Hi, I’m Kristen

When everything shut down in 2020, I happened to come across this idea on Facebook of sharing plants with your neighbors. And I thought, what a great, socially-distant thing I could set up in my own community.

So, I posted on my neighborhood website, asking if anyone would be interested. And I had so many responses instantly! As luck would have it, my neighbor put a wooden shelf on their curb for trash the next day. So I grabbed that and stuck it on my sidewalk in front of my house with a quickly made sign that said “Free Plants! Leave one and take one”.

Every day of that first year, I had neighbors coming to drop off and pick up plants constantly. I couldn’t believe how many people I met in my front yard! It was buzzing.

The following year, as people started to get vaccinated, we decided to begin doing in person meet ups outdoors. Once a month, we met to swap plants and socialize. Because we all know we needed more socialization after being stuck at home in 2020!

With the dedication of my neighbors, we have built a vibrant community that is buzzing about sharing plants with each other and helping our gardens grow. Neighbors who otherwise may have never met, have become friends. It has been a beautiful thing to see.

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