SASKATOON, Sask. (CCN) — As a new growing season gets underway for Grow Hope Saskatchewan farmers, a group of students at Holy Cross Catholic High School in Saskatoon have stepped up to sponsor input costs for two acres of this year’s crop to feed hungry people around the world.
Holy Cross students raised $700 to sponsor the acres by holding bake sales of goods that they made from recipes using the types of crops grown by Grow Hope Farmers.
Learning about Grow Hope and its impact inspired the students to undertake the fund-raising project.
“Through Grow Hope, I learned to appreciate the amount of dedication and collaboration it takes to hold a fundraiser,” said Alyshia Panlilio. “As someone who comes from the Global South, I deeply appreciate the opportunity to contribute to global food security. Grow Hope is exactly what the world needs right now.”
The two acres sponsored by the students would be the equivalent of two football fields, and the funds raised through the sale of the crops could provide emergency food for approximately 23 people for one month, said Myron Rogal, coordinator of the Justice and Peace Office in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon.
The Catholic organization Development and Peace-Caritas Canada is one of the ecumenical partners involved in Grow Hope Saskatchewan. The other partners include Mennonite Central Committee, Canadian Baptist Ministries, Synod of Saskatchewan of Presbyterian Church in Canada, Alongside Hope, and Canadian Lutheran World Relief
An online launch of the 2026 Grow Hope season was held May 19 and is available to view online
