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History • Goals
• Guidelines
& Registration Forms History
In 2004, with assistance from Growing Hope (www.growinghope.net), residents of the Normal Park
and Woods Road neighborhoods in Ypsilanti established the Recreation Park Community Garden
(RPCG). This neighborhood growing space located adjacent to the Ypsilanti Senior Center in
Recreation Park includes 18 plots maintained by individuals and families, an accessible
raised bed for seniors and a plot for the “Plant a Row for the Hungry” program,
to raise fresh vegetables for the hungry distributed through Food Gatherers (www.foodgatherers.org).
The response to the Rec Park garden
was so great an additional location was sought. In 2005, West Middle School (that's
us!) offered gardening space for a school and community garden. Construction of the
WMS garden began in early April 2005.
Also in 2005 the Midtown Neighborhood Association created their own
community garden on North Congress Street.
Goals
The Normal Park and Midtown
Community Gardens are a neighborhood growing space. The long term goals are to:
- increase neighborhood access to fresh, local
produce
- provide an opportunity for outdoor physical
activity
- increase community cohesion
- strengthen partnerships among organizations in
Ypsilanti.
Membership in the community gardens
is open to everyone. People of all ages and experience levels are encouraged to
participate. We hope to accommodate all who wish to garden at these locations.
Participants must register and will be assigned a garden plot in which to grow organic
fruits, vegetables, and flowers. If any potential participants have special accessibility
needs, Growing Hope may be able to accommodate them with raised beds.
To get involved or to learn more please
contact:
Rec Park Community Garden: Lisa Bashert at wombbat@umich.edu
West Middle Community Garden: Jessica Faul at jfaul@umich.edu
Midtown Community Garden: Natalie Holbrook at nholbrook@afsc.org
Guidelines
& Registration Forms
The current Community
Garden Guidelines and registration form are located below.
For more information on Growing
Hope please see their website at www.growinghope.net.
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