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...
by Growing Hope | Oct 20, 2022 | Announcements
Staff Stories: Bee Mayhew, Growing Hope Incubator Kitchen Manager Hi! I’m Bee, Growing Hope’s Incubator Kitchen Manager. Fall is my favorite season for many reasons, but mostly because of the bounty of food we have available this time of year. Bumper...
by Growing Hope | Oct 7, 2022 | Announcements
For our monthly blog posts, we have invited our staff to share stories about their work in their own voices. This month, we begin with Esha, our Youth Programs Manager, and the youth programming she has been running with Ypsilanti’s local youth. Hello! I’m Esha...
