How do you grow hope?
by Maxine
To find out, head over to Ypsilanti and the Growing Hope community garden project. Growing Hope is a grass roots organization that helps people in Washtenaw County help themselves by educating them on the fundamentals of organic gardening and access to healthy food. The Growing Hope Center on West Michigan Ave. is establishing a demonstration and training site for urban farming, sustainable gardening, and green building. Growing Hope also provides support to neighborhood gardens, several of which are going strong in Ypsilanti. They also work with schools on greenhouse and garden projects as well as encouraging young, potential "entrepreneurs," who learn about marketing the fruits of their labor. They work closely with the Ypsilanti's Farmer's Market in providing fresh food to the community. Check out their blog, the latest entry describing a workshop in Milan on "square foot gardening."
The Library has a wealth of vegetable gardening books to help both budding and experienced gardeners who want to get their hands dirty.
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