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The SEED Program

SEED The Change

Simple yet powerful community giving

About the Program

What is the SEED Program?

One way we live out our cooperative values at Open Harvest is through robust community donations. The SEED Program is a new simple yet powerful community giving opportunity that allows customers to “round-up” their grocery bill for local organizations that share a commitment to a healthy community, sustainable food system, and strong local economy.

During a specified month, each organization will be featured and all round-up contributions during that month will be given directly to the recipient organization at the end of each month.

SEED Recipients

2025 Recipients

Month Organization Total Raised
January Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society $1,508
February Live Yes Studios $1,333
March Wildlife Rescue Team $1,732.83
April Voices of Hope $1,713.36
May Nebraska Appleseed $1,676.05
June Cooperative Community Fund $1,685.91
July Center for Legal Immigration Assistance $1,825.85
August Lincoln Bike Kitchen $1,972.38
September Big Gumdrop Outdoors
October Friendship Home
November Woven Charm
December Food Bank of Lincoln

2024

Month Organization Total Raised
January Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach $1,117.67
February Food Co-op Initiative $1,090.24
March Wachiska Aubudon Society $1,350.97
April Friends of Wilderness Park $1,557.86
May Milkworks $1,662.49
June Wellbeing Initiative $1,166.55
July Nebraska Statewide Arboretum $1,221.28
August Prescott PTO $1,323.59
September Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition $1,545.07
October Open Harvest Community Cooperative Fund $1,300.28
November Community Crops $1,435.53
December Food Bank of Lincoln $1,630.43

2023

Month Organization Total Raised
January Clinic With a Heart $1,439.82
February CASA for Lancaster County $1,220.14
March Sadie Dog Fund $1,526.16
April Nebraska Appleseed $1,570.34
May Prairie Pines $1,330.55
June Stand in For Nebraska $1,330.15
July Great Plains Trails Network $1,346.12
August Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society $1,277.95
September Wildlife Rescue $1,283.31
October Intertribal Spiritual Lodges $1,286.03
November Relocation Fund $1,625
December Food Bank of Lincoln $1,551

2022

Month Organization Amount Raised
January Food Co-op Initiative $1531.16
February KZUM $1749.26
March Community Crops $1928.11
April Art Bus LNK $1883.03
May Southern Heights Food Forest $1823.10
June Lincoln Bike Kitchen $2014.82
July Capital Humane Society $2057.35
August Lincoln Literacy $1786.04
September Asian Community Center $1593.09
October Cooperation Fund $1431.62
November Pine Ridge Coat Drive Transportation Costs $1692.71
December Open Harvest's Relocation

2021

Month Organization Amount Raised
January Lincoln Food Fort $1,442.66
February Great Plains Trail Network $1,471.50
March Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center $2,050.27
April Sunday Farmers' Market $1,706.04
May Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society $1,719.45
June Malone Center $2,022.49
July Montessori School for Young Children $1,414.29
August We Can Do It (F St. Rec Center) $2,241.83
September The Bay $2,209.04
October Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach $2,334.87
November Pine Ridge Coat Drive Transportation Costs $2,127.97
December Food Bank of Lincoln $2,124.70

2020

Month Organization Amount Raised
March Community Crops $1,986
April Southern Heights Food Forest $1,205
May HarvAid / Wildlife Rescue $713 / $655
June Lincoln Indian Center $2,435
July ShelterMe $1,910
August Friendship Home $2,166
September Mental Health Association $1,557
October Voices of Hope $1,629
November Food Bank of Lincoln $1,858.16
December Bryan Health $1,972.26