Our Mission

GardenShare promotes a local food system that ensures food security for all St. Lawrence County residents

  • Connecting consumers and producers
  • Supporting equitable distribution of food resources
  • Removing barriers to access
  • Including stakeholders in decision making
  • Providing food justice education and advocacy
  • Engaging with community partners

GardenShare’s Vision

Healthy Foods

The county has a vibrant, local food system where our food choices are healthy for us, for our communities, and for the environment.

Healthy Farms

Farmers are able to make a living that supports their families and contribute to a robust local economy.

Everybody Eats

Everyone in the County has access to enough nutritious and affordable food to sustain a healthy lifestyle.

Diversity Statement

GardenShare is committed to the fight for social justice. Read our June 2020 statement on diversity and inclusion here.

GardenShare Land Acknowledgement

As the staff and board of GardenShare, we recognize the importance of acknowledging the land we are gathering on today, and thanking the generations of people who have and continue to take care of the land. We acknowledge we are gathering on the traditional territory of the Akwesasne Mohawk People past, present, and future. 

As an organization based around food access and food security, we believe it necessary to acknowledge not only the land that produces our food, but also the people that have cultivated and cared for it before us. We recognize the contributions the Akwesasne Mohawk and other Indigenous Peoples have made in shaping and strengthening this community and our nation as a whole.

We acknowledge the injustices faced are not restricted to the past, but instead a continuous struggle present to this day. We believe it is important to educate ourselves on the history of this land and its people to work towards a unified path of co-existence and prosperity.