After a hurricane wiped out Blake Whisenant’s Florida tomato farm in 1992, he began designing the handy Earthbox, a self-contained organic gardening system that is now being used by the U.N. sustainable food program, The Growing Connection.   These funky little boxes allow gardeners and farmers to grow a variety of crops in certified organic soil just about anywhere, and they conveniently water and fertilize themselves, while keeping out weeds.   The Earthbox and The Growing Connection have helped bring much-needed fresh food and flowers to a wide-range of communities including at-risk youth in Chicago and New York, as well as schools and farms in Central America, Mexico, Ghana, and even Google Headquarters.

Listen to Vint Cerf, Google’s Vice-President explain the magic of the Earthbox, and watch him get his hands dirty:

takepart by helping The Growing Connection teach kids worldwide how to grow healthy, organic food.   And get growing yourself with your own Earthbox!