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.
What to Plant in October
There’s still plenty you can seed directly right now—the earlier the better: arugula, chervil, cilantro, miners lettuce (claytonia), cress, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce for cut-and-come-again harvests, mache, mustard greens, orach, pac choi, radishes, sorrel, spinach, tatsoi, and turnips.
Garlic (mid-October through mid-November) is the big one this month. Be sure to grab seed garlic soon from your favorite nursery or seed company—they sell out fast.
Cool-season herbs like cilantro, chervil, parsley, dill, and fennel can also go in, along with perennial herbs such as thyme, oregano, sage, chives, and wormwood if you have starts or divisions to tuck in.
Transplanting this late in the season is definitely worth a try if you want to enjoy a few more harvests and set your garden up for an earlier start next spring.
Launch Collection: Seasonal Guides & Limited-Run Prints
We’re excited to share the launch of a small collection made with care, rooted in the seasons and in community. Each piece reflects the spirit of local collaboration—whether through hand-pulled prints on vintage presses or the practical guidance of our Fall Gardening & Prep Zine.
This collection includes:
Fall Gardening & Prep Zine — a guide to seasonal preparation and resilience for the garden.
Many Hands Make Light Work — a limited-run letterpress print celebrating the power of working together.
Gifts From Our Garden — hand-crafted prints combining letterpress and screenprinting, each with its own character.
Every purchase supports the Treasure Valley Community Gardens Cooperative and its efforts we hope to scale sustainably each season.
Click this image for a detailed list of gardens seeking gardeners in 2025!
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!