The Giving Garden
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About this podcast
Welcome to The Giving Garden Podcast, where we explore how small acts of giving can blossom into lasting change. In each episode, we highlight the power of giving—whether it’s time, kindness, or resources—and how these acts can transform both lives and whole communities.
Join us as we explore the ripple effect of giving and its lasting impact.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 28 episodes
- Gathering Around the Table: The Families We Are Given and the Families We Create · 13 min · Season 2026 Episode 15The holidays have a way of bringing us back to what matters most: the people who make us feel at home, the traditions that connect us, and the memories we create together. In…
- The Power of Community-Owned Food Systems · 37 min · Season 2026 Episode 14What happens when a community comes together to take ownership of its food system, creating greater access to fresh, healthy food while strengthening the connections between…
- Community of Friends, Family and Neighbors · 16 min · Season 2026 Episode 13There is something about October that invites us to come a little closer. As the days grow shorter, the gardens begin to quiet, and the season of harvest gives way to rest, we…
- Helping Young People Find Their Voice with Keren Taylor, Founder and Executive Director of WriteGirl · 47 min · Season 2026 Episode 12What happens when a young person is given the space, encouragement, and support to discover the power of their own voice? In this episode of The Giving Garden® Podcast, Martina…
- Growing Together. Creating Space. Cultivating Community. · 10 min · Season 2026 Episode 11In this episode of The Giving Garden® Podcast, Martina Halloran reflects on the experiences, values, and cultural roots that have shaped her understanding of community…
- When Communities Gather, Children Thrive · 33 min · Season 2026 Episode 10In this episode of The Giving Garden® Podcast, Martina welcomes Kristen Tillona-Baker, CEO of the Mary Lyon Foundation, and Sarah Burrell, Development Associate, for a…
- CREATING NEW RHYTHMS FOR THE SEASON AHEAD · 14 min · Season 2026 Episode 9As summer begins to give way to a new season, many of us find ourselves standing in the space between what has been and what is yet to come. In this heartfelt solo episode…
- Joy as Resistance: A Conversation with The Brujas of Brooklyn · 48 min · Season 2026 Episode 8There are moments in life when choosing joy becomes more than a feeling. It becomes a practice, a source of strength, and a quiet act of courage. In our newest episode of The…
- Cultivating Joy: Summer, Community, and the Art of Belonging · 10 min · Season 2026 Episode 7As summer reaches its fullest expression, I find myself reflecting on one simple but powerful truth: joy is not something we stumble upon, it is something we choose to cultivate…
- Community, Connection, and the Threads That Bring Us Together · 15 min · Season 2026 Episode 6As we move into the fullness of summer, Martina reflects on the conversations, lessons, and extraordinary individuals who have shaped The Giving Garden® Podcast so far this year…
- A CIRCLE OF CARE AND COMMUNITY · 45 min · Season 2026 Episode 5In this episode, Martina explores the power of community as a living expression of care, how it is built, how it is sustained, and how it has the ability to nurture both…
- A COMMUNITY OF GARDENS THAT GIVE BACK · 42 min · Season 2026 Episode 4In this April episode of The Giving Garden® Podcast, Martina welcomes Sara Stewart RN MSN, board president and executive director of Unity Gardens, for a heartfelt conversation…
- When We Gather, We Grow Together · 9 min · Season 2026 Episode 3In this special International Women’s Day episode of The Giving Garden® Podcast, Martina Halloran reflects on the extraordinary power that emerges when women intentionally uplift…
- Free School Meals as Dignity, Equity, and Collective Care · 41 min · Season 2026 Episode 2In this episode of The Giving Garden Podcast, Martina Halloran sits down with Erin Hysom, Senior Child Nutrition Policy Analyst at the Food Research and Action Center, to explore…
- The Big Joy Project · 49 min · Season 2026 Episode 1In our January episode, we welcome Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Science Director of The Big Joy Project, for a deeply grounding conversation on joy as a daily practice and a collective…
- Thriving Beyond Food Insecurity · 25 min · Season 2025 Episode 12In this month’s episode of The Giving Garden Podcast, Martina sits down with two remarkable voices from Project Bread’s Council of Experts, Paula Tobon and Giovanny Zuniga. Both…
- Gather for Good · 10 min · Season 2025 Episode 11November invites us to pause and reflect on the ways we care for one another. In this heartfelt episode, host Martina Halloran shares the personal story that planted the earliest…
- Grounding Practices for a Joyful Season Ahead · 43 min · Season 2025 Episode 10As the holiday season approaches, it’s easy to get swept up in the rush. In this episode of The Giving Garden Podcast, we turn to the Brujas of Brooklyn, Dr. Griselda…
- Addressing Food Insecurity With Dignity · 42 min · Season 2025 Episode 9In this episode of The Giving Garden Podcast, host Martina Halloran sits down with Anne Mernin, Executive Director of Toni’s Kitchen, a Montclair, NJ food ministry that has…
- POWarts: Creating Community for Women in the Arts. · 41 min · Season 2025 Episode 8In this powerful episode of The Giving Garden Podcast, we sit down with Sara Cardona Kay, a renowned art dealer, activist, and founder of POWarts [Professional Organization for…
