Charlton County, GA · North Florida Border

Watch what grows when you
invest in people.

A trade skill and the discipline to keep what it pays — planted together, in a community that's been asked to choose between the two for too long.

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12COHORT 19PLACED$14KSAVINGS OPENED3.2×WAGE LIFT

The Ledger

Statement of need

  • 01Unfilled jobs across Florida, most in the skilled trades427,000
  • 02Share of Florida's trade workforce under age 25<10%
  • 03Financial-literacy questions the average U.S. adult answers correctly49%
  • 04Same score, for Gen Z specifically38%
  • 05Child poverty rate in Baker County, on our southern border19.3%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida · TIAA Institute–GFLEC P-Fin Index, 2025 · DataUSA / U.S. Census ACS

Two accounts, one investment

Trade Pathways

Seeds to Skills

Paid apprenticeship on-ramps in electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and carpentry — matched directly to local contractors who are short-handed today.

Cohort → Placement · ~6 mo.

Financial Literacy

Seeds to Savings

Budgeting, credit, and first-paycheck onboarding for youth, young adults, and families — timed to land right when the income does.

Youth · Adult · Family · Ongoing

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

— Picasso

In August 2021, founder Antwon “Cheez” Nixon stood on the broken-down court where he grew up and asked a simple question: what do today's kids actually need from this place? By April 2024, Sowing Seeds owned the park outright — and the answer has been taking root there ever since.

Open a seed account.

Fund a cohort, bring your business on as a placement partner, or give monthly. Every dollar planted here is meant to grow past you.

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