About
Our Mission
Seed & Bloom’s mission is to use the healing power of horticultural therapy along with agricultural and culinary education to uplift and empower incarcerated individuals at any stage of their journey.
Our Vision
Our students’ mental and physical health improves, and they’re able to experience joy and self-empowerment. Students can access recreational solutions for re-entry, in addition to gaining meaningful employment, maintaining relationships, stability, and joy. Shift the culture of carceral spaces towards healing and rehabilitation.
The Seed & Bloom Approach
Seed & Bloom designs class sessions that are rooted in the framework of therapeutic horticulture.
Therapeutic Horticulture is the process through which participants enhance their well being through active or passive involvement in plant and plant-related activities. In spaces created by Seed & Bloom, we integrate rehabilitative and vocational plans for our participants using plants as a healing medium.
Our mission is realized by offering:
- An improvement in emotional well being for participants
- Plants as a healing medium for participants
- Sharing technical skills in the realm of horticulture (soil gardening, hydroponics, aquaponics, health & wellness (using what we grow to create wellness products)
- Sharing concepts related to the history of land and agriculture
- Sharing concepts related to healthy recipe preparation
- Introducing participants to guest speakers from the community of Santa Fe, including those working in the green jobs space, culinary space, and academic instructors who bring in knowledge that build upon the skills shared in class sessions
- Integrating professional development skills that focus on resume writing, and helping participants craft a narrative that considers their prior work experience alongside skills that are currently being developed in classes
