Incredible Edibles free plant giveaway,
Taking place Saturday, June 1st, 11 am to 1pm, 2024
The plant giveaway is back once again but this time with over 3000 plants grown by community volunteers, partners, and our Food Action Group members. Some of the plants will be distributed in advance to community agencies and social housing clients later today, but that leaves about 2000 to give-away tomorrow.
Where will you find a give-away spot?
- Benson Centre (800 Seventh St W),
- Agape Centre (40 Fifth St. West),
- East of the Aquatic Centre entrance (100 Water St.), and
- Mattice Park (Lennox St. and Edward St.).
You can pick up two free plants either for replanting into your garden or keeping some we have repotted into permanent pots for your step or balcony.
If you love growing and eating fresh food but don’t have much space, or you are new to starting a vegetable garden this is your way to continue or to begin. The plants will be given away on a first come first served basis, but replenished at times. If you don’t know very much about gardening, don’t worry as there will be an experienced gardener at each location to help advise you.
For those taking plants in permanent pots, just keep them in a sunny spot and watered and you will be enjoying your own food such as tomatoes, beans, peppers and chard. For those with a garden we are offering a variety of plants such as tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, zucchini, rhubarb, herbs and raspberries. And new this year: we also have strawberries, asparagus, and black currant bushes.
