Etiquette when visiting a location

• All items at a location are free!  Your donations are what keeps the stands open and nice for the next visitors, thank you for the support! Mail funds to headquarters. the "city farm" homestead headquarters. 1438 North 66th Place, Mesa, Arizona 85205 U.S.A.
•  Tidy up if needed. These are shared spaces for the general public. Please no trash bags that can fly off and create litter. Use baskets or pretty boxes or vases for plant cuttings
•  Please do not knock on the host's door for requests.
•  If it's not on or next to the stand, it is not available. Do not take plants from the owners property that are in the yard. Thank you
•  Visit during daylight hours only and keep the noise down. Do not block a driveway or mailbox. It is for everyone safety.
•  Only fresh produce and disease free plants.
•  Please take a little and share generously. Label your plant and seed donation, if possible. 
•  Feel free to mail or leave a hand written note to the Seed Librarian or Garden Stand Host. Other questions not answered here email us at; GardenExchangeStandsOrg@pm.me

1. Zip lock bags, coin envelopes, pretty cleaned bottles for seed saving.

2. Sharpies, tape.

3. Upcycled items to make windchimes, plant tags (from aluminum cans), or plastic-wood labels for garden herbs.

4. Upcycle old plates/tea cups into decor or bee bath stations/homes, colorful plates to use as saucers, mugs.

5. Fresh fruit, herbs and edible plants from your gardens! 

6. Farm fresh eggs if you have them to share.

7. Your time, helping a stand as a Co-Host, Seed Shepherd, or grower.

8. Seeds (saved from your garden or purchased) or from a local library (many libraries offer 3 packets per month). Read our disclaimer

9. Ask your local coffee shop for used grounds (some have buckets near the register, some places you have to ask).

10 A note with gardening advice, books or magazine clippings about gardening. 

11. Origami seed packets or paper for seed envelopes (tutorials on YouTube!).

12. Cookies or baked items- be sure to package these accordingly, and be mindful of allergies. 

13. Worm castings or red wiggles (garden worms).

14. Solar lights/string lights, holiday decorations, pine cones.

15. Small garden tools, shade cloths

16. Your time helping a selected garden. Some companies match your time with funding.

17. Decor like garden art, bird houses, wind chimes, flower vase, old teapots.

18. Tongs for handling cactus, may be best if donated with owner’s knowledge so they can ensure they are attached to the stand correctly and not stolen. 

19. Small rock or wood chips (bagged up)

20. Gloves, small pots, shovels that you might not be using.

21. Fertilizer, potting soil. 

22. Baskets, wood or plastic containers for stand owners to use on their stands. 

23. Painted rocks for lawn decor or paint for decorating rocks.

24. Squirt guns for kids so they can have fun watering the plants.

25. Notes of encouragement and love.