Herbs, vegetables, flowers, and tomatoes — spice up your garden this summer with all of these and more at plant and seedling sales throughout the Reno-Tahoe region.

Buying local herbs, vegetables, and other seedlings and plants from local farmers provides the healthiest start for your home garden. By buying locally sourced food, you are able to vet your food choices and guarantee quality, answering questions such as:

Where was the food grown?
Where did the seed come from?
Were the crops grown organically?
Were any pesticides — organic or chemical — used to produce them?

When browsing the sales, be sure to keep an eye out for cool-season veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower, and kale, along with flowers and trees to liven up your yard and provide attractants for pollinators. Here are some of the sales going on in Northern Nevada.

The Greenhouse Project’s Mother’s Day Plant Sale – May 10
Held 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Carson High School, 1111 Saliman Road, Carson City. For details, visit Carsoncitygreenhouse.org/plant-sale

Jessie Beck Seedling Sale – May 10
Held 9 a.m. – noon at Jessie Beck Garden, 1900 Sharon Way, Reno. For details, visit JessieBeckSchoolGarden and JessieBeckPFA on Instagram

Reno Food Systems Park Farm Stand – Sundays through the Summer & Fall
Held 3 – 7 p.m. at 3295 Mayberry Drive, Reno. For details, visit Renofoodsystems.org

Master Gardener Plant Sale, Reno – May 16 – 17
Held 2 – 6 p.m. May 16 and 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. May 17. Both are at the UNR extension’s office at 4955 Energy Way, Reno, and feature annuals, perennials, vegetables, and herbs. For details, visit Extension.unr.edu/master-gardeners/events.aspx

Sow and Grow Festival — a free, family-friendly event celebrating high-altitude edible gardening and community connection – May 16 & May 30
Held 4 – 7 p.m. at the food bank and community gardens located in the Truckee River Regional Park. For details, visit Slowfoodlaketahoe.org

Master Gardener Native Plant Sale, Minden – May 17
Held 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Nature Conservancy’s River Fork Ranch, 381 Genoa Lane, Minden. For details, visit Extension.unr.edu/master-gardeners/events.aspx

May Arboretum Society’s Annual Plant Sale – May 17 – 18
Held 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Wilbur May Arboretum, 1595 N. Sierra St., Reno. For details, visit Mayarboretumsociety.org

Desert Farming Initiative Organic Plant Sale – May 30 – 31
Held 2 – 6 p.m. May 30 during UNR’s Nevada Field Day & Ag Expo at the Valley Road Field Lab and Greenhouse Complex, 1000 Valley Road, Reno, featuring vegetable and fruit seedlings and plants. DRI’s organic plants also will be sold at the Great Basin Community Food Co-op Seedling Sale on May 31. For details, visit Naes.unr.edu/fieldday/default.aspx

Master Gardener Pollinator-Friendly Landscape Plant Sale, Carson City – May 31
Held 9 a.m. – noon at the Carson City Community Garden, 1044 Beverly Drive, Carson City. For details, visit Extension.unr.edu/master-gardeners/events.aspx

Great Basin Community Food Co-op Seedling Sale – May 31
Held 8 a.m. – noon at the co-op, 240 Court St., Reno. However, it is highly recommended to order online prior to the event, as many of the plants sell out via online sales before the event. For details, visit Greatbasinfood.coop/pages/seedling-sale

Grow Your Own Festival – South Lake Tahoe – May 31
Held 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Tallac Historic Site, South Lake Tahoe. For details, visit https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/events/grow-your-own-festival-south-lake-tahoe

Lavender & Honey Festival – July 13
Held 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at Idlewild Park, Reno. For details, visit Lavenderandhoneyfest.com/about-us