Garden Bucket Community Event

Little Space, Big Reward
Garden Bucket Sale and Community Garden Event on 6/10

 

Garden Buckets & Community Garden Event

Little Space, Big Rewards

East Hartford, CT – Back by popular demand!  Last year the East Hartford community came out and really showed an interest in the Garden Bucket events, so East Hartford Youth Services has again teamed up with members of the East Hartford Hunger Action Team to increase access to fresh, homegrown vegetables.  This year we are also drawing attention to the three community gardens in hopes of increasing their use by local community members. 

This year's event will be held at Goodwin Elementary School on June 10, 2022, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.  During this time you can pick up a Garden Bucket, visit some health and nutrition community resource vendors, and even sign up to help support the community gardens at Goodwin Elementary, Haukanum Elementary, and the ECLC.    

Local community resources vendors will share health & nutrition information, recipe ideas, family events happening during the summer months, free summer meal sites here in East Hartford, and will feature UCONN, Intercommunity, Sodexo, and others.  There will be free ShopRite food bags for the first 100 families (supplied by Intercommunity), and face painting for kids and all those young at heart! 

Garden Buckets let you start a garden on your patio, front steps, or anywhere around your house right in a bucket. Each Garden Bucket has everything you need to grow your own vegetables at home and will be fully prepared with soil, seeds, and come with growing tips! Varieties of vegetables include tomatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers, beans, peas, and a variety of herbs.  

Have a garden at home or your bucket from last year?  Come out and grab some plants to take home!  

Please help support the East Hartford community with a small donation. There is a $5 suggested donation for one bucket and $10 for three. Any donation amount is appreciated and no one will be turned away. Funds raised will benefit the Friendship Center Soup Kitchen. 

East Hartford Hunger Action Team Logo

East Hartford Garden Bucket logo

Event Date: June 10, 2022
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Goodwin Elementary School (back of building by community garden)
1235 Forbes Street, East Hartford, CT 06118

No Registration needed: First Come, First Served, and while supplies last.