Wouldn't you like to have a place to buy plants - flowers, shrubs, trees and vegetables - at a location you can drive to in two minutes (or maybe even walk to)? You are not alone. The Urban Roots Community Garden Center, a consumer cooperative business being formed on Buffalo’s West Side, is organizing a garden center that will offer gardening tools, soil, mulch, plants, unusual varieties, organic products and workshops in our neighborhood.
Like their founders, the Urban Roots members are eager to encourage Buffalo’s growing West Side renaissance. They have been together for a little over a year and have already conducted several plant swaps, cooperative purchase events, and have attracted over 300 individuals who have expressed interest in becoming members. Two weekends ago they conducted a cooperative pre-order event that resulted in 100 people purchasing over 1,000 herbs, perennials, annuals, and grasses (the photos here are from last week’s event)
This weekend they will be conducting their Second Annual Spring Plant Swap and introducing a new Heirloom Tomato plant sale. Please come make some new friends, swap some plants, and spend some of your garden dollars in the City.
The plant swap and heirloom tomato plant sale will take place this Saturday, June 3, from 10am - 2pm at the Corner of Rhode Island & West Utica, two blocks west of Richmond Avenue.
You can take home some locally grown plants for free or bring some of your own
to swap. Please come share your collected seeds and beans and houseplants as well.
Please bring your plants labeled and separated into containers (plastic bags and yogurt containers work).If possible include information about whether your plants prefer shade or sun, dry or wet conditions.
Urban Roots was formed by members of the West Side Greening Collaborative (an off shoot of the West Side Community Collaborative) who saw a need for an urban garden center. Their mission is to provide quality products for gardening in the City of Buffalo and be an active and enriching member of the community.
For further information email info@urbanroots.org or call 882-1923.
HEIRLOOM TOMATOES FOR SALE $10 for a 4 pack variety:
(Tomatoes ordered through the Urban Roots Buyers Club should be picked
up at this time as well.)
Selection #1
Brandywine Heirloom Tomato
AMISH PASTE
BLACK KRIM
PEACEVINE
Selection #2
JAPANESE BLACK TRIFELE
OLGA's
PERSIMMON
GREEN ZEBRA
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