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About our Garden Program | Educational Programs and Classes | Garden Employment Opportunities | Garden Volunteer Opportunities | Available Produce | Support the Program!
The Growing Matters Garden Program The Growing Matters Garden program is an urban educational gardening program that provides hands-on learning opportunities for local youth. During our educational progams, students put their hands in the soil and gain first hand knowledge about where their food comes from, how great it tastes right from the garden, and why growing organic is so important!
At both sites, we focus primarily on
vegetable gardening (using sustainable, organic practices)
but we also have areas for annual flowers, herbs, strawberries, and
native flowers. A portion of the produce from our gardens
is sold at the Bank Street
Farmers' Market and the People's Food Co-op! Interested in learning more about our program? Check out the following pages for more information!
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Our Projects and Partnerships |
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Eat Local, Kalamazoo!--September 23-29, events in celebration and exploration of local foods. Learn more.... Growing Matters Garden--An urban educational youth development gardening project. Learn more.... Future Chefs--A summer program for teens to learn to cook from scratch. Learn more.... Community Kitchen--Soon to be a place for individuals and organizations to process food for resale or public consumption. Learn more.... Farms-to-K College--A student group at Kalamazoo College interested in helping to bring more local food into their cafeteria. Learn more.... Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest--A celebration of local food, local farming, and sustainable living. Learn more.... Kalamazoo Area Food Systems Inventory--An assessment of the food system. Learn more.... |
Fair Food Matters is a 501©3 Non-Profit Charitable Organization. Copyright © 2007 Fair Food Matters