Real growers. Real harvests. Real impact.

Stories, events, partners, and the donation network that makes My Grow Community work β€” one neighborhood at a time.

Every kind of grower and giver

Whether you grow a windowsill herb garden or manage a backyard urban farm, there's a place for you in MyGrow.

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Home Gardeners
Share surplus tomatoes, trade herbs with neighbors, or donate extra lemons to a local shelter.
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Small-Scale Farmers
Reach local buyers without a farmers market booth. List bulk produce, manage orders, and grow your local reputation.
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Conscious Consumers
Find fresh, affordable, locally grown produce right in your neighborhood β€” often organic and pesticide-free.
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Food Donors
Connect your excess harvest with local shelters, food banks, senior centers, and mutual aid groups easily.
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Community Gardens
List group harvests, recruit volunteers, share growing updates, and distribute produce to the neighborhood.
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DIY Garden Builders
Share your raised bed setups, composting systems, and irrigation hacks. Trade tools and seeds with fellow builders.

What the community is doing right now

Real numbers from real activity. Updated every page load.

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Trades completed
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Donations completed
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Volunteer pickups
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Verified organizations

Seasonal challenges, swaps & garden meetups

Join community-wide growing challenges, neighborhood produce swaps, seed exchanges, and local garden events happening near you.

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Swap
Summer Seed Exchange
Bring your saved seeds and trade for new varieties. Online and in-person.
πŸ“… Jun 15 πŸ‘₯ 230 going
RSVP Free
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Donation Drive
Grow One, Give One
For every pound you sell this month, donate one pound to a local shelter partner.
πŸ“… All June πŸ‘₯ 1,240 pledged
Take the Pledge
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Contest
Best DIY Raised Bed
Share your raised bed setup. Community votes. Winner gets 3 months free Premium.
πŸ“… Jul 1–14 πŸ‘₯ Entry open
Enter Contest

See what your neighbors are growing

A living feed of garden updates, harvest photos, tips, recipes, and local growing stories from your community.

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Maria Nguyen βœ“
πŸ“ Sherman Oaks Β· 2h ago

First big summer harvest of the year! 12 lbs of heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil, and two types of lettuce. Listing the tomatoes now β€” $2/lb or trade for peppers or herbs. Zero pesticides, pure backyard love 🌱

πŸ… Listed: Heirloom Tomatoes β€” $2/lbView Listing β†’
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James Rivera
πŸ“ Encino Β· 5h ago

Built this 4Γ—8 raised bed for under $35 using cedar fence boards. Full tutorial in the comments β€” took about 3 hours. Now planting fall tomatoes!

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Elena LopΓ©z
πŸ“ Studio City Β· 8h ago

Made a full pasta dinner using ONLY produce from MyGrow neighbors: peppers from Tom, garlic from the community garden, herbs from Maria. Hyperlocal cooking is the best cooking 🍝

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Tom Greenwald βœ“
πŸ“ Northridge Β· 1d ago

Summer watering tip: water deep and infrequent rather than light and daily. Encourages roots to go deeper, plants become drought-resistant and much more productive. I went from daily to 2x/week and yields doubled.

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Sara Flores
πŸ“ Reseda Β· 1d ago

30+ lbs of Meyer lemons from our one backyard tree! Already donated 15 lbs to the Valley Shelter, selling 10 lbs at $1/lb and keeping the rest for limoncello πŸ‹ Listing is live!

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Cedars Community Garden βœ“
πŸ“ Van Nuys Β· 2d ago

Free compost workshop this Saturday 10am at the garden! Learn to turn kitchen scraps into black gold for your beds. Bring a container to take some home. All skill levels welcome 🌍

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Know what's in season near you

Southern California's year-round growing guide β€” what to plant, harvest, and find on the marketplace each month.

March
🌱 Plant tomato seedlings
🌱 Start peppers indoors
🌿 Harvest citrus
🌿 Pick winter greens
πŸ›’ Find: oranges, lemons
April
🌱 Transplant seedlings
🌱 Direct sow beans
🌿 First strawberries
🌿 Spring herbs peak
πŸ›’ Find: strawberries, herbs
May
🌱 Plant squash & cucumbers
🌱 Sow basil outdoors
🌿 Early tomatoes
🌿 Lettuce & spinach
πŸ›’ Find: lettuce, berries, herbs
June
🌱 Plant fall tomato starts
🌱 Sow more beans
🌿 Peak tomatoes begin
🌿 Zucchini surplus
πŸ›’ Find: tomatoes, zucchini
July
🌱 Start fall brassicas
🌿 Peak summer harvest
🌿 Peppers, eggplant, corn
🌿 Early figs
πŸ›’ Find: peppers, figs, corn
August
🌱 Sow fall greens
🌿 Avocados ripen
🌿 Late summer abundance
πŸ›’ Find: avocados, peppers, squash
September
🌱 Plant garlic & onions
🌱 Sow cool-season greens
🌿 Pomegranates
🌿 Last tomatoes
πŸ›’ Find: pomegranates, grapes
October
🌱 Plant winter vegetables
🌿 Pumpkins & squash
🌿 Apples & persimmons
πŸ›’ Find: pumpkins, persimmons
November
🌱 Plant bare-root trees
🌿 Citrus season starts
🌿 Kale & chard peak
πŸ›’ Find: mandarins, kale, chard
December
🌱 Plant peas & fava beans
🌿 Navel oranges peak
🌿 Lemons & grapefruits
πŸ›’ Find: citrus, winter greens
January
🌱 Start tomato seeds indoors
🌱 Plant artichokes
🌿 Peak citrus season
🌿 Broccoli & cauliflower
πŸ›’ Find: citrus, broccoli
February
🌱 Direct sow carrots & beets
🌱 Start pepper seeds
🌿 Last of citrus season
🌿 Early avocados
πŸ›’ Find: late citrus, avocados
Plant Harvest Find on Marketplace

Rooted in the local ecosystem

We partner with local businesses, organizations, and services that share our vision for a healthier, more connected community.

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Garden & Nursery
🌿 Green Thumb Nursery
πŸͺ΄ Valley Garden Center
🌾 Heirloom Seed Co.
♻️ Compost Kings
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Donation Partners
🏠 Valley Community Shelter
🍲 Hillside Kitchen
🌻 Sunrise Senior Center
🏫 LAUSD School Gardens
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Pickup & Delivery
πŸͺ Community Co-op Market
β˜• The Local Coffee Co.
πŸ“¦ Neighborhood Box Hub
🚲 EcoCycle Delivery
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Education & Media
πŸŽ™οΈ The Backyard Grower Pod
πŸ“° SoCal Home Garden Mag
🏑 Urban Homestead Network
🌍 Slow Food LA Chapter
Become a Community Partner
Join our network of local businesses, shelters, and organizations. Get listed on the platform, reach active growers, and grow together.
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Learn from the community

Guides, stories, and wisdom from experienced growers across the network. From seed to table.

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DIY5 min read
Build a Raised Bed for Under $40 Using Cedar Fence Boards
Step-by-step instructions, cut list, and what NOT to do. No power tools needed.
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James Rivera
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Sustainability6 min read
How I Donated 600 lbs of Produce This Year and You Can Too
Elena Marchetti shares her strategy for growing surplus intentionally and connecting with local shelters through MyGrow.
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Elena Marchetti
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Tips4 min read
Water-Saving Techniques That Doubled My Yields in Summer
Deep watering, mulching, and shade cloth β€” the three changes that transformed my summer garden.
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Tom Greenwald
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Recipe3 min read
Five Dinners Made Entirely from Neighborhood Trades
A week of cooking with only ingredients sourced through MyGrow β€” and the savings were real.
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Elena LopΓ©z
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