We wanted to share that the year-to-date market value of the produce we've grown and donated as a team surpassed $28,000 on Friday. This does not solve the produce/food gap in our community, where 1 in 4 children go to bed hungry each day, but we hear from food pantries and other partner organizations that this is touching and changing lives each day.

Your contributions are touching lives and making a difference in our community every week.

You may be volunteering on the flower event side, helping us raise money to fund the gardens; you might be volunteering in the gardens, helping to grow and harvest; you might be volunteering during food distribution days twice a week, when we turn a driveway into a small produce mart. Maybe you are volunteering by helping with marketing, social media, or other ways to help us get the word out. Every single volunteer contribution is needed to keep this mission moving forward.

Maybe you don't have time to volunteer, but you've donated money, attended an event, or purchased flowers from us —those dollars will keep us farming in 2027. If you have been thinking about donating but haven't committed yet, we are looking for 62 new $5/month recurring contributions. I encourage you to contemplate whether you can spare $5 each month to help feed your neighbors.

If you are getting this message as a new volunteer, welcome on board- check your inbox for an invite to the Volunteers Group, where we are coordinating volunteers for events and posting opportunities. If you cannot find your invite, please reach out and let us know.

The growing season is not over, and we have another 6-8 weeks of harvests and donations to go for 2026- watch for an end-of-year update!!