1,000+ pounds of fresh produce, strengthening our Southwest Florida community through sustainability, education, and meaningful action.
Most contributions are eligible for donor benefits.
Please contact John Harold at info@thehealthyearth.org
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✨ $50 helps us purchase supplies for one of our monthly beach cleanups — where we collect an average of 100+ pounds of debris each event.
✨ $125 provides snacks and water to support our 1,400+ annual volunteers who give their time to help our community thrive.
✨ $250 brings nature-based, hands-on environmental education to an early learning classroom, connecting young children to nature and their community.
✨ $1,000 helps us install a new vertical community garden (Tower Garden) at a Southwest Florida site, providing fresh produce to neighbors in need.