Welcome Lil' Veggie Givers​

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Every veggie you donate matters!!  We collect them one or many at a time and since launching in 2020 we have shared with families in need over 35,000 pounds of beautiful veggies!

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How do I join?

By clicking here and then giving a veggie or vice versa, but we do like you to join so we tell you where your veggies went!

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Where can I donate the veggies I grew or purchased?

We have Donation Stations placed conveniently throughout the community for you to easily donate vegetables.  Even one veggie is important, as it adds up when hundreds of people give! 

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Do I also take veggies from this station?  

No. ---- Do not take ---- The Donation Stations listed below are only a place to Donate.  Grow Nashua then distributes to families in need from our Lil' Free Veggie Truck throughout the city.  If you are in need of food please sign up here and we'll send you the schedule to receive fresh veggies. 

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Where are the donation stations?

We have 13 Donation Stations - Open 7 days a week during daylight hours June-September.

 

Near Greeley Park

• 4 Raymond St. (Temple Beth Abraham Synagogue under roadside tree) - GPS link 

• 110 Concord St. (Church of Latter-day Saints - right side of the church near mailbox) - GPS link

• 11 Bristol St. (residence corner lot on side facing cemetery) - GPS link

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Near Nashua High North​

• 3 Carmine Rd. (residence left of driveway side under tree) - GPS link

• 101 Pine Hill Rd. (behind the fire station past the staircase) - GPS link

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Hollis Border 

• 357 Pine Hill Rd Hollis (residence side of road) - GPS link

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Near Nashua High South

• 10 Caleb St. (residence - Left hand side of driveway under tree in corner) - GPS link

 

Near Elm St. Middle School 

• 177 Lake St. (Bark mulch next to driveway of the fire station under tree) - GPS link

 

Off Main Dunstable Rd​

• 2 Conant Rd. (Parking lot of fire station near the handicap spots) - GPS link 

• 11 Groton Rd. (Residence - Right hand side of driveway under big tree) - GPS link

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Off E Dunstable Rd

• 216 E Dunstable Rd (Back of the Immaculate Conception church rear basement door on right) - GPS link

• 9 Amble Rd. (Residence - Left hand side of driveway) - GPS link

• 9 Nightingale Rd. (Residence - Front yard under big tree) - GPS link

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What time will you pick up the veggies from the Donation Station?

We pick up in the morning from 8:30 - 11 seven days a week.

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What time do you redistribute the veggies to Nashua neighborhoods that lack food access?

We deliver between 12:30 and 5 every day seven days a week to strategically under-served neighborhoods throughout the city.

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Should I place my donated veggies in a bag or box or something?

Loose is fine or if you prefer to leave in a paper or plastic grocery bag is also fine at the Donation Station.

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Do you need more locations for  the Donation Station?

Sure.  The great part about having one in your neighborhood is it makes it even more convenient for your neighbors to share.  Email info@grownashua.org to offer a shady spot in your yard :)

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Do I have to grow veggies or can I buy them?

Most givers “Buy an Extra” while they are at the grocery store or farm and just drop it off at the Donation Station closest to you!

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Where does my veggie donation go?

We collect the veggies each day from the Donation Stations and then distribute them direct to families within a few hours!  This is done using our Lil' Free Veggie Truck that we drive throughout the city to the neighborhoods that do not normally have access to fresh food.  Neighbors can walk up and take whatever they need; then any remaining we deliver to a local partner agency like the Veterans Homes, Front Door Agency, Marguerite's Place, Boys and Girls Club, or a Nashua food pantry.

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Do I need to sign up as a Lil’ Veggie Giver?

Yes, this is critical to us, so we know who is participating and can anticipate how many families we can invite to share in veggies each day.  Your supply dictates how many people we can serve.  We also want to keep you up to date and may have some specific request from week to week i.e. “carrots needed this week “ and toward the end of the year raffle off some prizes.  Please add your name to the team of Givers by clicking here

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Who can participate as a Giver?  

Anyone could participate with the simple idea that those with extra veggies will share at a Donation Station and then Grow Nashua will distribute to low income parents and children in our community.  If you'd like to post a flyer in your office or place of worship open PDF here or print little mini hand-outs pdf here.

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Who can participate as a Receiver?

If you are unsure of where your food budget will come from sometimes this program is for you.  We connect with families that struggle with purchasing fresh food by running programs in the most socially vulnerable schools, the inner city urban gardens, and our partners at other civic outreach programs that Nashua offers.  We also only distribute the vegetables in neighborhoods we know are the most under-served sections of the city where on average 70-80% of families are living below the poverty level.  This results in all veggies going to families in need.  To spread the word to those that are in need please share, print, or post any of the materials from this google folder link here. 

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When are the Lil’ Free Farmstands open?

During summer and fall harvest.

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Which veggies can I give?

For the most part we can take all fruits and veggies, with the exception of those that wilt quickly like greens (lettuce, chard, herbs, etc.).  For the full Veggie Donation List click here 
 

When did the Lil’ Free Farmstands open?

The first began in 2020 with help from Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital and our friends from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua that hosted in their parking lot on Grove St. and have blossomed in capacity with the help of Service Credit Union’s support over the last few years!