The Giving Garden

Update: All gone! Enjoy. 😃
It’s not a bunch but enough to share with our neighbors. (I added a few onions too)
Stop by and grab what you need. 😃
Hopefully we will have a lot more as summer goes on.
I also have some seeds from this beautiful dark red Hollyhock that I would love to share. Let me know and I will bag you up some seeds to stop by and grab. The original seeds come from Baker Creek Heirloom seed company 😃

UPDATE: All gone—Enjoy 😊
FREE Plants: We have Basil, Peppermint, and Spearmint plants for you to take and enjoy. 🪴

UPDATE—the mint plants are gone but if you really would like a start of one let me know and I will set one aside next time some are ready. 😊

Keep trimming them and place in bigger pots as the grow & they will keep on providing forever.
Grab a fresh garlic and mix with the Basil and a few other ingredients to make a GREAT pesto 😋

Update: All gone! Enjoy 😊

Central Botanical Society would like to share garlic with you. 🧄
Some still have the scapes on top—see pic below for how to use them.

The flowers have all been picked up. I pray they bring you joy. 🥰
Stop by if you would like a little bouquet of flowers, please leave the glasses. 💐 😊

2714 N Delaware Ave.
Come and get em’ 😃

2714 N Delaware Ave.
Fresh tomatoes, jalapeños, basil.
🍅 🌿 🌶️
Garden grown, no chemicals used
Come take what you need. 😃

UPDATE: All gone! Enjoy. 😊
We hope to have produce to share eventually this summer. Everything seems to be growing very slowly.

Free Fresh Farm Eggs😊

🐓 🥚 We have 6 half dozen fresh farm eggs to share with our neighbors 🐓 🥚

If you are not used to fresh eggs please know there is a reason they are not washed. 😃

❓Here is why…. ❓

“Eggs have a natural coating called a “cuticle” or “bloom” that protects the contents from bacteria. When that cuticle is washed off, the semipermeable shell can allow bacteria to pass through and contaminate the contents. So, if you wash the protective coating off the eggs, immediately cook them or store in the fridge.”

Free plants TODAY (May 28th)

UPDATE: The seed and plant distribution is now complete. Thank you to all who participated in this event.

Our free seed and plant distribution is tomorrow at Crosslines of Springfield starting at 11 a.m. and ending when we run out of plants! Event is open to the public, and plants are available on a first come, first served basis. Keep an eye on our social media for any changes due to weather or plant availability.

The community fridge at the Midtown Carnegie Library has served nearly 3,000 patrons since mid September! Community fridges are making an incredible impact in Springfield—helping to reduce barriers and increase access to healthy, local food!

One patron said, “I want to thank you and all the people who have been making the fresh, local produce available at Midtown. As a widow on a fixed income, I’ve had the opportunity to enjoy so much more and more varieties of salad greens, root vegetables and extras like gorgeous beets and fresh strawberries. I’ve had a chance to taste exotic things I’ve never had before like Japanese sweet potatoes, daikon radishes, mizuna, several kinds of micro greens and pea shoots. I’ve definitely added more fresh food to my diet, especially in the winter when produce is higher and of lower quality (due to transportation) in the grocery store.”
🙌🫑🥰

Please note that the Midtown Carnegie Library is now closed for construction. Starting June 3rd, the fridge will be MOVED to the Library Station (2535 N Kansas Expy, Springfield, MO 65803) until further notice. Springfield-Greene County Library District

Update: ALL GONE- Enjoy 😊
**We could use eggs cartons, feel free to drop off on our porch if you have any.

Thank you to the neighbor that left a carton 😃

🐓 🥚 We have 4 half dozen fresh farm eggs to share with four of our neighbors 🐓 🥚

If you are not used to fresh eggs please know there is a reason they are not washed. 😃

❓Here is why…. ❓

“Eggs have a natural coating called a “cuticle” or “bloom” that protects the contents from bacteria. When that cuticle is washed off, the semipermeable shell can allow bacteria to pass through and contaminate the contents. So, if you wash the protective coating off the eggs, immediately cook them or store in the fridge.”