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Growing Hope Spring Plant Sale!
Rain or shine! Growing Hope Center, 922 W Michigan Ave
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| Join us this Friday, April 30th, 4-8pm at the
Growing Hope Center for the kickoff of our Spring Plant Sale extravaganza.
The sale continues Saturday, May 1,  10am-4pm. We'll be
selling a variety of veggie & herb seedlings, edible container
gardens and raised bed kits.
Still not ready to put
things in the ground by Mayday? Stop by our Spring
Plant Sale 2.0 on Saturday,
May 15th, 10am-4pm after you've participated in Ypsilanti PRIDE in the morning.
We'll also have seedlings (as well other vendors, too) beginning May 4 every Tuesday at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market.
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Growing Hope's 7th Birthday Party!
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| Please share in our 7th Birthday celebration
Sunday, May 23rd, 1-4pm. We want to thank to all of our
supporters over the past seven years. Our work wouldn't happen without
you!
Our
Birthday Party is a family-friendly
event--a chance for tours and springtime activities at the Growing Hope Center. Join us for cake, music, garden demonstrations, a sand castle building contest and Silvio's Pizza made fresh in our adobe oven! RSVP now!
There will also be an
eclectic silent auction featuring goods and services from
our vibrant community!
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Free Raised Bed Installs
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| For the second year we're offering Free Raised Beds Installs and free seedlings to low-income and no-income households. 
In exchange, participants will weigh & track their harvests. We're excited to install raised bed gardens with 40 more households this spring in the Ypsilanti area-- building on the 80 households who received them in 2009!
To apply, fill out the Growing Gardens application for individuals/ households, and we'll be in touch to let you know if you're selected!
If you'd like to volunteer to help with these Installations, start with filling out our Volunteer Application. We'll be having a training on May 5, and begin installs that weekend!
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Community Garden Plots Available
in Parkridge Park!
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| The Perry Learning Garden in Parkridge Park is being rebuilt into
a community garden. Raised bed plots will be available 
for individuals, families or groups who want to grow their own food. Local residents, youth, religious & service groups are welcome!
Download the application on our Find A Garden page if you are interested having a plot or apply to volunteer to help with the rebuild or become a volunteer steward at Perry. The new Perry Community Garden will reopen, Saturday May 15th during the Ypsi Pride Celebration!
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Growing Hope by the Numbers!
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17 vendors offered fresh produce, cheeses, baked goods, crafts and more to almost 200 attendees at the Farmers' Market Pre-Season Kickoff! Customers spent $1500 that day, showing their commitment to buying fresh & local!
18 enthusiastic gardeners attended our recent Growing Gardens mini courses on Starting & Reneergizing Community or School Gardens. 
23 energetic volunteers joined us this past Saturday at our Growing Hope Center Volunteer Day! We cleaned the grounds and potted hundreds of seedlings.
Thank you for your continued support and dedication to our community!
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Growing Hope
Board of Directors
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E. Daniel Ayres
Angela Barbash
Mark Barbieri
Pauline Bigby
Ellen Bunting
Lynne Chaimowitz
Kristen Cuhran
Patty Donahue
Jessica French
Melvin Gaines
David Palmer
Sharon Sheldon
Amanda Maria Edmonds
Executive Director
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Support Growing Hope with A Gift Today!
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If you support our work and want it to see it continue to blossom, please consider making a tax-deductible online donation today! |
Monthly GHC Tour Next Week
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Been meaning to make it out? Want to hear the overview of the Growing Hope Center? Join Exec Director Amanda from 6-7 pm on Wed, May 5 for the monthly tour! RSVP here! |
Community Potluck!
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Join us for our monthly Community Potluck Thursday, May 6th, 6 PM at Ypsi Senior Center.
 All are welcome to bring their favorite dish to share. Can you volunteer before or after for 1/2 hour for set up or clean up? Or, will you help us with phone call reminders? Please email Jeremy if so! |
Farmer Dan Update!
| Former Growing Hope Farm Manager, Daniel Bair, is working to manage St. Joe's Hospital new farm and hoophouses and to operate their farmers market. The vegetables grown at St. Joe's will be used in the hospital cafeteria
and for patient meals, and also sold at a farmers' market.
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MARKET STARTS
TUESDAY!!!
| Tuesday, May 4th is opening day for the 5th season of the Downtown Ypsi Farmers' Market! Our new location is steps away from the old one-- literally-- on Ferris Street, where we'll accommodate more vendors. Get ready to shop, volunteer, or vend!
Downtown Ypsilanti
Farmers' Market Volunteers
It's
time! Volunteers are needed for Tuesday market days to help with
setup, tear-down, greeting/counting, and taking pictures. We are also
looking for assistance planning special events at the market.
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Become a Fan of our new Facebook PAGE. Please invite your friends & family to join--we're trying to reach 1,000 Fans!
Do you have $5 to help families grow healthy food? Join up with our Facebook Cause if you're not already connected. Make a small gift and encourage your friends to do the same.
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Sincerely,
Amanda (Executive Director), Elissa & Karen (Program Managers), Liz (Office Manager),
Adrianne (Marketing), Jeremy (Volunteer Coordinator), Wendy (Community Organizer),
Gabe (Youth & Education), JP (Farm Manager) , Ryan (Farmers' Market), and Sarah (MSW Intern)!
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