April eNews

April 2025

Beautiful strawberries from Keim Family Farm will be back at the market in a few short months!

A Little Mud (Season) Music!

The final concert in our series A Little Mud (Season) Music is tomorrow night - April 5th! It features Seba Molnar and an all-star band from the Boston area. Not only will you be able to listen to amazing music, but there will be local food vendors on site with food and drink available for purchase. Please note these are cash only events. Doors open at 6pm, with music starting around 7pm.

For more details about cost and food vendors, please visit our event page.

Thankfulness isn't just for November!

The staff at GardenShare is going to be taking time each Thursday in April on our social media channels to thank the individuals, businesses, and foundations that support our work. It's important to us to recognize the donations of time and finances that help to keep GardenShare at work.

There is a quick and easy way that you can help us thank them as well as helping GardenShare. When you see our posts on social media, take a moment to like the post and comment if you can. This tells the social media channel that our followers are interested in our content, which encourages the social media algorithm to continue showing our posts to people.

You can find our Facebook page here and our Instagram page here. If you're not currently following us, we would be so thankful if you would!

Farmers Market

Opening Days!

Our favorite time of year is almost here! The opening days for the spring farmers markets are set and our producers are working hard to get ready for their customers. It's also a great time to sign up for a CSA for the summer!

CSA information and vendor applications are now available on the GardenShare website!

Bonus Bucks Applications Available!

GardenShare is excited to announce that we have received grants and donations that have fully funded the 2025 Bonus Bucks program! Bonus Bucks is a vital initiative designed to help households stretch their food budgets while supporting local farmers. This cost-sharing program makes fresh, healthy food more affordable for low- to middle-income families in St. Lawrence County by providing up to $300 in Bonus Bucks for purchasing a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share or Farmers Market purchases.

For more details on eligibility or to download an application, please visit the Bonus Bucks page on our website today!

Kappa Delta Sigma Grill and Chill!

St. Lawrence University's Kappa Delta Sigma is hosting it's annual Grill and Chill event and will be donating some of the profits to GardenShare! There will be a 5K starting at 3pm as well as a kids fun run starting around 4:30pm. For more details, you can email ermart23@stlawu.edu or

lebier23@stlawu.edu.

EchoLab, an artcollective based in Rochester, is currently conducting research and gathering narratives for Watershed Movements, a project exploring the connections between storytelling, river health, and human well-being.

On Saturday April 5th, they will be in Potsdam facilitating a participatory exercise that combines surveys, storytelling, and guided movement to explore these themes. Participants will be compensated for their time, and we are eager to hear diverse perspectives on personal relationships with water bodies.

For more information, email watershedmovements@gmail.com.

Did you know?

Feeding New York State is a nonprofit organization that seeks to advocate for public policy that supports current needs of struggling New Yorkers while also working to address the root causes of hunger, poverty, and food insecurity. Their work is crucial to ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to healthy food. Through their website and social media channels, you can find a wealth of information about what is going on with food security issues in New York's government.

If you'd like to follow along with their work, you can download their newsletters here or sign up for their advocacy alerts here.

Thank you for receiving and reading our newsletter! We appreciate your time and dedication to supporting GardenShare and our local food system.

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