For Our Community | From Our Community
Join us at the corner of Montgomery & Chestnut — a welcoming space where neighbors come together to grow fresh food, share skills, and strengthen our neighborhood ties. Whether you have a green thumb or want to learn, your time helps create vibrant garden beds, supports local food access, and builds friendships across generations. Come pitch in for an hour or more and be part of a caring team that cultivates both plants and community.
Entrance to the garden
Volunteering at the CG Garden
CG Garden 2026 update:
2026 is going to be a great year for the Colonial Giving Garden. FULL NEWSLETTER
We're currently accepting applications for individuals and groups to rent/adopt the 12 raised garden beds, while volunteers fill the garden with summer crops that will be fun to watch grow and harvest throughout the season.
If you are interested in having your own space at the Colonial Giving Garden for cultivating, please click on the link below and fill out the application, and we'll get back with a welcome packet!
May 2026 Refresh
Grow Gillespie Colonial Giving Garden
Located @ the corner of Montgomery & Chestnut
Our Goal:
We seek to plant seeds of hope in our community by getting our hands dirty. While growing healthy produce for our neighbors in need, At the Colonial Giving Garden, we can learn sustainable and organic gardening practices as well as laugh, and enjoy the fresh air. We hope the garden will be a place for building relationships while caring for the earth, growing good food, and sharing its nourishing harvest.
Be sure to check out the historic marker at the Colonial Giving Garden in honor of the Progressive Miners Association.
