GARDEN RESOURCE PROGRAM

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Resources for YOUR Garden

The Garden Resource Program is an effort to provide hundreds of home, school and community gardens access to resources and information in order to empower Detroit residents to grow, harvest, prepare, and preserve food for their families in their backyards and neighborhoods. Participants in the program receive basic resources for their garden, including seeds and Detroit grown transplants. Participants also become part of a growing network of community, school and family gardeners and garden advocates working to promote and encourage urban agriculture and community gardening across the city. Through participation in this larger network, gardeners gain access to additional resources, technical assistance, and educational opportunities.

For a nominal fee, participants receive quality seeds and plants for their garden, subscription to the Detroit Farmer's Quarterly Newsletter and opportunities to access additional resources and participate in other valuable educational series and training workshops. In 2007, over 115 community gardens and 220 family gardens, and 20 school gardens received support from the Garden Resource Program. Through the program, participants received near 16,530 seed packets and approximately 64,014 DETROIT GROWN plants and successfully produced thousands of pounds of food on over 30 acres in the city.

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2008 Garden Resource Program Information

Family gardens pay $10/year and receive:

Seeds – 31 packs of easy to sow varieties
Plants – Approximately 2 flats of vegetable transplants (138 plants)
Subscription to the Detroit Farmer’s Quarterly Newsletter
Invitation to participate in garden cluster groups

Community/School gardens pay $20/year and receive:

Seeds – 93 packs of easy to sow varieties
Plants – Approximately 6 flats of vegetables transplants containing 426 plants
Subscription to the Detroit Farmer’s Quarterly Newsletter
Invitation to participate in garden cluster groups

Gardens NOT requesting resources pay $5/year and receive*:

Subscription to the Detroit Farmer’s Quarterly Newsletter
No seeds or plants included
Invitation to participate in garden cluster groups

* This option is for gardens which do not need basic resources and/or who join the program after the seed and plant distribution dates. Advocates may also select this option.

2008 SEED & PLANT LIST - download here!

2008 Distribution Dates:

DISTRIBUTION 1: SEEDS

Thursday, March 13th

· Earthworks Garden, 6-8 pm, 1264 Meldrum, 48207

Saturday, March 15th

· Cluster 9, Adams Butzel Recreation Center, 10500 Lyndon, 6-8PM

Sunday, March 16th

· Cluster 4, Catherine Ferguson Academy, 2750 Selden, 1-3PM

Monday, March 17th

· Cluster 1, FARM, 17500 John R, 6-8PM

Tuesday, March 18th

· Cluster Highland Park, 45 Colorado, 6-8PM

· Cluster 3, 4H Center, 5710 McClellan, 6-8PM

Wednesday, March 19th

· Cluster 5, American Indian Health and Family Services, 4880 Lawndale, 6-8PM

DISTRIBUTION 2: PLANTS (cold weather crops),

Thursday, May 1st, 6-8 pm, Earthworks Garden, 1264 Meldrum, or

Saturday, May 3rd, 1-4 pm, Earthworks Garden, 1264 Meldrum

DISTRIBUTION 3: PLANTS (warm-weather crops)

Thursday May 15th, 6-8 pm, Earthworks Garden, 1264 Meldrum, or

Saturday May 17th, 1-4 pm, Earthworks Garden, 1264 Meldrum

DISTRIBUTION 4: PLANTS & SEEDS (fall crops)

Thursday July 17th, 6-8 pm, Earthworks Garden, 1264 Meldrum, or

Saturday July 19th, 1-4 pm, Earthworks Garden, 1264 Meldrum

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