GROW HUB

09/03/2026

GROWHUB will be closed Monday, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day. Wishing you a safe and relaxing holiday! 🌿🇺🇸

08/26/2026

🌼 It’s giveaway time! We’re handing out free seed packets — flowers, herbs, veggies, and more, while supplies last! Swipe through to see what’s up for grabs and come pick your favorites! 🌿🥕🌷

08/24/2026

🌱 FREE SEEDS ALERT! Anytime after Saturday, 8/22, we’re giving away free seed packets — flowers, herbs, veggies, and more! Whether you’re growing a pollinator garden or your own kitchen herbs, we’ve got something for you. Stop by and grab yours while supplies last! 🌻🌿🍅

07/25/2026

Now accepting vendor applications for our Fall Pop Up Shops! Saturday, October 17th, and Saturday, November 14th @ GROW HUB! Join us for music, art, plants, food, local vendors, and community fun!

Apply here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1J8VpE3gIGYDlWzw01ygAk7Qu8cL2gHZ2BjReNcbHAWw/viewform?edit_requested=true

Food vendors, art vendors and organizations are invited to sign up to be considered for our upcoming fall and spring pop-up markets! Sign up using the link above or message us and we’ll send you the link.💚 Vendors with disabilities are highly encouraged to sign up!

➡️ Event dates:
🌱 All events are 9 AM to 3 PM at the Grow Hub nursery!
- Saturday, October 17th - Fall Pop Up: Plants, People, Purpose - Rooted in Inclusion
- Saturday, November 14th - Fall Pop Up

(Images show people shopping and socializing at one of GROW HUB's Pop Up Events. Some people are pulling wagons looking at vendor's items, some are on the GROW HUB front porch sitting, chatting, and enjoying each other's company.)

07/18/2026

Summer Clearance Sale at GROW HUB!

2900 NE 8th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 9am-3pm (Closed Fridays)

All Salvias, Coreopsis, Gaura, and Cupheas in our Sunfield section of the nursery are on sale for Buy One, Get One Free! Excludes plants from our Florida Native's Section, Sorry!

(A summer themed flyer shows colorful flowers blooming with text reading "buy one get one free salvias, coreopsis, gaura, and cuphea")

07/05/2026

Did you know that Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is now considered a category II invasive plant? Tropical milkweed can host the Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE) parasite, which infects monarch butterflies. Infected monarchs may have deformed wings, a shortened lifespan, and struggle to emerge from their chrysalis

https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/hillsboroughco/2025/11/05/plant-status-change-tropical-milkweed-is-now-listed-as-a-category-ii-invasive/

It's important to only plant FL Native Milkweed - In stock at GROW HUB, and always pesticide free - White Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias perennis) and Pink Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

4 inch pots $5.00
1 gallon pots $9.00

2900 ne 8th avenue, Gainesville, FL

Image description: FL Native milkweed growing in nursery pots - The pink swamp milkweed shows lots of bright green leaves, while the white swamp milkweed is in bloom with clusters of white star shaped flowers held above dark green leaves.

07/03/2026

We will be closed this Saturday for the Fourth of July holiday! Back open Sunday, July 5th 9am-3pm!

Image description: A flyer includes a photograph of Ruby Red Pentas flowers with text reading GROW HUB will be closed Saturday July 4th.

07/02/2026

Luffa! Every year at GROW HUB we enjoy growing our own Luffa sponges. Luffa (or loofah) Luffa aegyptiaca, is a gourd from the cucumber family and is edible when harvested small. Dried gourds contain luffa sponges - and seeds to grow more luffas!



Image descriptions: Two smiling workers stand underneath an archway with large green luffa gourds growing overhead. A basket holds dried and ready to use Luffa sponges for sale for $3-$5 each.

07/02/2026

Check out the great work being done at Riddling Grove in Melrose, FL! The The Grove Shack & Noah’s purpose - a local farm stand and food truck supports adults with disabilities through meaningful job opportunities.

"Our purpose has never been about hamburgers, fish baskets, or milkshakes. It’s about people. It’s about believing in someone until they believe in themselves. It’s about teaching skills that go far beyond the walls of our food truck. It’s about giving someone confidence, purpose, and the opportunity to say, “I can do this.”"

Hey y’all…

I just need to be real for a minute.

I want to brag on one of our boys. Devin is pretty new to us, but he has already become such a big part of our Grove Shack family. Today he texted me a video of himself frying chicken at home to cook dinner for his family. He was proud of what he had learned, and he wanted to share that moment with me.

If I’m being honest, these last couple of months have almost broken me. It seems like every time we turn around, something else happens. The food truck almost caught on fire because of an electrical issue. Then our refrigerator and freezer both burned up. We were in a car accident. One thing after another. It’s been exhausting emotionally, physically, and financially.

There have been days I’ve questioned everything. I’ve wondered if this dream is just too big. If maybe we’re supposed to stop. If everything we’re sacrificing is really making a difference.

Then my phone buzzed with that video.

It wasn’t just a video of someone cooking dinner. It was a reminder of why we started this journey in the first place.

Our purpose has never been about hamburgers, fish baskets, or milkshakes.

It’s about people.

It’s about believing in someone until they believe in themselves. It’s about teaching skills that go far beyond the walls of our food truck. It’s about giving someone confidence, purpose, and the opportunity to say, “I can do this.”

We’re not doing this to get rich. The truth is, we’re not. Most weeks we’re simply trying to make it to the next one, holding onto faith, hope, and a whole lot of prayer. But moments like today remind me that what we’re building is so much bigger than a business.

Sometimes I think I’m the one teaching them, but the truth is… they’re teaching me too. Devin reminded me today that even when I can’t always see it, this dream is changing lives—including mine.

So thank you. Thank you for every meal you buy, every post you share, every prayer you say, and every bit of support you give. You may think you’re just supporting a local food truck, but you’re helping create opportunities, build confidence, and change lives.

Thank you for letting me be raw and real for a minute.

We hope to see y’all this week. ❤️

05/28/2026

Thank you Doug and Jackie for sharing the GROW HUB mission all the way to Emporia, Kansas!

🚴🏆💪 Doug Smith wears a one of a kind (for now!) custom made GROW HUB Jersey for the 2026 Unbound Gravel XL 350 Race. The jersey has a collage of staff photos, plants, donkeys, butterflies and the GROW HUB logo with text reading "Growing Real Opportunities for Work to Empower Adults with Disabilities."

Shared from Jackie Smith "I'm so proud of this man! He rides his bikes because he enjoys it, trains for fun, races for the personal challenge while never letting it come before his family, friends, work and other important things.

Doug is taking on the 2026 Unbound Gravel XL 350 Race in Emporia Kansas tomorrow. He'll be riding 350 miles unsupported, pushing through the night and battling the elements on this tough, muddy terrain out here. While he is out challenging his body and mind, he is also riding to support something much bigger.

He's raising awareness for our beloved Grow Hub in Gainesville Florida.
Grow Hub is an amazing organization that works to employ, empower and support adults with disabilities. If you’d like to cheer Doug on and support this wonderful non-proft, you can learn more and or donate here: https://www.thephilanthropyhub.org/organizations/growing-real-opportunities-to-work-harvest-of-urban-business-inc and please take a moment to watch the video on their website about this truly important hometown organization.

Thanks for your support!"