Changing The World
From The Ground Up
Soil. Stories. Soul.
We champion the quiet causes that hold the loud ones up—conservation, creativity, and the human spirit that makes it all worthwhile.
Who We Are
A conservation campaign with dirt under its nails and stories to tell...
We are a soil and water conservation awareness program—and a proudly unexpected partnership between the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission and a team of Mississippi-based creative artists, writers, and blue-collar dreamers.
Together, we built The Foundation for Everything around one simple truth: if you care about anything—health, justice, food, art, climate, community—it starts with the ground beneath your feet.
Our three-tiered mission begins with soil, stretches into wellness, and lives on through the creative arts and the passion of storytelling.
Hear. Read. Click. Follow the link to our Audio Manifesto
We work with Mississippi-based storytellers, artists, and creatives—as well as the local and regional organizations that make this state stronger, smarter, and more soulfully stubborn.
Who We Are
We tell the story of conservation by letting Mississippi tell it.
Our job? To help others tell our story by helping share theirs.
It starts with world-class videos and real-life stories, written by people who understand this land—because they live on it, work with it, and care enough to speak up for it.
From there, the roots spread. streaming and broadcast series produced by our Emmy-winning creative team (and plenty of brilliant folks across the state). Live events, local showcases, art installations, workshops, school collaborations—you know, the “standard stuff,” but with our own Mississippi-made twist.
We’re not here to control the narrative. We’re here to grow it.
One voice, one place, one stubbornly fertile story at a time.
We call it the Causality Loop...
How We Raise Funds To Raise Awareness....
We help Mississippi artists create what they love. They let us share and sell their creations. That art spreads our story—and the stories of local causes worth caring about.
You enjoy what we make, support the artists directly, and keep the loop alive. Everybody wins. Nobody burns out.
See our flagship Creative Partnerships Below
A Mississippi Choral
Discover why Mississippi storytelling legend Walt Grayson is an Emmy-winning narrator as he reads chapters from the upcoming fantasy tale that The New Yorker calls "Not what you think, in all the best ways possible...." Claim one of our limited first-run books, designed and printed in Mississippi.
Local Starving Artists
With Opie Cooper & Jesse Labbe | Hosted by Walt Grayson
What happens when passion meets a power bill? Opie and Jesse hit the road to meet Southern indie artists who figured it out—one masterpiece (and side hustle) at a time. Real stories. Real grit. Still very broke, but on purpose.
After These Brief Messages
The first fully interactive game show you play from your couch
Locally made. Totally ridiculous. Moderately competitive.
Trivia, sketch comedy, weird prizes, and audience chaos—all live.
Because sometimes, the only thing more fun than watching... is interfering.
The Watershed Moment
Discover why Mississippi storytelling legend Walt Grayson is an Emmy-winning narrator as he reads chapters from the upcoming fantasy tale that The New Yorker calls "Not what you think, in all the best ways possible...." Claim one of our limited first-run books, designed and printed in Mississippi.
Dam It All
Cast TBD | Hosted by Walt Grayson
Mississippi's silent guardians explained by everyday detectives. Join curious locals as they uncover the engineering marvels protecting our communities from floods—while learning just how close we've all come to getting very, very wet.
Connecting With Conservation
Read the Foundation Manifesto
It started with dirt, stories, and mental wellness. It became a movement. Our manifesto isn’t a mission statement—it’s a survival guide for anyone who still gives a damn. Read it. Hear it. Live it.
What Is Conservation?
Meet the MSWCC
Show MoreDirt and Ink: The Essays
Visit Our Blog
Show MoreWhy Join Us
Sustainable actions, hopeful reactions
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We Prove Every Project
We’re an Open Book
100% Goes to The Field
An Organization You Can Trust
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More People, More impact
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Words From Volunteers
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Become a Volunteer
Tell Yours, Support Theirs Learn Ours...
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