Join us in the garden

  • Volunteer

    Garden and Grounds Volunteering Kick Off – Sunday, May 19th from 9:30-11:30am

    It’s time to wake our garden up from its winter slumber and prepare for a big summer of growing! Come ready to rake, bag leaves, pull weeds, pick up trash, and enjoy the springtime in community. Tools and gloves provided; all ages and folks welcome.

    Sign up to volunteer here

  • Seed swap

    First Annual Shir Tikvah Seed Swap – Sunday, May 19th at 9:00am

    Every grower has extra seeds that might not ever get used, or that tell a special story that deserves to be shared and live on. Bring yours to our Shir Tikvah seed swap and take home new ones! If you're a beginner or don't have any seeds to share, you're invited too; there is plenty to go around and this is a great way to begin a garden.

    Here’s how it works:

    This is a free event, open to all – bring your friends!

    Label your seeds and write about their stories and cultural significance to you – seed packets and labeling supplies provided

    Seeds are organized in our labeled bins

    Read about stories from others and choose what your garden needs this year

    After your seeds have been chosen, join us outside for garden volunteering!

About our Story Garden's History

Since 2011, Harvest Moon Edible Landscapes has been partnering with Shir Tikvah to sustainably grow organic vegetables and herbs, 100% of which is donated to local food shelves and pantries, to ensure the blessings of beautiful, fresh produce directly benefits those in our community who are most in need. 

We started with a 10 ft x10 ft plot and have quadrupled in size to fill up the entire southeast corner of our lot off of Girard Ave! With the help of volunteers, food justice interns, and community members, the Shir Tikvah garden has harvested up to 500 lbs of produce annually, which has been donated to The Aliveness Project in Minneapolis, as well as Keystone and Hallie Q Brown food shelves in St. Paul. Crops have included cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, mint, oregano, kale, squash, zucchini, celery, onion, carrots, beans, and beets. We always also include flowers like zinnias and sunflowers to beautify and attract pollinators to the garden.