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Gardeners in Crime for a Cause with Paws is a team of animal lovers supporting spay/neuter efforts in the High Country. SEE OUR PRODUCTS PICTURED BELOW! Our mission is to end animal overpopulation by raising money to make low-cost spay/neuter services available through Ashe Humane Society for pets in Ashe county whose owners demonstrate financial need. By reducing animal suffering, abandonment and abuse, the community spay/neuter program also decreases intakes and euthanasia and contributes to the humane management of feral colonies in the area.

We are grateful to the Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture administration and staff for including GIC plants, bulbs and seeds in the vibrant, community-enriching efforts of High Country Food Hub. All proceeds from Food Hub sales go directly into the spay/neuter surgery fund. We always appreciate our customers that purchase our items! One additional way to help if you are able is to make a direct donation to Ashe Humane Society at ashehumanesociety.org/donate and include “spay/neuter program" in the Note field.

Since 2007, plant sales have been an annual event and a primary fundraiser for low-cost spay/neuter services. Plants come from the well-tended gardens of both committee members and generous gardeners in the community at large. Some are grown from seed, while others are dug from generations-old stands. Whether you are looking for seeds, bulbs, ferns, herbs, native plants, house plants, flowering shrubs or perennials, our plants have been lovingly tended, carefully potted, and affordably priced.

We are excited to continue our partnership with the thriving Food Hub Community, which opens new windows for outreach and helps us raise funds to continue our work.