# Third-grader’s 40-pound cabbage grows into US hunger movement 2026-08-09T02:06:32+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet In 2008, nine-year-old Katie Stagliano from South Carolina grew a 40-pound cabbage for a school project. Instead of taking it home, she donated it to a local soup kitchen, where it fed 275 people. The experience led her to start Katie's Krops in 2009, a nonprofit that encourages children to run gardens and donate fresh produce to those in need. Today, Katie's Krops supports more than 100 youth-run gardens across 33 US states. The organisation has donated over 680,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables to food banks and community kitchens. In 2026, now in her late twenties, Katie was named Lowcountry's Remarkable Woman and appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show to talk about her work. ## Coverage - businesstoday.in Tags: community service, hunger relief, Katie's Krops, third-grade project, US nonprofit, youth gardening Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/third-graders-40-pound-cabbage-grows-into-us-hunger-movement/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/third-graders-40-pound-cabbage-grows-into-us-hunger-movement/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.