The Badge Archive

2011 – Sow What (Journey Set)

Per GSUSA’s 2025 Award Log: “These awards are retiring on 10/1/26”

Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

Released in 2011 and is considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Senior page has information on when all badges were released.

Choose your own activities!

  • Activity List  (Not Available Yet)

Our Summary* of requirements:

  1. Find an food-related issue and speak to an expert (grower, gardener, nutritionist) about how it could be resolved.
  2. Try one of the methods and see what kind of measurable impact it made.
  3. Take Action Plan (TAP) – Plan and do a TAP, but it is recommended to expand on what you tried and educate others and create a bigger change than your small part.

* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.

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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?

Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links

Meeting Plans

Other Resources

  • (Not Available Yet) See the Activity List – choose your own activities!

What is a good way to earn the badge at home?

  • None Currently Available
Click to Expand → All Known At Home Plans

At Home Plans

  • None Currently Available

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GSUSA Information and Details

Three steps are needed to complete this badge:

  1. Get your leader print going
  2. Capture your vision for change in a Harvest Plan that includes
    • Your goal, why it matters, how it will benefit both the planet and people.
  3. Now, create change
    • Execute your plan by advocating to influence a food policy or land-use effort, or by educating and inspiring others to act on a solution you identify
Badge
Pin
Official Badge from the Girl Scout Shop
Official Pin from the Girl Scout Shop
Click to Expand → GSUSA Official Resources

Please note that the Leader and Girl Guides of all journeys were no longer being printed as of 2024 as far as we are aware. Copies being sold are those leftover until the supply runs out.

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  • GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for Multiple Meetings – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders

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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?

Learn about the Nature Themed Multi-level GSUSA 2011 badges.

Where does this go on the Uniform?

This is a Journey Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.

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Tia Kennard