Classes in Canning, Cooking with Kids, & Coldframes Coming Up!
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Reserve your spots at info@growinghope.net!
Preserving the Harvest:
Canning & Freezing.
This Saturday, October 4, 9 am - 12 pm at St. Matthew's Methodist Church in Ypsilanti Township. Sliding scale donation $1-20.
Cook Fresh with the Family: Kids & Adults learn from Celebrity Chefs Benjamin Meyer, Don Yamauchi, & Randolph Supnet! Monday, October 13, 6-8 pm at Ellen Thompson Womens Health Center, Culinary Studio (2nd floor) , St. Joseph Mercy Health System $25 for child/adult team- space limited! More info here!
Cold Frames & Season Extension: Learn to Grow Through the Winter
Sunday, October 12, 1-4 pm, at the Growing Hope Center (where you'll see what's growing in our new hoophouse!). Sliding scale donation $1-20.
And, don't forget that the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market is still open through October-- Tuesday afternoons, 2-6 pm (we reduced fall hours because it gets dark!).
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Michigan Community & School Gardener Shin Dig on November 1!
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Join community & school gardeners and garden leaders statewide for a one-day networking, sharing, & strategizing session. Hosted jointly by The Greening of Detroit, Growing Hope, Ruth Mott Foundation-Applewood, The Mott Group and UM Flint, we'll spend the day sharing what's going on throughout the state, small group open space discussions about issues common among gardens, and take a visit to Youth Karate Ka Association's Harvesting Earth Farm! We've got an evite to learn more and RSVP. Everyone is welcome!
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GH 2009 Calendar Ads
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| A few pages of calendar ads are still available for our 2009 Growing Hope Wall Calendar. Very affordable-- advertise your business, event, or organization for just $100 (1x5 inch on the bottom of a month), or $200 (1x10 inch)! Write amanda@growinghope.net if you are interested or want to learn more! |
Hullaballoo plays for GH in October!
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Sunday, October 19, 4:30 pm at the Corner Brewery, after Bike Ypsi Fall Ride. Hullabaloo is a local 5-9 piece band featuring our own GH staffer Terry. They play a variety of high-energy dance music-- a cornucopia of locally grown sound. Come here them play for GH! Sliding scale donation $1-20.
"Bob Marley only sang about a "Punky Reggae Party" - Hullabaloo is the real deal . . . Hullabaloo always inspires a feel-good party
that swings with positivity." -Current Magazine September 2008
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Hoophouse Dreams
are coming true...
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 You've heard us talk about it, you may have visited, or you've helped us build a raised bed, plant a radish, shovel gravel, assemble steel, or pull the plastic... We are so very excited to share that our 30 x 96 foot hoophouse is now up and running-- we've got the plastic overtop and are buttoning it up for the winter so our plants can stay warm and growing. We're still putting plastic on the endwalls, building a few more raised beds, transplanting herbs, and adding doors, but there is already much green growth! Take a look at our flickr site, where we post more pics of GH than you could ever want! ...or, stop by and visit or help!
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Hope's Harvest Thanks!
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If you were one of the fortunate 175 people who attended our 4th annual Hope's Harvest on a beautiful Sunday afternoon on September 21, you probably ate great foo, enjoyed pleasant company, and got to tour the Growing Hope Center!. If you weren't there, we're sorry you missed it-- and want you to make sure to come next year-- as a volunteer, a chef, a sponsor, or a guest! Speaking of sponsors, I hope you'll continue to thank and support our event donors and sponsors. 
GIANT thanks to both our financial & in-kind supporters! They include: AFIA, Al Dente, Ameriprise Financial- Laura Kellman, Ann Arbor Cyclery, Aubrey Thomason Farm, William C. Babut, P.C.-Attorney at Law, Bridgewater Farm. Ellen Bunting- on behalf of Evelyn Bunting,Café Luwak, Café Zola, Carson's American Bistro, Corner Brewery, Curves Studio, The Earle, Eat Local Food, LLC, Eden Foods, Ernst Farm, eve the restaurant, everyday wines, Good Medicine Farm, Great Harvest Bread Company, Haab's Restaurant, Harnois Farm, Healing Paths, Inc., Karpo Farms, Key Bank- Lolita Nunn, Kristen Perkins Jewelry, Locavorious, Main Party Store, Mighty Good Coffee, Chef Benjamin Meyer, Old Town Tavern, Paquetta Palmer, Plum Market, Radius Tools, The Rocket, Salon in the City, Sidetrack & Frenchie's, Simply deVine Cards & Gifts, Linda Sinkule, Soble, Rowe, Krichbaum- Attorneys at Law, Judy Stone- Nutrition Magician, Chef Ralph Supnet, Tower Inn & Cafe, Washtenaw Community College- Home Construction Program, Valley Family Farm, Ypsilanti Food Co-op, & Zingerman's Community of Businesses.
Another giant THANK YOU to our volunteer planning team under the leadership of chairperson-- Paquetta A. Palmer... and to all of the volunteers who helped make the event delicious and enjoyable!
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GHC is transforming thanks to WCC!
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The Growing Hope Center is transforming! Interior demolition started this week to build an accessible bathroom and reconfigure the kitchen! Washtenaw Community College's Residential Construction Program is a key partner, and their students get to learn a new trade as they serve the community... It's a win-win-win situation, and we're grateful for their support.
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