[1] The organization specializes in diverse global causes, including orphanages in Haiti and India, international deworming efforts, rainforest preservation, and anti-bullying programs.
In 2007 Planting Peace founder Aaron Jackson was honored as a CNN Hero for his relief efforts deworming millions of children in Haiti.
[2] In March 2013 Planting Peace gained international attention when they created the Equality House, a rainbow-colored home located directly across the street from Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-LGBT group.
[13] In 2012, Planting Peace purchased a home across the street from Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-LGBT hate group in Topeka, Kansas.
In April 2016, Planting Peace put up a billboard in Mississippi to protest a new state law which allowed individuals to deny service to LGBT members for religious reasons.
In July, the peace organization sponsored a billboard of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz poised to kiss.