How it works Four steps. No accounts, no fees.
List what you have
Post what your garden produced — surplus, starts, seeds, ferments, eggs, honey. Pick a category and a city. Takes about a minute.
Browse nearby
Filter by category, scan listings across the 509 corridor. See who's trading what, what they want in return, and how far they are.
Message to arrange
Reach out by email. Confirm quantities, swap details, agree on a meet-up spot — most people pick a parking lot in between.
Meet & trade
Show up with your half of the trade. No money changes hands. Mark the listing closed. Leave the next gardener with a fair shake.
Recent // SAMPLE — beta launch Sample listings
Below are sample listings that show what Garden Trade will look like once the marketplace opens. As of October 2026 the platform is in private beta with 0 live listings.
Zucchini, summer squash, patty pan — 8 lb surplus
Sungold tomato starts, 12 plants
Cucumbers (pickling + slicing), 5 lb / week
Fresh eggs (mixed flock), 1 dozen / week
Raw wildflower honey, 16 oz jar
Canned dilly beans + pickled carrots, 4 pints
Hardneck garlic + softneck, 30 heads
Perennial herb divisions: oregano, thyme, mint, chives
Browse Categories
Six starting categories. Add a seventh when you outgrow them.
Produce
Vegetables, fruit, herbs — what's ripe now.
Plant Starts
Seedlings, divisions, cuttings ready to transplant.
Seeds
Saved seed, heirloom packets, cover crop seed.
Honey & Eggs
Raw honey, beeswax, fresh eggs from backyard flocks.
Preserved
Canned goods, ferments, dehydrated, frozen.
Other
Compost, mulch, supplies — anything garden-related.
Trust & safety Four things that make this work
Barter only
No money changes hands. Trades produce an actual trade — goods or services swapped between members. If anyone asks you for cash, walk away and report the listing.
Backyard gardeners only
This is for people who grow food at home. No commercial farms, no resellers, no bulk lots. If you wouldn't explain the variety over coffee, it doesn't belong here.
Strike system
Three no-shows without notice and your account is paused for 30 days. Five strikes and you're out for the season. We track this by email handshake.
Email handshake
Contact is by email — never share phone numbers in a listing. Meet in daylight, well-trafficked parking lots. Bring a friend if you're moving heavy produce.