Staff Stories: Laleh & Miah
August 10th marked the last day of our eight-week Summer Teen Leadership Program! Over the past eight weeks, 12 Ypsilanti teens joined us as part of our farm staff for an intensive summer program consisting of farm work and workshops related to food justice, community...
August 2023
Beloved community, How we care for and work with Mother Earth reflects our relationship with freedom, justice, and equity. I think about this frequently, as the Growing Hope Urban Farm facilitates daily connections to the land for teen participants, children from...
July 2023
Beloved community, While the work on the farm and the work of building food sovereignty do not stop, we recognize that there are many heavy hearts in our community. Growing Hope aims to be a supportive, nonviolent, and inclusive space for all who participate. To this...
June 2023
Most sacred community, Michigan weather has been hot, but it has not slowed us down. We’ve filled our days with seeding, planting, mulching, hosting, building, teaching, shopping, celebrating, and so much more. We’re keeping ourselves and the plants hydrated while...
Growing Hope’s 20th Birthday Raffle
We’re excited to host a raffle with some fantastic prizes (below) this spring. Get your tickets online, or stop by the farm! The drawing will be live on June 23 at 5p (presence not required)!
Staff Stories: Carolyn
Staff Stories: Carolyn Gehrke My first day working as Growing Hope’s Finance Manager was the first day that staff moved into the house at 922 W Michigan Ave as offices. At that time, before Growing Hope acquired the downtown property, we were pretty packed in, with...
May 2023
As we inch closer to summer, our days fill with germinating new seedlings and tucking our first baby plants into the ground. Mother Earth is hard at work here at the Growing Hope Urban Farm, and we do our best to honor her with care. Growing Hope celebrates two...
We’re celebrating 20 Years
We're celebrating 20 Years Join us on May 21, 2023, from 4-7p at 922 W. Michigan Ave. Whether you've been with us from the beginning or just a few weeks, we'd love to have you join us for a fun, casual celebration. We'll have food from our friends at FedUp, in...
Staff Stories: Dayna
When folks ask me how long I’ve been with Growing Hope, I have a hard time coming up with an answer. Almost seven years, if you count the last time I was hired, but my relationship with Growing Hope stretches back much farther. I was a teenager working at the Ypsi...
March 2023
I slowly traveled home the evening of this ice storm, in complete awe of the scene nature had painted for us. Trees shimmering with ice, as bright as diamonds on a cold February evening. That evening I heard nothing but the crackling of tree limbs and the howl of...
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