Empowering Lives through horticulture and Hospitality
We build sustainable futures through career training for underserved populations.
Empowering Lives through horticulture and Hospitality
We build sustainable futures through career training for underserved populations.
We are a Nonprofit Training Center for the Underserved.
We are a Boutique Nursery specializing in local plants.
We are a small, outdoor Cafe serving paninis, soups and salads along with freshly made beignets.
Our Mission- Plantable is a nonprofit training center dedicated to offering hands-on job experience to underserved populations seeking careers in horticulture and food service. These populations include individuals who may face barriers to employment, such as people experiencing homelessness, former foster youth, and those with disabilities.
We are a Nonprofit Training Center for the Underserved.
We are a Boutique Nursery specializing in local plants.
We are a small, outdoor Cafe serving paninis, soups and salads along with freshly made beignets.
Our Mission- Plantable is a nonprofit training center dedicated to offering hands-on job experience to underserved populations seeking careers in horticulture and food service. These populations include individuals who may face barriers to employment, such as people experiencing homelessness, former foster youth, and those with disabilities.
What you will find at Plantable
Training Center
We’re building bridges to opportunity by empowering individuals facing employment barriers through hands-on horticulture and food service training.
Boutique Nursery
We’re your North State plant connection! Find stunning local plants and flowers, and get expert advice to make your garden flourish.
Gathering Spot
Bring your lunch and enjoy the serene garden each week during business hours, Wednesday- Saturday 8am-1pm, drinks and fresh beignets available. Grab some friends and savor the vibrant evenings with live music and drinks during Downtown Redding’s First Fridays. Plantable is your destination for community connection.
Event Venue
Tired of the same old venues? Picture your next event surrounded by lush greenery. Plantable has brought a truly unique event experience to Redding!
City Beautification
Be a part of Redding’s blossoming downtown! Join us monthly, starting again in the fall, as we host Clean-Up Calaboose Creek events and plan to plant downtown gardens that will make our city shine.
Training Center
We’re building bridges to opportunity by empowering individuals facing employment barriers through hands-on horticulture and food service training.
Boutique Nursery
We’re your North State plant connection! Find stunning local plants and flowers, and get expert advice to make your garden flourish.
Gathering Spot
Bring your lunch and enjoy the serene garden each week during business hours, Wednesday- Saturday 8am-1pm, drinks and fresh beignets available. Grab some friends and savor the vibrant evenings with live music and drinks during Downtown Redding’s First Fridays. Plantable is your destination for community connection.
City Beautification
Be a part of Redding’s blossoming downtown! Join us monthly, starting again in the fall, as we host Clean-Up Calaboose Creek events and plan to plant downtown gardens that will make our city shine.
Event Venue
Tired of the same old venues? Picture your next event surrounded by lush greenery. Plantable has brought a truly unique event experience to Redding!
EVENTS
Kirkwood Hale
Co-FounderDonna Hale
Co-FounderDonna Hale’s career as an educator, spanning more than three decades, took a transformative turn in Rwanda. While there, she managed The African Bagel Company, a training center empowering women, a model she deeply admired. This experience, along with eight years in Scotland, led her to co-create Plantable, bringing a sustainable social enterprise vision to her community. She is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of Plantable and helping to create events for the community. Donna is also a proud mother to son, Eden, who works alongside her and her husband at Plantable, and daughter, Lily.
Nicki Thieme
TrainerWith 19 years in the horticulture industry, Nicki Thieme has nurtured a deep passion for plant maintenance and growth, evolving from a curious young woman captivated by gardens into a skilled and certified arborist. Her career has been a blend of cultivating vibrant landscapes, managing the health of towering trees, and most of all, sharing that knowledge by teaching others about the wonders of plants. Whether she’s shaping a backyard oasis or preserving an ancient oak, she aims to blend traditional with modern, creating harmonious spaces where nature and people connect.
Kirkwood Hale
Co-FounderDonna Hale
Co-FounderDonna Hale’s career as an educator, spanning more than three decades, took a transformative turn in Rwanda. While there, she managed The African Bagel Company, a training center empowering women, a model she deeply admired. This experience, along with eight years in Scotland, led her to co-create Plantable, bringing a sustainable social enterprise vision to her community. She is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of Plantable and helping to create events for the community. Donna is also a proud mother to son, Eden, who works alongside her and her husband at Plantable, and daughter, Lily.
Nicki Thieme
TrainerWith 19 years in the horticulture industry, Nicki Thieme has nurtured a deep passion for plant maintenance and growth, evolving from a curious young woman captivated by gardens into a skilled and certified arborist. Her career has been a blend of cultivating vibrant landscapes, managing the health of towering trees, and most of all, sharing that knowledge by teaching others about the wonders of plants. Whether she’s shaping a backyard oasis or preserving an ancient oak, she aims to blend traditional with modern, creating harmonious spaces where nature and people connect.
Plants currently at the Nursery
Come down and talk with our nursery specialists and find just the right plants for your yard!
