Seedleaf

The good work of growing, sharing, and nourishing requires the efforts of many! This past spring would not have been the same without the wonderful contributions of Spark Insights. Seedleaf would like to extend our deepest gratitude to them and to let others know that the services they provide could take your business or nonprofit to the next level, too.

To find out more about Spark Insights, please visit: wesparkinsights.com

It’s time for the Seedleaf Garden Bike Tour! This 5.4 mile ride takes you through eight of our community gardens, bring a backpack and get ready to visit and harvest beets, radishes, carrots, kale, and some of our seasonal fruit too! Please remember to wear a helmet and bring a water bottle!

Seedleaf’s work breaks barriers: Barriers to food. Barriers to knowledge. Barriers to land and growing spaces. This was true for Chelsey who wanted access to a garden, but lives in an apartment complex. “I had never heard about Seedleaf until I [searched online] for community gardens.” And that was just the beginning.

Meet Chelsey Peal, a Market Gardener Program graduate, and learn how Seedleaf empowered the first year of Grandma Honey's Harvest in June's blog post.
https://www.seedleaf.org/stories/mgchelseystory💚🍃

It’s been a rainy May but that means all our favorite critters are out in full swing, and there’s never been a better time to come spend some time on the farm! Join us Monday, June 1st at Headwater Community Farm for the second in our nature writing workshop series. This time, we’ll be focusing on subjectivity and what it means to be a part of nature. No writing experience needed, just bring a pencil, a notebook, and an open mind! Registration link in bio.

About your instructor: Em J Parsley (they/them, he/him) is the author of the award-winning poetry chapbook THE ANONYM GOSPELS (April Gloaming Publishing, 2024) and the novella YOU, FROM BELOW (Split Lip Press, 2025). They received their MFA at the University of Texas at El Paso, were the 2024 Writer-in-Residence at Wormfarm Institute, and received Granta Magazine’s Nature Writing scholarship in 2025. He is interested in combining his agricultural, ecological, and creative practices to participate in material change in his communities.

Can’t make it? No worries! We’ll be having two more nature writing workshops this year, one for each season. Save the dates:

Fall Nature Writing Workshop:
Monday, October 5, 4-6p.m.
Headwater Community Farm

Winter Nature Writing Workshop:
Monday, November 30, 4-6p.m.
Headwater Community Farm

Our friends at Aunt Begonia's Flowers made sure our Spring Garden Party was not only beautiful and welcoming, but also valued-aligned by working with 10 LOCAL FARMERS to supply the blooms in their arrangements. Seedleaf is so grateful for their partnership and support!

Did you miss bringing their flowers home from our event?
You can bring their beautiful, sustainable creations home weekly with their subscription service!

https://auntbegoniasflowers.com/subscriptions.html

We are excited to be a part of this year's Lexington Pride Festival, which will be hosted by Lexington Pride Center this Saturday! Come see Seedleaf's tent in the afternoon to make a fun craft--there will be mud, compost, flower seeds, and lots of smiles!

Hortus Gardens, a landscape design-build-maintain firm in central Kentucky, is devoted to the art of horticulture. Seedleaf wants to thank them again for helping us share and develop this same love of horticulture with more people in our community. Hortus Gardens generously sponsored Seedleaf's Spring Garden party last month, which helped ensure our growing spaces have what they need to thrive in the weeks ahead. Thank you!

Find out more: https://hortusgardens.com

it’s cherry picking season! 🍒 we have sour cherries, mulberries, and serviceberries ready to pick at the london ferrill community garden on 245 East Third Street, stop by for a sweet and/or sour snack! 🍒

Grateful to be a part of this work that is rooted in community and committed to ensuring all our neighbors have access to healthy, fresh foods. Check out Julietta Market's Food Pathways POP-UP Series this summer!

🥦 FOOD PATHWAYS POP-UP SERIES ☀️

Lexington, we’re bringing community, food access, and local business together this summer! Join us for the Northside Common Market (NCM) Food Pathways Pop-Up Series—your go-to spot for fresh produce, local food vendors, family activities, and vital health resources.

Whether you’re stopping by for lunch, supporting a local entrepreneur, or hanging out with neighbors, there’s something for everyone.

📅 WHEN & WHERE (11 AM - 3 PM)

📍 MLK Park

June 13, 2026 | August 15, 2026

📍 Douglass Park

June 27, 2026 | July 24, 2026

📍 Charles Young Park

July 11, 2026 | August 29, 2026

✨ WHAT’S IN STORE:

Family Activities 🎨
Food Resources & Fresh Produce 🍉
Health Resources 🩺
Local Food Vendors & Small Businesses 🛍️

💰 FREE and open to the community!

Shoutout to our amazing partners for building healthier, more connected neighborhoods: CHI Saint Joseph Health , Visit LEX , Black Soil: Our Better Nature , FoodChain , Seedleaf , Lexington Parks and Recreations, and more!

See you there! 👋✨

We are canceling Pedals and Petals due to the stormy weather, but we hope to reschedule it soon! ☔️