Check out the brand new ‘Free Little Library’, that will soon find a home at GOFM’s McGuire Dent Victory Garden!
Donate, swap, or take home some books,
Meet the passionate minds behind it all, Michael & Sara Niebuhr,
and at 10 AM, kids can enjoy a story time!
Dates:
April 28
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market (3304 Market)
Stop by the Galveston County Master Gardener’s Booth to learn a thing or 2 about gardening!
Kids can also partake in their fun lil’ activities – like propagating green bean seeds in newspaper pots for them to take home -or- inspecting the cool insect trays.
Dates:
March 10
April 7
May 12
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Get a jumpstart on your health with a free wellness check by UTMB’s PA Students! They’ll be offering:
Stop by UTMB’s Healthy Living on a Budget booth to get a FREE health screening & diet counseling – including height, weight, blood pressure reading, glucometer reading, body mass index, and a few more key stats.
Dates & Time
Sunday, February 18
Sunday, March 17
Sunday, May 12
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Their goal is to help the community have a better idea of how nutrition and exercise play a role in their health & offer simple modifications to help people take control of their health.
Give & receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide network of micro-local gift economies.
It is as easy as 1-2-3:
Bring up to 5 items MAX that you would like to give. Please no perishable food items!
Take what you need or want.
Any items left will be donated.
It is give, take, or both! We give out of abundance with no expectation of anything in return.
We do not encourage trading/bartering/buying/selling (as that is gifting with expectation of receiving).
Dates:
April 21, 2024
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market (3304 Market, 77550)
Give Freely. Share creatively.
Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BuyNothingProject/
We offer members a way to give and receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide network of micro-local gift economies in which the true wealth is the web of connections formed between people who are real-life neighbors. Post anything you’d like to give away, lend, or share in this Buy Nothing community group. Ask for anything you’d like to receive for free or borrow. Keep it legal. Keep it civil.
Buy Nothing Galveston, TX, is for neighbors on Galveston Island, TX, in the neighborhoods located within our boundaries (Galveston Island).
If you live here, we’d love to have you join us! You can join one group only, the group where you live, so you can literally “give where you live.” This is what builds community. In this group there is no buying or selling, no trades or bartering, no soliciting for cash. We’re an adult-only, hyper-local gift economy. We are not a charity or community bulletin board.
Learn more about the The Buy Nothing Project at
Join us in celebrating Jack Johnson’s birthday at GOFM! John Arthur Johnson, nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion. His memory continues to live on our island.
In partnership with Nia Cultural Center + The Future is US, patrons can:
partake in a little Jack Johnson Trivia,
color Jack Johnson coloring Sheets,
enjoy a reading at 10 AM, & a Jack Johnson reenactment at 10:30 AM! and
enjoy mini lemon blueberry muffins from Melat’s Provisions (for the first 100 folks!)
Dates:
March 24, 2024
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market (3304 Market, 77550)
In response to the growing problem of youth violence in the early 1990’s Nia Cultural Center has provided family and youth empowerment programs. Originally a Community Youth Development program funded by the Texas Department of Family Services, the Nia Cultural Center’s Family Strengthening and Empowerment program operated from 1996 – 2006. Learn more on their website>
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The Future is US exists to fight for Galveston youth through community voice so future generations can meet their full potential. They are working to identify community conditions and social determinants of health to prevent disproportionate suspension, expulsion, District Alternative Education Placement (DAEP) referral, and juvenile justice incarceration for youth of color in Galveston.
Kids of all ages can stop by the Society of Neuroscience Galveston booth to pick up a Market “Scavenger Hunt” where you’ll search around market for clues!
Bring the completed Hunt back to their booth to receive a sweet goodie bag featuring a tasty treat! There will be enough goodies for 65 kiddos, so come early.
Kids can also make their wicked cool Brain Caps, make a neuron out of candy, and Pin the Tail on the Bunny!
Sunday, March 31 (Easter)
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Galveston’s Own Farmers Market
About Society for Neuroscience Galveston
A big thanks to our co-sponsor the Society for Neuroscience Galveston. SfN Galveston is a student-led chapter committed to education for under-resourced schools and raising awareness and money for neurological disease research.
¡Los niños de todas las edades pueden pasar por el stand de la Sociedad de Neurociencia de Galveston para recoger una “Búsqueda del Tesoro” donde buscarán pistas por todo el mercado!
¡Lleva la Búsqueda completada de vuelta a la stand para recibir una bolsa de regalos dulces con una deliciosa golosina de un vendedor local! Habrá suficientes golosinas para 65 niños, así que ven temprano.
Los niños también pueden hacer sus propias gorras cerebrales, hacer una neurona con dulces y ¡ponerle la cola al conejito!
Domingo, 31 de marzo (Día de Pascua)
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Galveston’s Own Farmers Market
Sobre la Sociedad de Neurociencia de Galveston
Un gran agradecimiento a nuestro co-patrocinador, la Sociedad de Neurociencia de Galveston. SdN Galveston es un capítulo liderado por estudiantes comprometidos con la educación para escuelas con pocos recursos y la concientización y recaudación de fondos para la investigación de enfermedades neurológicas.
Get ready for “Bloom & Buzz” happeninn 3/24 from 9a-1p at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market– where we’ll be celebrating the first day of Spring with a few of our nature loving friends!
What’s the buzz, you ask?
Grab a free native plant starter, thanks to Sasha & Galveston Bay Foundation
Discover fun outdoor activities in Galveston (like birding & being a citizen scientist with the iNaturalist app) with the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council
& learn ways to jazz up your garden to attract all the local critters with the Native Plant Society of Texas Clear Lake & San Jacinto Community Garden.
Let’s make your yard & Galveston the place to bee for biodiversity!
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This event is made possible by the wildflower queen, Sasha Francis, and community partners: Texas Master Naturalist Galveston Bay Chapter, the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council, Galveston Bay Foundation, Native Plant Society of Texas Clear Lake, and San Jacinto Community Garden
p.s. deadline to complete the Landscape Exemption is 2/29! Fill it out here> Email planning@galvestonTX.gov
Dates:
March 24
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market
Big thanks to Sasha Francis for getting all the plants for this event!
About Sasha Francis
Sasha Francis is a Galveston resident who has been involved in conservation education for 16 years, in roles from Wildlife Biologist and Zookeeper to plastic pollution specialist. Currently a Texas Master Naturalist and Environmental Educator, as well as a Gulf coast species aficionado, she loves sharing her knowledge and passion with her community! She thrives when connecting with other people and organizations who support or are interested in learning about green initiatives. There is always more to learn and ways we can GROW as a earth-friendly community! 😉
Check out Sustainable Sasha on Facebook to stay connected and find helpful resources
Give & receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide network of micro-local gift economies.
It is as easy as 1-2-3:
Bring up to 5 items MAX that you would like to give. Please no perishable food items!
Take what you need or want.
Any items left will be donated.
It is give, take, or both! We give out of abundance with no expectation of anything in return.
We do not encourage trading/bartering/buying/selling (as that is gifting with expectation of receiving).
Dates:
March 17, 2024
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market (3304 Market, 77550)
Give Freely. Share creatively.
Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BuyNothingProject/
We offer members a way to give and receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide network of micro-local gift economies in which the true wealth is the web of connections formed between people who are real-life neighbors. Post anything you’d like to give away, lend, or share in this Buy Nothing community group. Ask for anything you’d like to receive for free or borrow. Keep it legal. Keep it civil.
Buy Nothing Galveston, TX, is for neighbors on Galveston Island, TX, in the neighborhoods located within our boundaries (Galveston Island).
If you live here, we’d love to have you join us! You can join one group only, the group where you live, so you can literally “give where you live.” This is what builds community. In this group there is no buying or selling, no trades or bartering, no soliciting for cash. We’re an adult-only, hyper-local gift economy. We are not a charity or community bulletin board.
Learn more about the The Buy Nothing Project at
Hold onto your Mardi Gras Beads until March 3, because you can recycle your Mardi Gras Beads at Market thanks to Beads for Needs — one of Ball High School’s TOR Store Projects! Plus, make your own bracelet while learning about their projects.
See you then!
Dates:
March 23
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location:
The Depot on Market
3304 Market, Galveston, TX 77550
Beads will have a renewed purpose in helping the students at Ball High in Daren Muren’s Life Skills program and Rob Lewis’ entrepreneurial program – Incubator.
The Incubator business students will work closely with Life Skills students to collect, sort, clean and repackage the beads for sale on their online store.
Click the images below to learn more.
