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Seed Starting Squad Gets Ready for Spring!
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Always wanted to grow your own seedlings but didn't know where to start? Become a member of our Seed Starting Squad! 
Growing Hope needs volunteers willing to raise healthy seedlings in their homes. Sign up for one of our workday dates (February 20th, March 6th, or March 20th) and borrow or purchase a light stand.You'll have room for two trays of your own seedlings and two for Growing Hope. Sign up today to be a member of the Seed Starting Squad by filling out our survey and a staff person will contact you soon. |
Wake Up With Us Next Thursday
for our Ypsi Urban Farmer Breakfast!
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Join us for this month's Ypsi Urban Farmer Breakfast next Thursday, February 18th from 7:30-8:30am at Beezy's café in downtown Ypsilanti!
Beezy's has a full breakfast menu and lots of delicious hot drinks to warm you up on these snowy February days. So shovel out and bring your appetite for a hearty farmer breakfast full of discussion with others interested in urban agriculture, community self-reliance, healthy food and sustainability.
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Community & School Garden Development Institute, Present Their Garden Plans, Feb 18
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The Community and School Garden Development Institute 2010 winter
class is almost over! 14 community, school, and congregation groups
have been crowding into our teaching space at SPARK East in Ypsilanti
to learn and share ways to develop affordable and  sustainable gardens. This year's record-breaking size group is learning how to map their assets, set their goals, articulate their projects to
others, and build their group's infrastructure.
We're looking forward to their garden presentations during the last session on February 18th. You are invited to their presentation night from 6:30-8:30pm! Feel free to drop in!
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Local Annual Seed Swaps
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Project Grow's Annual Seed Swap and
Exchange
Did you collect an abundance of seeds last
season? Want to see what you can exchange them for with other gardeners? Then
the Seed Swap is for you! Bring your loot and your bargaining skills and  see
how many different seeds you can leave with. Saturday, February 13, 2010,
from 10-11:30am, at the Leslie Science and Nature Center, 1831 Traver Road, Ann
Arbor.
Toledo Grows' 6th Annual Seed Swap will be held at the
Ward Pavillion, Wildwood Metropark and following workshops will be held at Toledo Botanical Garden. Free and open to the public! Saturday, February 27, 2010, 12:00-3:00pm, at Wildwood Metropark, Ward Pavilion, 5100 W. Central Avenue, Toledo, OH 43615
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Upcoming Local Events--hosted by others
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Organic Vegetable Production Workshop, February 13, 2010
MSU
Extension is offering an Organic Vegetable Production Workshop at
Cabela's, 9 am-4pm The cost of registration is $25 and includes
registration, lunch and workshop materials.
For more info. contact Dan Pavuk, Integrated Extension Vegetable
Educator, at 419-705-4828, or by e-mail, pavuk@msu.edu.
Worm Bin Composting  Workshop, February 15, 2010
The City of Ann Arbor is offering its popular once-a-year workshop about worm bin
composting. Vermicompost
expert Sarah Archer will lead an hour-long workshop on indoor worm bin
composting. More info. at: www.a2gov.org/mrf
Urban Farming Summit, February 19, 2010
The
University of Michigan-Dearborn is holding a one-day summit to explore
urban farming and other food-related issues in southeast Michigan.
This summit will engage some of the region's key urban farming leaders
in discussion on the growth and challenges of the movement. Register
online at http://www.umd.umich.edu/687980/
Michigan's Good Food Summit, February 25, 2010
Register at www.michiganfood.org for the Michigan Good Food Summit in Lansing, Michigan.
People and organizations involved in food from health, economic or
environmental perspectives will want to join in.
HomeGrown Local Food Summit, March 2, 2010
Join Washtenaw County's Local Food Summit from 8am-4pm, March 2nd to work toward a good future for our community. Cost will be $18 forregistration, $12 for delicious locally sourced (optional) lunch. Register at: http://localfoodsummit.org
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Growing Hope
Board of Directors
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E. Daniel Ayres
Angela Barbash
Pauline Bigby
Ellen Bunting
Lynne Chaimowitz
Kristen Cuhran
Patty Donahue
Jessica French
Melvin Gaines
David Palmer
Sharon Sheldon
Aubrey Thomason
Amanda Maria Edmonds
Executive Director
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Sincerely,
Amanda (Executive Director), Elissa & Karen (Program Managers), Liz (Office Manager), Jeremy (Volunteer Coordinator), Adrianne (Marketing), Wendy (Community Organizer), Gabe (Youth & Education), JP (Farm Manager) , Ryan (Farmers' Market), and Sarah (MSW Intern)!
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