by Growing Hope | Apr 24, 2023 | Announcements, Events
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...
by Growing Hope | Apr 17, 2023 | Announcements
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...
by Growing Hope | Feb 28, 2023 | Announcements
As this funky Michigan warm weather draws nearer, I am finding myself spending more and more time outdoors preparing for the approaching growing season. Switching gears from desktops full of spreadsheets, old notes from the previous years, and bed maps for planting to...
by Growing Hope | Jan 30, 2023 | Announcements
Hi, my name is Juniper, and I’m Growing Hope’s Teen and Schools Manager! I’m still in my first year here at Growing Hope, though I have years of experience working with teens to promote youth-driven spaces. At my core, I’m an artist, and I’ve used that background to...
by Growing Hope | Dec 20, 2022 | Announcements, From the Desk [JB]
Food is a basic human right. The impact of covid and the subsequent inflation has continued to highlight the systemic barriers to accessing food. Increasingly, individuals and families are forced to make difficult financial decisions and weigh how they will meet their...
by Growing Hope | Dec 6, 2022 | Announcements
Staff Stories: Cristi Rodriguez-Alfaro, Garden Manager Heya, my name is Cristi Rodriguez-Alfaro and I am the Garden Manager at Growing Hope. I started working with Growing Hope in April of this year, and have been eager to experience and shape my work in each changing...
