Every garden starts with a gift. At Mission Meadows, it started with a raspberry farmer.
Alpha Moonie, a female raspberry farmer, donated this land to Modern Electric. Modern Electric, in turn, lets Mission Meadows Community Garden use it as a gift to the Mission Park neighborhood. That’s generosity passed along twice, and then planted.
The garden first took root in the 2000s, and in 2021 neighbors brought it back to life. Today we’re a nonprofit in Spokane Valley run entirely by volunteers. There’s no paid staff here, just people who show up with gloves, wheelbarrows, and a lot of heart.
What grows at Mission Meadows is bigger than the vegetables. Every other Wednesday through the season, our Market Garden opens its gates, and visitors can fill their arms with You-Pick flowers: dahlias, bouquets, whatever is blooming. In the food forest, Mary leads tours on perennial guilds and permaculture, showing how plants can support one another the way good neighbors do. Our classes have covered everything from pickle-making with Cindy to yoga to slow stitching among the garden beds.
Each fall, we gather for our Harvest Fest. This year, 150 guests from Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, and Post Falls came for a potluck, garden tours, bouquet making, and kids’ activities like a scavenger hunt, seed saving, and bunny petting. People from across the region sat down to eat together on land that was given to us for exactly that purpose.
Help us grow into 2027
A garden like this doesn’t run on good intentions alone. As the season winds down, we’re looking ahead to next year, and we need your help to keep Mission Meadows thriving and make 2027 our best season yet.
That’s why we’re taking part in GivingTuesday on December 1. GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement held each year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, when millions of people come together to give back to the causes and communities they care about. We hope Mission Meadows is one of yours.
Here’s where your gift goes:
Event insurance, which keeps our gates open and our gatherings safe
Tent, table, and chair rentals and portable restrooms for Harvest Fest
Stipends for instructors and presenters who teach our classes
You-Pick supplies, like gloves, so every visitor can cut their own bouquet
Garden maintenance, utilities, and supplies to keep the beds productive
Marketing and signage, so more neighbors and visitors can find us
Because we’re volunteer-run, your gift goes to the garden itself, not to payroll. Mission Meadows is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so your donation may be tax-deductible.
Whether you give $10 or $100, you’re helping us open the gates again when the Market Garden and You-Pick season returns in May. Thank you for being part of this story.
