EMPLOYEE OWNER PLANT SWAP

Last Friday, we hosted a plant swap at the beautiful parklet in front of our Solano Avenue location in North Berkeley. We had a blast sharing clippings, seeds, gardening books, and plants (of course!) with our community.

Zachary’s is an employee owned company via our ESOP. We have an ESOP Committee that is comprised of nine employee owners from all locations. Our ESOP Committee has a two part mission: One, educate our crew and our customers about employee ownership at Zachary’s, and two, create space for employee owners to build community and grow together. The plant swap was one event in a series of workshops based on our employee owners’ interests.

A table with a yellow cloth displays various potted plants and a glass jug of lemonade outdoors. There are chairs around the table and vehicles parked in the background near a building.

Three people work together at a table covered with potted plants and gardening tools. They are outdoors on a sunny day, with a street and buildings in the background. A yellow tablecloth adds a bright touch to the scene. Employee owners Suzanne, Charlotte and Katie

A person stands at a table covered with potted plants and gardening tools, smiling and holding two small plants. The scene is outdoors, with parked cars and a building visible in the background.

Employee owner Robert and LOTS of plants!

People are gathered around a table with yellow tablecloth, displaying potted plants and a large container of lemonade. The scene is outdoors, with a bank in the background and a blue sky above.

Customers, Suzanne and Troy

Three people standing outdoors near a table with potted plants. The person in the middle holds a bag labeled Big Green. It is sunny, and there are shops and cars in the background. Close-up of a lemonade dispenser with a chalk label on a table. Next to it are potted plants, including succulents, under bright sunlight. A piece of paper is visible in the background, partially obscured.