December 2022

Sweeter Creations Sugar House, Waddington.

Images courtesy of Cornell Cooperative Extension.

Bid! Bid! Bid by December 4th!

The bids are coming in fast and furious on GardenShare’s Holiday Auction! Whether you’re in a bidding war for an item you have your eye on or you’re waiting for your moment to sneak in and bid higher, there is still a lot of fun to be had and many incredible items available, but only until Sunday, December 4 at 5pm!

GardenShare’s team is deeply thankful for the organizing committee’s efforts and for the generosity of those who’ve donated items! Keep those bids coming!

Gratitude Through Giving Thank You

Gratitude through Giving raised $4,071.67! We are blown away from the support of our community and neighbors!

Thank you Nature's Storehouse for hosting and your continued support, our matching donors - Shoulette's Redemption Depot, SeaComm Federal Credit Union, and Boyden Brook Body Works - and everyone who donated! The funds raised will once again support GardenShare's Bonus Bucks Program, which offers a cost-sharing arrangement to income eligible St. Lawrence County residents to participate in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share or to make purchases at St. Lawrence County farmers markets.

Hope. Connection. Support.

At GardenShare, our programs provide hope and seek to connect everyone in St. Lawrence County with affordable, healthy, locally grown food.

In 2022, GardenShare and its donors helped

Subsidize 53 St. Lawrence County families' access for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares and purchase local food at the farmers markets through the Bonus Bucks Program.
Provide consistent and stable management services to three farmers markets for 57 vendors and 33 nonprofits.
Share education, nutritional security, and local food system information with 530 individuals.
Support 632 SNAP and 1,176 credit/debit transactions at Canton, Gouverneur, Hammond, Massena, and Potsdam farmers markets for a total impact of $52,074 on our local economy.

To view the entire fund appeal report, click here.

Donate to GardenShare

The GardenShare office will be closed from December 23rd to January 2nd!

Our staff wishes you and yours a happy holiday!

Connect with us!

email: info@gardenshare.org

call: (315) 261-8054