When you buy from Good Sweet Earth, you're helping us protect God's creation
Sustainable agriculture. Energy-efficient buildings. Locally-grown food. Healthy soil. Climate education. These are the things that matter to us at Good Sweet Earth, and when you purchase our products and services, you're supporting organizations that fight for those things as well.
We share a portion of our profits every year with two amazing organizations that share our goals. For 2020, those organizations are Farm Aid and the Climate Witness Project of the Christian Reformed Church. That means when you buy from us, you're having a positive impact on our planet far beyond the edge of your yard. And because of this, we can confidently say that at Good Sweet Earth, we're healing the planet, one yard at a time.
Farm Aid
Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to keep family farmers on the land. Farm Aid accomplishes this mission by:
The Climate Witness Project
In our society, it often seems faith and science are at odds with one another. But there's no reason for that. Believing in a God that created science is the reality for millions of Americans today. Here in West Michigan, the Christian Reformed Church of North America (CRCNA) is doing great work on the issue of creation care, bridging science and faith to the benefit of our planet, by engaging people of faith who are concerned with how climate change is damaging our planet, while gently nudging those who are still climate change skeptics. The Climate Witness Project, a project of the CRCNA's Office of Social Justice and World Renew, is tackling climate change on several fronts: education, advocacy, and energy stewardship. The Climate Witness Project is working to change hearts, change minds and change light bulbs in congregations across North America, and we're proud to be supporting their mission in 2020.
Their educational focus includes:
Their energy stewardship efforts include:
Their public policy efforts include:
We share a portion of our profits every year with two amazing organizations that share our goals. For 2020, those organizations are Farm Aid and the Climate Witness Project of the Christian Reformed Church. That means when you buy from us, you're having a positive impact on our planet far beyond the edge of your yard. And because of this, we can confidently say that at Good Sweet Earth, we're healing the planet, one yard at a time.
Farm Aid
Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to keep family farmers on the land. Farm Aid accomplishes this mission by:
- Promoting food from family farms.
- Growing the Good Food movement through grants.
- Helping family farmers survive through emergency financial assistance.
- Taking action to change the system; Farm Aid works with local, regional and national organizations to promote fair farm policies and protest harmful factory farms.
The Climate Witness Project
In our society, it often seems faith and science are at odds with one another. But there's no reason for that. Believing in a God that created science is the reality for millions of Americans today. Here in West Michigan, the Christian Reformed Church of North America (CRCNA) is doing great work on the issue of creation care, bridging science and faith to the benefit of our planet, by engaging people of faith who are concerned with how climate change is damaging our planet, while gently nudging those who are still climate change skeptics. The Climate Witness Project, a project of the CRCNA's Office of Social Justice and World Renew, is tackling climate change on several fronts: education, advocacy, and energy stewardship. The Climate Witness Project is working to change hearts, change minds and change light bulbs in congregations across North America, and we're proud to be supporting their mission in 2020.
Their educational focus includes:
- The creation of videos highlighting the effects of man-made climate change around the world, for local churches to use in Bible studies and youth group programs
- Developing bulletin inserts highlighting ways to save energy, advocate for creation care, pray for our planet and leaders, start a community garden and host a film series on climate change
- Providing print and video resources to show exactly how human activity is causing the climate to change, and how that change is affecting vulnerable communities across the globe
Their energy stewardship efforts include:
- Providing assistance for local churches to become more energy efficient, by changing out old light bulbs, installing programmable thermostats, putting light sensors in their restrooms, replacing old and drafty windows, and even installing solar panels and geothermal systems
- Promoting carbon offsets throughout the denomination, as a means to reduce individual and family carbon footprints
Their public policy efforts include:
- Maintaining relationships with lawmakers to advocate for legislation that addresses climate change
- Organizing lobby days and email campaigns to fight for public policy that addresses climate change
- The curation of op-eds written by CRC members in local and national media that advocates for creation care.
If you'd like to make a direct donation to either Farm Aid or the Climate Witness Project, click one of the pictures below.
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