Since 2020, TVCGCoop has been working to grow strength in the Treasure Valley community through community gardens.
Inspired by the Victory Garden era and driven by the challenges of the COVID pandemic, we built a network of over 40 gardens in just two years.
Our mission has been twofold
To increase food security and cultivate community connections.
By empowering individuals and neighborhoods to grow their own food, we promote sustainability and create a stronger sense of togetherness.
Surprise Valley Garden Tour
Saturday, August 16, 2025 | 9:00 AM
We’re gathering for a summer garden tour Saturday, August 16 at the Surprise Valley Community Garden—and it’s one of the most scenic stops of the season. Tucked up against the hills of East Boise, this well-loved space has grown alongside the families who care for it.
🌿 What to Plant in August
With grocery prices still rising and major federal food relief programs cut or scaled back, fall gardening offers a direct, empowering response. Local planting helps stretch household budgets, support small farms, and build food security one plot at a time.
Click this image for a detailed list of gardens seeking gardeners in 2025!
Find Us at the West Bench Farmers Market!
Thursdays: August 7 · August 28 · September 11
3085 N Cole Rd · Boise | 5–9 PM
Stop by the TVCGCoop table to:
Learn more about the community garden network
Pick up a zine or resource
Share ideas, needs, or offerings for the fall season
Connect with others who care about growing food and community
Come say hi. We’d love to see you.
The West Bench Farmers Market is open every Thursday, no need to wait!
Googly Eyes, Missing Tomatoes, and Stories We Tell About Sharing
I recently had a conversation with a passerby who noticed me hanging up a makeshift security sign. We’d just had some tomatoes go missing from the Grow More Good Community Garden—in multiple areas. These were the first tomatoes of the season, and we’d all been waiting with the usual anticipation, factoring in all the labor and care it takes to get tomatoes to this point.
Support Our Farmworker Communities
This is by far not all that farmworkers are facing this season, but it’s one tangible way we can show up in support:
👉 Give to the JJ Hispanic Scholarship Fund Emergency Relief Campaign – providing essential aid for farmworker families facing crisis this summer.
And take time to learn more about the powerful work being done by the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils (IORC) to support food justice, farmworker rights, and rural communities across the state.
Every shared harvest and bit of care matters. Keep growing, and keep showing up.
We’re honored to share that TVCGCoop was featured on KTVB Channel 7
The segment highlights the spirit of community growing across the valley. Thanks to everyone helping cultivate opportunities to connect, share, and find affinity as community gardeners!
Gardens Can Provide the Following:
Food and Nutrition security, from fresh, nutrient-dense food
Green spaces in the city!
Places to connect with others and find solace!
Feelings of empowerment from growing some of our own food!
Reconnecting with nature and developing an understanding of what all goes into growing good food!
Compassion for who grows the majority of our food!
A place for sharing good ideas, struggles to overcome together, and hopes!
Music-making has also been known to happen in garden spaces!