Ruff'ton Roots Plant Sale April 26

Ruff'ton Roots Community Garden announces the return of the Plant Sale Saturday, April 26 from 10am-12pm, under the shade sails at 128 Hospital Drive, Rutherfordton. Parking is available in the lot off Edwards Street (turn in at the Ruff'ton Roots sign). This is a celebratory kick off of the fifth growing season for the Garden.

The Ruff'ton Roots Plant Sale is a collaboration of Community Garden volunteers growing chemical free plants as a fundraiser for the Garden's annual operating expenses including seed, soil amendments and irrigation purchases. Plants are available in 6 packs and 4'' pots, at $4 suggested donations. The sale will offer varieties of herbs, vegetables, and beneficial flowers and information guides on companion planting for home gardens and volunteers sharing their garden knowledge and experience. It is recommended to arrive early as it is expected to sell out. Sales will not begin until 10am.

At the Gardens, volunteers have added newly planted fruit trees and expanded vegetables in the lower fields along Edwards Street, potatoes at Norris Park and sweet potatoes in the original plot off Hospital Drive. The return of Sunflower Days and Empty Bowls will be later this season.

All food grown at Ruff'ton Roots is shared with the community by donations to local food pantries and through the Free Produce Stand at St. Gabriel's Jericho Road Kitchen on Wednesdays, starting the last weeks of April.

The Ruff'ton Roots Gardens at 128 Hospital Drive and LeRoy Mull Drive are open for visitors, with Safe Pathways signage for a self-guided tour, thanks to the generous fundraising effort from Rutherford Women's League. Visitors are asked not to pick or harvest, unless invited to do so by volunteers.

Additional support for Ruff'ton Roots is provided by the Town of Rutherfordton, Rutherfordton Public Works, the Rutherfordton Garden Club, Broad River Water Authority, and private donations. To learn more visit rufftonroots.org or email rufftonroots@gmail.com.