^{_{Modified on November 6th, 2025 at 6:25 am}
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 am}

FREE Thursday Night Swing Dancing

Join GSD for FREE swing dancing every Thursday in a beautiful, air-conditioned, historic dance hall with hardwood floors! Join us for an evening filled with music and dancing in a welcoming and inclusive environment!

📅 Event Details:
Address: Rosa B. Williams Center
524 NW 1st St, Gainesville 32601
Time: Thursdays, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Beginner & Intermediate Lessons: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
No partner or experience needed!

🚗 Parking:
Free street parking is available in front of or beside the building, as well as in the nearby Friends of the Library lot.

🎟️ Admission:
FREE! Donations encouraged via cash or Venmo.

📱 Connect with Us on Our Website:
https://gainesvilleswingdancing.square.site/

📞 Contact Us:
SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com
(352) 246-4525

By leela

^{_{Modified on October 31st, 2025 at 4:58 pm}
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 pm}

Food Pantry M F 9-noon

food pantry, Free

Website

By leela

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Food Pantry, M W Th

Food Bank, Free

Monday - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Wednesday - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Thursday - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Call 352-473-2846

Program's Website

By leela

^{at 4:50 pm}

Food Bank Every Tues 8-10

Food Bank, Free

Program's Website

For info, call 352-351-0732

By leela

^{at 4:45 pm}

Food Pantry: Last Friday 9-1 (or Holiday Schedule)

food pantry, Free

Oak Park Baptist Church Food Ministry helps alleviate hunger in the community in an environment of respect, care and hospitality.

This program provides:

-Food to meet basic nutritional needs

Food distribution takes place on the last Friday of each month 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. except for November and December. Food is distributed on the Friday before Thanksgiving and the Friday before Christmas Day.

Contact: 352-372-2730

Website:

Program's Website

By leela

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Childrens Table Food Bank: Mondays 10-noon

Food Bank, Free, Monday

Program's Website

The Children's Table provides temporary emergency food and supplemental food to anyone in need of assistance. They help address the needs of low-income individuals and households that lack a reliable access to affordable, nutritious food and may experience hunger on a regular basis.

This program provides:

- Nutritious food

The distribution occurs at several sites throughout the service area. Please call to confirm times and locations. Announcement of distributions can also be found via the Facebook page.

Contact: 352-486-6525

By leela

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Rural Mobile Food Outreach Program

food pantry, Free, Mobile Service

Rural Mobile Food Outreach Program serves the five rural counties surrounding the Gainesville area. Our program coordinator and volunteers bring food; personal care products, pet foods and other necessities to people in these areas who cannot make the journey into town. The people most impacted by poverty in the rural communities are the elderly and children. Our support helps them meet their basic needs. Special bags are distributed during the year for back to school and the holidays. The back to school packs are filled the necessary school supplies needed for a successful learning experience and to help children start the year off right.

Website

Call 352-372-0294

By leela

^{_{Modified on October 31st, 2025 at 5:04 pm}
at 4:28 pm}

Food Pantry: Tu-Fri 11-2

food pantry, Free, Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Lazarus Restoration Ministries

Picture ID required

Call 352-213-8970

By leela

^{_{Modified on October 31st, 2025 at 5:02 pm}
at 4:27 pm}

Food Pantry Mon-Thu 9am-noon

food pantry, Free, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Website

Call 352-372-8162

email gcmone@bellsouth.net to get more info

By leela

^{at 4:25 pm}

Food Pantry: Weds 10-11am

food pantry, Free, Wednesday

Food Pantry at Mt Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church

Need more info?

Call 352-378-9051

By leela

^{at 4:22 pm}

HealthStreet (medical services)

food pantry, Free, medical

Calendar on website

"HealthStreet is a community engagement program at the University of Florida that aims to improve the health of the community by bridging gaps in healthcare and health research. HealthStreet provides community members with a variety of services, classes and events that help to pursue better health, and opportunities to participate in research.

This program provides:

- Health Screenings
- Confidential HIV Testing and Counseling
- Health Workshops
- Clothing Closet
- Toiletry Pantry
- Food Pantry
- Classes
- Weekly and Monthly Support Groups, Clinics and Health Education Events
- Health and Social Services Referrals
- Health Research Opportunities"

By leela

^{_{Modified on June 17th, 2025 at 7:03 am}
June 2, 2025 at 11:34 am}

Mulch Mondays

Free, greenwaste, Mulch, Plantwaste

Lots of tree debris on the road on Monday afternoons.

By leela

^{July 24, 2024 at 6:01 am}

Fruit4All

Past: 12:00 on July 27th, 2024 to 16:00

farm stand, Free, fruit, fruit stand

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 10:58 am}
October 20, 2023 at 5:34 pm}

Free Plants!

Avocado, Free, free plants, Plants

Free plants!

Do you have a lush garden that has space for more fruit trees?

If so, I have some seedling fruit trees for you:

Avocados
Jackfruits
Black Sapote
Mangoes
Lychees
Loquats
Mamey Sapote
Guamuchil
Cape Gooseberry
Tomato
Almond

Sprouting tray seedlings will need transplanting, for which I have many containers and ample rich soil.

Plus purple & pink petunias

BONUS: send an offer for sprouting trays or this little greenhouse + the irrigation that comes with it~ works great at growing tropicals in part-sun areas.

ABOUT: I started these seedlings from epically delicious fruits in a mix of local soils, compost, and biochar.

Bid/claim in the comments!

By leela

^{_{Modified on October 6th, 2023 at 11:33 pm}
October 6, 2023 at 11:29 pm}

“Banned Wagon:” Banned Book Truck

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Tour locations

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 25th, 2023 at 2:27 pm}
September 21, 2023 at 6:11 am}

The Adventure Starts Here

Adventure, Free, Free Mulch, Mulch

Here is free mulch, in the form of redwood shavings & woodchips.

What is your plan for the mulch?

🌸

Garden

🔥

Fire

🎨

Art

Garden:

Mulch

Spreading woodchips on bare soil can supply nutrients and retain moisture to help regenerate ecosystems.

Compost

Adding woodchips to your compost can improve the smell and add carbon & nitrogen.

Post Compost Pile

Find Compost Pile

Hugelkultur

Burying woodchip with layers of compost and soil to make a mound-shaped garden bed is a method to increase soil fertility and growable surface area.

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Composting Toilet

Woodchips and charcoal make an amazing medium to scoop into a composting toilet after each use.

Post Composting Toilet

Find Composting Toilet

Learn how to make your own Composting Toilet

Biochar

If you pyrolyze wood, you make charcoal.

If you add charcoal to compost, you can produce biochar, a powerful soil conditioner that helps healthy growth of diverse plants, provides drought-tolerance and remediates (heals) contaminations, such as:

heavy metals
antibiotics
herbicides
pesticides

Post Charcoal

Find Charcoal

Fire

Redwood is easy to start a fire with, so it is a good kindling.

However, in a fire it crackles and is smoky, so it is recommended to incorporate other forms of wood to feed the full fire.

Please practice fire safety!

Fire can be beneficial to gardens by producing charcoal, which can be added to compost to produce a powerful remediation agent: biochar compost.

Optimize for producing charcoal by putting your fire out by pouring water on it or covering with dirt.

Post Fire Pit

Find Fire Pits

Art

Share the art you make with woodchips for all to find, saved for eternity!

Post

Find

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BYTE: BackYard to Table Experience

By leela

^{_{Modified on October 20th, 2023 at 7:27 pm}
September 6, 2023 at 2:35 am}

Seen: PEACE Truck

Donate, Donation Based, Free, love, Passing By, Peace, Seen

Follow Your Heart Action Network

By leela

^{_{Modified on August 24th, 2023 at 3:42 pm}
August 24, 2023 at 3:39 pm}

2-7pm Sundays: Free Acroyoga

Acroyoga, event, exercise, fitness, Free

Info

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 3rd, 2023 at 9:45 pm}
May 31, 2023 at 12:08 pm}

Free Compost

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This is a place where you can deposit & retrieve compost from.

Amendments

We supplement this compost with grass

Access Instructions

FREE load it yourself, available Mondays-Saturdays. Please call 408.867.9527 for instructions.

Need help loading? $10 per yard ($20 minimum, Monday-Friday only. Call 408.867.9527 to make a loading appointment.

Returnees:

Make an Online Appointment
Place this vehicle pass on your dash.
When you arrive, you can use these directions to the windrow OR follow signage to the Tasting Room (the two-story green building that will be on your left) then call (weekdays only) 408-867-7116 for directions to the windrow.
Remember:
- Your shovels, bags, buckets, etc.
- The speed limit on the property is 5 mph. PLEASE drive SLOWLY and be mindful of horses and horseback riders!
- Please do not touch or feed the horses. They are beautiful (and the source of this wonderful compost!), but they are privately owned.

OUR WEBSITE

HIGH-QUALITY GRASS & ALFALFA HAY

Grown in the cool, clear high desert air at our Bird Flat Ranch near Susanville, California, this hay is of the finest quality. Tim Garrod and his son Luke have 40+ years of experience and are well-known for their high farming standards.

Call our Stables Office for availability, pricing, and appointments to purchase our Grass Hay and Alfalfa Hay: 408-876-9527. Available for pick up only; no delivery.