There is nothing better than growing your food than also sharing your homegrown produce! Share your extra garden harvests with neighbors, friends and family, or by trading produce in local online groups, setting up a free driveway stand, or donating fresh harvest to community pantries and food banks. When you grow your own food, you often have way more than you need, and it's so rewarding to share your bounty with others.
Above: Herbs Share in the neighborhood: What a fun front-yard community herb sharing garden!
Sharing garden produce creates strong community bonds, reduces food waste, and spreads joy. It helps neighbors connect, supports families in need with healthy food, and turns your hard work in the garden into a gift for others.
Want some ideas on how to share your extra harvests?
Search for local food banks, free farm stands, and groups and organizations that collect and share veggies with the community. Here are a few that we've found near us:
Food bank of the Rockies:
foodbankrockies.org/find-food
Free Farm Stand in Denver:
greaterparkhill.org/food-programs/free-farm-stand
Fresh Food Connect in Colorado:
freshfoodconnect.org/gardeners
Community Pop-Up Food Shares in Englewood, Colorado:
kaizenfoodrescue.org/community-popup-food-shares
Community Food Share in Louisville, Colorado:
communityfoodshare.org
Harvest Hope Pantry is a Boulder, Colorado:
hopepantry.org
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Seed Libraries:
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