Join us for Vegetable Gardening 101
Whether you have a spot in your yard for a garden or want to try gardening in pots, take this 4-week course to learn the foundations of vegetable gardening so you can reap the rewards of your work. Learn how to pick the best site and design to maximize beauty and...
Justice for Black Farmers: A Local Perspective
If you missed our webinar, Justice for Black Farmers: A Local Perspective, you can still view a recording of it at the link below! Justice for Black Farmers: A Local Perspective - Recording In June, 2020, Tepfirah Rusdan, co-director of Keep Growing Detroit, worked...
Applications for the Home Vegetable Garden Program are Open!
Our Home Vegetable Garden Program is currently taking applications. If you are interested in signing up for the program, please fill out this form. The Home Vegetable Garden Program supports working class Ypsilanti area residents to garden at home. We provide...
Field trips are here!
Whether you prefer virtual activities or in-person experiences, we have an option for you. Click here for more info!
We’re hiring!
Check out our latest job postings! You can always view the internships and job postings we have available here. Home Garden Programs Coordinator Farmers Market Assistant
Sow the Future: 2021
This past July, as the coronavirus continued to wreak havoc on our neighborhoods and communities, I stepped onto the Growing Hope Urban Farm to say hello to our 12 Ypsilanti teen employees. Socially distanced and masked, they were learning how to harvest and wash...
Bountiful Harvest: An Auction to Benefit Growing Hope
In order to fundraise as safely as possible this fall, we are holding an online auction from October 6 to October 13. Bountiful Harvest, an Auction to Benefit Growing Hope, will offer exciting food, farming, restaurant, and kitchen related experiences and items....
A Year in Review: Our 2019 Annual Report
Dear Growing Hope Friends, As I write this, 2019 seems eons ago. But, in these uncertain times it has been a good, grounding exercise to reflect on and account for what Growing Hope accomplished in 2019. Little did we know, we were laying the groundwork that would...
Checking in with Our Home Vegetable Gardeners
We check in with our Home Vegetable Garden program participants throughout the growing season to see how things are going and answer any questions they may have. Here are four of our HVG participants and their gardens! Tyrone loves growing his own food!...
Sow Resiliency in Our Community
A group of long-time Growing Hope supporters pledged $50,000 in matching funds for our Sowing Resiliency Spring Fundraising Campaign. To meet this match, we will need help from all of our supporters. With a donation of $50, $250, or $500, together we can support our...