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Tour de Fresh is Next Tuesday, July 20th!
Reserve your spot by tomorrow!
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Our annual Tour de Fresh of Ypsilanti sustainable urban agriculture and healthy food systems is next Tuesday, July 20th from 5:30-8:30pm! Reserve your spot in the bicycle or vanpool version of the tour by tomorrow to ensure a space! Bike Ypsi & Transition Town Ypsi are our amazing co-sponsors.  The evening tour will begin at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market and end at the Growing Hope Center with a light supper. The tour will visit the Thomason Family Farm, St. Joseph Health System's new farm, EMU Giving Garden, Huron Valley Boys & Girls Club Garden, Midtown Community Garden, Ypsi Food Co-op (and their new bee alley!), and home examples of urban livestock & raised bed gardening. Volunteers still needed for set-up shift from 2-4pm and clean-up from 9-10pm! Contact Jeremy if you can help.
Thanks to Zingerman's for their sponsorship of the event.
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Five More Days to Donate and
Double Your Impact!
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Tuesday, July 20th is our deadline for making your gift to Growing Hope go farther! Thanks to musician Jack Johnson's All At Once Campaign
the Jack Johnson's Ohana Charitable Foundation will dollar for dollar
match any donations we receive before July 20th-- up to $2500! Make sure to write "All At Once" on the memo line of your donation. Please make a contribution now so we can leverage up to $5000 to keep growing healthy communities!
 Would you like to help us in this campaign to leverage this matching
support via facebook cause donations or among other social networking sites! If so please get in touch and let us know!
Congratulations to Darlene Devall and Lisa Mayne, who each won two tickets to see Jack Johnson on his "To The Sea" World Tour at the DTE Energy Music Theater on July 20th! Thanks to all who entered this past Tuesday at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmer's Market. |
The Governor Came To Town!
Granholm signs Cottage Industry Bill at the GH Center
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| Last Thursday word came through that a special visitor would be at the Growing Hope Center on Monday. Governor Granholm came to our place to sign a bill (introduced by local Representative Pam Byrnes) that we had pushed for, allowing certain food-safe items to be prepared in home kitchens and legally sold at farmers' markets. The Cottage Industry Bill was signed into law on July 12 and 12:59 pm to a crowd of over 75 people, including news cameras, local  dignitaries, and others. We were so pleased to have the presence of Rep Byrnes, Rep Warren, Rep Barnett, EMU President Martin, Mayor Schreiber, reps from MIFMA, and so many more for the pomp and circumstance. More importantly, we are so excited that this law takes away barrier for entrepreneurs to get started in their food based business, and allows growers to supplement their incomes with products like pies and jams. Press coverage on annarbor.com and WDIV, as well as Michigan Radio & WEMU, among others!
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Seed2Plate Summer Program Begins!
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| Were you in the Seed2Plate after-school program at East or West Middle School this spring? It's not too late for those youth to join our summer Seed2Plate middle school youth garden and cooking program, running weekly on Wednesdays from 10am-1pm at the Growing Hope Center from 7/14 thru 8/18! Contact Youth Program Coordinator, Gabe, to join in the fun! Registration required in advance.
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Tracking Reminder!
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| Attention 2010 Vegetable Raised Bed Gardeners! We want to know what you're growing! Remember to turn in your harvest tracking sheet for July! Click here to download a blank form or call Sarah in Growing Hope's office at 786-8401.
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Sincerely,
Amanda (Executive Director), Elissa & Karen (Program Managers), Liz (Office Manager),
Jeremy (Volunteer Coordinator), Wendy (Community Organizer), Gabe (Youth & Education), JP (Farm Manager) , Ryan (Farmers' Market), Sarah (MSW Intern), and our amazing crew of Summer VISTAs!
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