Olivia's Garden Foundation | Grow Food, Learn Skills, Build Community

Olivia's Garden Foundation Olivia's Garden Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in McKinney, Texas, founded in 2025 in memory of Olivia Helton. We help individuals and families learn how to grow food, care for animals, preserve what they produce, and build practical self-sufficiency through real work on a functioning property. Our mission Practical food-growing education for families and the wider community. We teach through real work on a working property in McKinney, then share that work in ways that help more people start growing, raising, preserving, and sharing food of their own — while connecting growers with each other and with people in their communities who need fresh food. What we do

Teach from real, ongoing work on the land — not classroom theory.

Make starting feel possible for first-time growers.

Stay honest about the messy reality of food-growing.

Share what we learn so more people can start where they are.

Programs and ways to take part

The Okra Project — request free okra seeds from Olivia's own seed line, and add your garden to the project map.

Good Roots Network — a community platform connecting home growers with neighbors and organizations who need fresh food.

Get involved — volunteer at work days, request seeds, or join workshops as they launch.

Donate — one-time gifts and Garden Club recurring support, with a permanent named marker placed in the memorial garden for every donor.

About Olivia's Garden — the story behind the foundation and the family who runs it.

Contact — reach the Helton family directly.