"WE BELIEVE NATURE BELONGS EVERYWHERE —
AND WE'RE BRINGING IT ON WHEELS."
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The Sunstone Mobile Greenhouse
The Vision
A solar-powered, walk-in greenhouse on wheels that delivers immersive, hands-on garden education to schools, events, and underserved communities across Northeast Ohio.
The Goal
Raise support, partnerships, and funding to launch the greenhouse by 2026 — with interactive exhibits on native plants, stormwater, pollinators, and sustainable gardening.
What We Need
📝 Letters of support for our Ohio EPA grant (due July 8)
🌻 Event hosts or venue space
🛠 Material or service contributions
🌼 Community and educational collaborators
Why It Matters
We’re growing a tool that brings nature where it’s needed most — into parking lots, classrooms, festivals, and neighborhoods — showing people how to reconnect with the environment in simple, tangible ways.
How Will It Operate?
Jump to the "How The Greenhouse Will Work" section of this page.
Let’s Bring Nature Into Unexpected Places — Together
We’re growing a mobile greenhouse that brings interactive, garden-based education to parking lots, schools, wellness spaces, and community events. Here’s how you can help it thrive.
Ways to Get Involved
We're Currently Seeking
✅ Event hosts (schools, wellness orgs, festivals, etc.)
✅ Letters of support or collaboration for our OEEF grant (due July 8)
✅ Contributors of services, products, or materials
✅ Financial sponsors
✅ Community advocates who can spread the word
What You'll Gain
🌿 Recognition on our website, social, and printed materials
🌿 Custom programming or co-branded experiences
🌿 Meaningful alignment with environmental and wellness goals
🌱 Ready to grow something together? [Fill out our interest form below]
Collaboration
Interest
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How the Mobile Greenhouse Will Work
In the future, the mobile greenhouse will be available for educational use, event bookings, and collaborative programs.
It will feature interactive learning stations on native plants, stormwater solutions, solar power, pollinator habitats, and low-maintenance gardening techniques.
Who can use it?
Schools, libraries, wellness organizations, city programs, nonprofits, and even businesses or community coalitions — anywhere people come together to grow, learn, and reconnect with nature.
How it works:
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Available for pop-ups, day visits, or program partnerships
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Workshops and walkthroughs designed for all ages
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Tailored for wellness events, classrooms, and outdoor gatherings
Estimated Booking Cost:
We aim to keep this service affordable and accessible. Programming will be priced on a sliding scale or donation model, with most community bookings starting at $100–$250, depending on time, travel, and scope. We only charge enough to somewhat offset our considerable operations costs. We never seek to make a profit, only to spread education, and the love of connecting with nature wherever we go.
If you're interested in collaborating, hosting, or sponsoring a visit, we’d love to hear from you. 🌿
How it Started
When tiny homes started gaining attention, I was inspired by their simplicity and intention. I thought — what if we brought a tiny garden to people who don’t have the space or resources to experience gardening? Even a short moment of planting can spark a lifelong connection to nature.
That idea took root.
I was also influenced by a childhood memory in South Carolina: a mobile firefighter trailer that visited festivals to teach kids safety skills. It showed me the power of hands-on, mobile education — and planted the seed for the Sunstone Mobile Garden.
After five years of building the vision, my husband Daniel and I launched the first mobile garden in May 2023 in North Lima, Ohio. At first, people weren’t sure what to make of it. But over time, it’s become a conversation starter — a way to open people up to something meaningful.
In 2025 in Youngstown, Ohio, we shared our next step: the Sunstone Mobile Greenhouse Project — a solar-powered, walk-in greenhouse designed to bring immersive garden education directly into communities.
What started as a garden bed on wheels is now becoming something bigger:
a reminder that in a tech-filled world, we still need soil, slowness, and sunlight.