2016 Buy Local Online Auction is LIVE!
Now is the time to bid on great local services, memorable experiences, and unique gifts to help support Growing Hope this holiday season! Our 2016 Buy Local Online Auction is LIVE now until Monday, December 5, at 8pm and there’s truly something for everyone! We’ve got everything from massages to dog grooming; fine jewelry to personalized art; […]
Celebrate the Harvest with Garden & Nutrition Workshops
Have you always wanted to savor the flavor of summer through canning and preserving, taste the freshest flavors of honey and apples, or learn how to extend your gardening season? Then you’re headed in the right direction! Growing Hope, along with local experts, has lined up an exciting workshop and class series (Veggucation) for late summer […]
Chefs in the Garden 2016
Enjoy great food and drink amidst our blossoming urban farm to benefit Growing Hope! Our signature dinner on the farm series has a stellar line-up this year, and we’re so excited to welcome guests for three evenings of fabulous farm-to-table dining. Guests will enjoy a gourmet farm-to-table meal prepared by celebrated regional chefs, delicious beer and wines, […]
Growing Hope & Bike Ypsi team up on August 20th for Tour de Fresh 2016, an annual garden and bike tour.
Back for its 8th year, Tour de Fresh rides again! Join Growing Hope and Bike Ypsi on Saturday, August 20th, as we tour the Ypsilanti food community! Tour de Fresh 2016 is a group bike tour that highlights the local food system in the Ypsilanti community. Bikers see and learn about positive projects impacting the city […]
YpsiTasty is July 26th!
YpsiTasty, the Local Food Grub Crawl is BACK! Join us on Tuesday, July 26th from 5:00-9:00pm to enjoy the best locally grown food and beverages Ypsilanti has to offer. YpsiTasty is the perfect event for the business community to explore the city, as you dine your way through the Downtown and Depot Town areas. YpsiTasty […]
MI Flower Coop Hiring Grant Administrator
Cultivating Beauty in Southeast Michigan: Increasing competitiveness of MI Grown Flowers GRANT ADMINISTRATION/IMPLEMENTATION POSITION The Michigan Flower Growers’ Cooperative (MFGC) mission is to provide the highest-quality, most diverse offering of Michigan-grown cut flowers and foliage for the floral trade with the convenience of a once-weekly, aggregated marketplace. We aim to grow the market for locally-grown […]
Summer Solstice Wine Tasting Tickets Available NOW!
Join Growing Hope and Everyday Wines for our annual Summer Solstice Wine Tasting, and have a fun evening for a good cause! Once again, we’ll be in the lovely brick courtyard of the Kerrytown Market & Shops of Ann Arbor with our friends at Everyday Wines providing a delightful assortment of wines that are going to […]
Butman Ford Drive Event!
Take the wheel and make a difference in your community! Growing Hope will receive $20 for every person who test drives a car at Gene Butman Ford between 10am and 4pm on Saturday, May 28. We did this fun fundraiser last year, and it was a great success, so we’re so happy to be part […]
Home Vegetable Gardens in Ypsi!
2016 marks the eighth year of Growing Hope’s Home Vegetable Garden (HVG) installation program. This spring, summer and fall, Growing Hope will work with 40 new gardeners to better understand the impact of small-space gardening on family food budgets, nutrition and quality of life. We help install raised bed vegetable gardens in these homes, give resources and […]
Ypsilanti Food Awards
Growing Hope is excited to present a new fundraising event we hope will grow to be a delightful annual tradition: The Ypsilanti Food Awards! It will take place on Saturday April 16th from 5:00-8:00pm at the Ypsilanti Farmers MarketPlace at 16 S. Washington St. Ypsilanti, MI. This new event will support Growing Hope’s Ypsilanti Farmers […]