Gainesville Giving Garden

Gainesville Giving Garden Volunteer Days are Thursdays from 4:30pm-6:30pm beginning February 15th. Every Thursday, join us to help with farm work at any point until 6:30pm.

The Giving Garden is committed to building food sovereignty in Alachua County by providing horticultural education for underserved groups and the wider community, and by donating our produce to enable regional fresh food access. No gardening experience is necessary - all ages are welcome! After Day Light Savings (mid-March) we will shift volunteering hours to 5:30pm-7:30pm on Thursday evenings. Jo

in us every Thursday evening until mid June, when our farming season comes to a close for the summer! Quality food shouldn’t be exclusive to a specific income bracket. We believe that eating local, choosing organic, and supporting sustainable is key to a better world -- one in which people and the environment are healthy, happy, and connected. Access to organic, fresh produce should be a right, not a privilege. As a donation farm, we grow and donate our fresh food to those without access. As an education farm, we uplift the future change-makers of our food system in an effort to achieve an equitable local food community. The Giving Garden is a 501c3 tax-exempt organization.

Happy Holidays from all of us at Gainesville Giving Garden! 🌲🌱 Your support means the world—help us reach our $10K goal ...
12/24/2024

Happy Holidays from all of us at Gainesville Giving Garden! 🌲🌱 Your support means the world—help us reach our $10K goal by 12/31! We’re just $3,600 away. Donate today: www.gainesvillegivinggarden.org/donate. 💚

Today’s Volunteer Day was the final work session of the season — boy, was it productive, and FUN! Thank you to our cheri...
12/19/2024

Today’s Volunteer Day was the final work session of the season — boy, was it productive, and FUN! Thank you to our cherished community members for support the Giving Garden again and again. We 💚 you Gainesville.

Giving Garden apprentices planted their own vegetable bed today! We are excited to watch their crops grow, as apprentice...
12/18/2024

Giving Garden apprentices planted their own vegetable bed today! We are excited to watch their crops grow, as apprentices dive deeper into understanding food production and local food system leadership. 💪🏽

Meet Tess! Our Harvest Intern who is not only kind and thoughtful — she’s also a total rockstar. When she’s not knitting...
12/09/2024

Meet Tess! Our Harvest Intern who is not only kind and thoughtful — she’s also a total rockstar. When she’s not knitting hats, cooking up tasty meals, or making art, you will find her at our farm helping us harvest each week. We are grateful to have her on the team this season! 🙏🏽❤️🌱

Yesterday’s Winter Tonics Workshop was a memorable gathering of community sharing & learning! We are so grateful to have...
12/09/2024

Yesterday’s Winter Tonics Workshop was a memorable gathering of community sharing & learning! We are so grateful to have had LeAnn () of share her vast knowledge with us. Using organic and fresh fruits, roots, vegetables, and medicinal herbs, guests left with their own uniquely crafted Fire Cider — a tonic used for immune health. In the words of LeAnn (we paraphrase), perhaps the best medicine is the act of sharing a table with others — together: chopping, peeling, creating medicine together. At the Giving Garden, we believe that food is medicine. Taken a step further, food - made and shared together - is medicinally potent. We are honored to create space for this practice in our community.

A BIG thank you to for taking these gorgeous photos of yesterday’s class!

Giving Garden apprentices had a FULL day, learning about and participating in our local food system. 🥕 Students donated ...
12/04/2024

Giving Garden apprentices had a FULL day, learning about and participating in our local food system. 🥕 Students donated fresh, organic greens from our farm to our local food bank, . They also prepared seedlings in the greenhouse, which they will soon plant in their own vegetable beds! We closed out the day with a field trip to .hub to learn about how saves and sells seeds to uplift local seed sovereignty in North Florida. Apprentices helped clean and package seeds for sale. These youth, coming from , are learning to become leaders in our local food community — we are grateful to collaborate with these awesome kids! From November until May, students will deepen their relationship to local food and establish themselves and leaders in our county. 💪🏽🌱

It’s Giving Tuesday 💚🤲🏽 Make a donation in a loved one’s name & gift them a certificate of donation in place of a materi...
12/03/2024

It’s Giving Tuesday 💚🤲🏽 Make a donation in a loved one’s name & gift them a certificate of donation in place of a material present this year. Every supporter will receive a certificate in their email after donating. 🌱

We’re kicking off our month-long donation drive with a goal to raise $10,000 by December 31st. Thanks to a generous matching donor, every dollar you give will be doubled—up to $2,000—helping us reach our goal even faster!

✨ How you can help:

Donate today and make a lasting impact in our community.

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Your gift, big or small, goes directly toward supporting the Giving Garden’s mission to create lasting change through agriculture, education, and community building. Let’s make this holiday season unforgettable—for you, your loved ones, and the community!

Donate through the link in our bio or at our website: gainesvillegivinggarden.org/donate

This December, your gift can be a donation that gives back. 🌱 Support food justice and community impact with the Giving ...
11/28/2024

This December, your gift can be a donation that gives back. 🌱 Support food justice and community impact with the Giving Garden.

Your contribution helps us grow organic produce, teach vital food education, and provide workforce development opportunities.

Bonus: Every donor receives a digital certificate of donation, perfect for sharing as a thoughtful holiday gift!

🎯 Let’s raise $10,000 by Dec. 31 to expand our impact in 2025. Thanks to a generous donor, your donation will go twice as far—every dollar up to $2,000 will be matched! Help us double our impact.

💚 Make a difference today. Donate here: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=PM5NSHE92JBAN

2nd grade students from Persimmon School joined us on Friday to learn about how we grow goodness for the community. Thes...
11/24/2024

2nd grade students from Persimmon School joined us on Friday to learn about how we grow goodness for the community. These amazing kids planted cosmos from seeds collected at our farm, and will be growing their own flowers back at school! We are so grateful for the beautiful vegetable signs they painted us for our beds. The cherry on top of a great day was the Turmeric Song, which the students sang in the garden. We 💚 you all! Thank you to Ms. Krista and Mr. Merritt for coordinating a joy-filled class at the garden.

We are grateful to our community — regularly coming together to support the farm and grow goodness. Today was a great wo...
11/22/2024

We are grateful to our community — regularly coming together to support the farm and grow goodness. Today was a great work session; another beautiful and joy-filled Volunteer Day on the books! We will pause for Thanksgiving next week and resume with weekly volunteering on the first Thursday in December. Until then, wishing everyone a safe and peaceful holiday, and we can’t wait to see you next month! 🌅

This week, our amazing apprentices got their hands dirty (literally!) and their minds enriched as they dove into the art...
11/21/2024

This week, our amazing apprentices got their hands dirty (literally!) and their minds enriched as they dove into the art of planting. From seeding garden beds to learning greenhouse management, they’re learning how to grow food sustainably and with purpose. 🌿

In the greenhouse, they prepared seedlings with care, not just for the farm but for their own personal gardens—a skill that will continue to flourish long after their time with us.

Hands in the soil, hearts in the community, and growth all around. 🌱💚

Want to support programs like this? Stay tuned for our Giving Tuesday campaign kicking off December 3rd!

This weekend, patients from UF Health CMS Pediatric Clinic learned to harvest fresh greens at our farm, following a farm...
11/18/2024

This weekend, patients from UF Health CMS Pediatric Clinic learned to harvest fresh greens at our farm, following a farm tour to learn about how we grow “food as medicine” for our community. Patients and families then walked to Working Food's kitchen to prepare a meal using local ingredients. Families worked with Chef Carl Watts of Underground Kitchen to create succotash — a meal that incorporates a range of healthy, local foods. Each family went home with a bag full of veggies and recipes to try out at home. We were grateful to spend a day with these awesome kids and their parents. Plus, collaborating with Working Food and Chef Carl is always a rewarding and impactful experience. Stay tuned for photos from the workshop at Working Food!

We are so grateful for the volunteers who join us each Thursday evening to tend to the farm. The Giving Garden is a comm...
11/15/2024

We are so grateful for the volunteers who join us each Thursday evening to tend to the farm. The Giving Garden is a community-led farm, meaning that all are welcome to nurture the land and make a difference in growing abundance. Thank you to yesterday’s volunteers for a joy-filled and truly productive work session — we planted, weeded, fertilized, mulched, and connected over the crops as the sun went down. A big thanks to our volunteer & friend, Sam, for taking this awesome photos! We 💚 you, Gainesville.

Our four apprentices started the year off strong at the farm today — learning how to harvest and process greens, then do...
11/13/2024

Our four apprentices started the year off strong at the farm today — learning how to harvest and process greens, then donating produce to the food bank. Throughout the next 8 months, this group of students from will learn to grow fresh food using regenerative practices, and meet a wide range of leaders in our local food system. The goal of this program is to provide leadership and career opportunities to young people looking to engage in our local food community. 💪🏽🌱

The Giving Garden is Gainesville’s urban farm dedicated to growing organic, medicinal food for our neighbors in need. We...
11/08/2024

The Giving Garden is Gainesville’s urban farm dedicated to growing organic, medicinal food for our neighbors in need. We believe that access to local, quality produce is a right, not a privilege. Each week, our harvests go to those experiencing food insecurity. Food production at our community-led farm is made possible by welcoming all to the land — we teach community members to garden, which in turn results in more fresh harvests for those in need. Learn more about our horticulture education programming and food donations at our website: www.gainesvillegivinggarden.org 🌱

🌿 Join us on December 8th to craft your own batch of fire cider! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll blend roots, herbs, an...
11/07/2024

🌿 Join us on December 8th to craft your own batch of fire cider! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll blend roots, herbs, and a bit of heat to make a tonic that’s as bold as it is nourishing. Perfect for boosting your winter wellness, this elixir is also a thoughtful, handmade holiday gift.

You’ll learn about traditional tonics and oxymels—time-tested ways of capturing the goodness of plants to keep us feeling our best through the colder months. Making fire cider is a practice rooted in tradition, where each jar carries the warmth and wisdom of those who came before.

🤲🏽 Cost: $45 (donation made to support the Giving Garden’s programs to combat food insecurity)

🎟️ Tickets: Reserve your seat in the link in our bio or at our website at the “Workshops” webpage

Back by popular demand, LeAnn of will guide you through the art of crafting your own potent, immune-boosting tonic. Come connect with the land, the plants, and the magic of herbal medicine! 🌱

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225 NW 12th Avenue
Gainesville, FL
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Tickets are now on sale! Gainesville's 2024 Food Community Tour will be held on February 3rd, hosted by GROW HUB, Working Food, and the Gainesville Giving Garden. Engage in fun seed-to-plate activities: Seed-saving and culinary demos with Working Food, plants and soil with GROW HUB, and urban growing showcased at the Giving Garden. Click the link below to learn more and sign up! 100% of ticket proceeds are direct donations to all three nonprofit organizations. https://workingfood.square.site/product/FoodCommunityTour/313 A special thank you to Steven Zill for producing this sweet video - we are grateful for your continual support!

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