The Santa Clara Valley seen from the green hills above town, on a clear day

Spend less. Waste less.

Get things free from neighbors. Get things fixed close to home. One front door for both.

Serving Morgan Hill, San Martin & Gilroy — South Santa Clara County, California.

What do you need today?

Two doors. Both real.

Open one. More soon.

On the board

Free South County

Right now, for free — a notice board, not a marketplace. A real person checks every match.

The Neighborhood Generosity Map

Filling in as neighbors join.

Neighborhood glows only. Never a pin on a home, never a name or address.

Repair

Repair South County

Fix it close to home — 14 repair places · addresses verified · next free café: Sep 12.

Alterations & sewing

Shoe & leather

Appliance & small engine

Most appliance repair is in-home service, not walk-in.

Bikes

A shop we missed? A listing that's wrong? Tell us: hello@reusesouthcounty.org

These listings come from public sources, so call ahead and use your own judgement. When you can, choose local. Small shops are the heart of South County.

Happening in South County

Free reuse events from the city and your neighbors.

Free repair cafés

Bring one broken thing. Volunteers fix it with you. No charge.

Credit: repaircafesv.org

Coming later: we'd love to help bring a regular repair café to South County.

Coming

Free swap days

Bring what you don't need, take what you do. No money, just neighbors. Clothes, kids' gear, plants, kitchen things, and more. Dates coming soon.

Sep12–20

Second Chance Week 2026

The Cities of Morgan Hill and Gilroy hold a week of citywide garage sales every September. Give your things a second life instead of sending them to the landfill.

  • Gilroy garage sales: Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13.
  • Morgan Hill garage sales: Saturday and Sunday, September 19 and 20.
  • Live in an apartment? Morgan Hill residents in multi-family housing can sell at the Community and Cultural Center lot, 17000 Monterey Road, Saturday September 19, 8am to 2pm. Space is limited, call (408) 310-4169.

To hold a sale, sign up by September 6 (Gilroy) or September 13 (Morgan Hill). Details and the garage-sale maps are on the City of Morgan Hill page and the City of Gilroy page.

Run by the City of Morgan Hill and the City of Gilroy.

When it truly can't be given or fixed

For what's beyond giving and beyond fixing, recycle it right:

It's all reuse. More on the way

Share

Coming

Borrow instead of buy.

Resell

Coming

Local resale, thrift, garage and estate sales.

Refill

Coming

Bring your own containers. Refill instead of rebuy.