ABOUT GIVE + GROW

WE ALL HUNGER FOR FREEDOM AND A RETURN TO OUR NATURAL RHYTHM —

Give & Grow’s formula is simple: create a space of deep belonging and love so everyone feels safe enough to blossom and show their unique shine.

Give & Grow Nature School is a Hawaiʻi Island-based, community-rooted program that offers nature-based education, creative expression, and restorative experiences for youth and families.

Grounded in ʻike kūpuna (ancestral knowledge), environmental stewardship, and a deep relationship to ʻāina (land), Give & Grow creates opportunities for participants to reconnect with themselves, each other, and the natural world through immersive, place-based learning.

This image shows an outdoor area with a painted white wall that has colorful drawings and the words 'SART WITH ART' on it. There are wooden benches with red seats and a metal shelving unit with various items. Green foliage and trees are visible in the background, suggesting a garden or natural setting.

MEET THE FOUNDER

Founded and led by Devin Longfellow since 2020, the program has grown organically through partnerships with local farms and community spaces, including programming hosted at One Village Project - a 20 acre ecological sanctuary.

Devin brings a unique blend of experience in outdoor education, youth development, creative facilitation, and community care, with a practice that integrates ecological knowledge, storytelling, theatre, and group transformation.

A young girl with face paint is painting a woman’s face with blue and red colors outside in a grassy area. The woman has her eyes closed and is wearing a blue top, while the girl is in a pink shirt and shorts, with her face also painted.

Every volunteer, guest teacher, and donor believes in the same thing:

Nature and communal belonging are the bridge back to our humanity.

Support the Work
A young girl with curly blonde hair wears a white apron covered in colorful paint stains. She is outdoors amidst green trees, with her arms raised and hands gripping the apron to show off the paint. There is another child sitting on the ground to her
A young boy with a shaved head wearing a red and black checkered flannel shirt, crouched down amidst fallen leaves and plant debris, looking towards a large green bamboo plant.
A table with yellow and orange flowers in a wooden bowl, spices, a glass jar with ice, a cup of coffee, and a brown paper bag, with part of a person's arm visible.
A young girl in a white shirt and black shorts walking on grass while carrying a pair of rain boots in each hand in a lush green landscape with palm trees.
A young girl with curly blonde hair lying on her stomach on a beige mat on green grass, with her feet raised and wearing colorful clothing, in a scenic outdoor landscape with lush greenery, trees, and a blue sky with clouds.
A young child squats near a small campfire made of rocks and wood inside a thatched shelter, surrounded by greenery.