COVID-19: Our Response
Growing Hope is committed to using our urban farm and resources to provide emergency food and support. Please read on for some of the ways we are responding and adapting to the needs of our community. We are increasing production on the Growing Hope Urban Farm. Though...
Hope Sprouts: Spring 2020
Your support allows Growing Hope to educate and inspire youth of all ages around growing and preparing fresh food. Because of you, we worked with 330 youth in 2019, teaching them gardening and cooking skills as well as how they can more fully participate in their...
We’re Hiring!
We're hiring for a Youth Programs Assistant to help with promoting and scheduling field trips to Growing Hope and prep and facilitate cooking and garden lessons in schools, after school programs, and summer camps. Growing Hope serves youth and schools in the Ypsilanti...
Sow the Future 2020
Dear Growing Hope Supporter, As we sow seeds inside the hoop house and prepare our garden beds for the winter months ahead, the Growing Hope team is already looking forward to the next season of growth and opportunity. I approach this winter planning with such...
Hope Sprouts: Fall 2019
In November of 2018, Growing Hope began welcoming applicants to our newly constructed and licensed shared-use kitchen, named the Growing Hope Incubator Kitchen. As part of our Ypsilanti Farmers MarketPlace, the kitchen is centrally located in downtown Ypsilanti,...
A Year in Review
Take a look at Growing Hope's highlights from our 2018 Annual Report.
We are Cultivate’s Summer Quarterly Partner
Visit Cultivate Coffee & TapHouse this summer, and after purchasing a delicious menu item, your tip is donated to Growing Hope. You can also support our programs by enjoying yoga and Cultivate's tasty brews with Poses + Pours with Tiny Buddha Yoga every Wednesday...
Cultivate at the MarketPlace
We are excited to announce that our community partner, Cultivate Coffee & TapHouse, has become our first anchor tenant at the Ypsilanti Farmers MarketPlace. They moved their coffee roaster into our space to increase coffee production and we look forward to...
Hope Sprouts: Summer 2019
As a community funded program, the Ypsilanti Farmers Markets have been supporting small businesses and increasing access to affordable healthy food since 2006. Learn more about the Ypsilanti Farmers Markets and the incredible impact you have when you support your...
Hope Sprouts: Spring 2019
Over the years we have expanded our work from gardening education to actively working to change and support our local food system. Our mission and values needed a refresh in order to clearly reflect the scope of the work we now do.