ATER LANSING FOOD BANK

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1 Summer 2015 A PROGRAM OF THE GREATER LANSING FOOD BANK WE LOVE GROWING WITH YOU! Friends & volunteers at Armory Potluck MSU Day of Service at Lilac Garden Garden Leaders: Lawi, Mike & Ezebele Ms. Dedyne & students at new St. Johns HS Garden Karin passing out plants at the RC Crossroads kids at Garden Club TH A NK YOU for b e ing p ar t of the so lu t io n! D e e r b e wa r e! D e lo it t e b ro ug h t to g e t he r a vo l unt e e r t e a m t o b uil d a ne w f e nc e at S l at e r P ar k C o mmu n it y Gar d e n t h is s p r ing, do n at i ng al l o f t he mat e r ial s & s up p l ie s! S o m a n y g e n e ro u s g r o u p s h a ve j o i n e d u s i n th e g ar d e n th is s p r i n g : Alane & Chartier Deloitte Lansing Christian HS MI Millers Insurance Neogen MSU APO Emergent Bio-Solutions Lansing Women's Choral MSU Day of Service MSU Pre-Law Fraternity Care Connect Jackson National Life Lutheran Social Services MSU Pi Tau Sigma Target CAUW Lansing Catholic HS Mead & Hunt Mt. Hope Youth Group Yeo & Yeo

2 J U L Y M O N T U E S WED T H U R S F R I S A T am-1pm 9 5pm-7pm Permaculture 101 Workshop Hunter Park Garden House What s at the Center? Tools: for you to borrow shovels, hoes, rakes, and more. Seeds: select some to get your garden started. (We have many but not all varieties.) Support local businesses if you re able. Plants: as they become available, mostly after Memorial Day. Educational resources: books, videos, fact sheets & more Marcus St. (48912) Corner of Foster & Marcus, block south of Kalamazoo St. on Lansing s eastside Cover Crops & Pest Management 27 Vegetable Harvesting & Packing Cover Crops & Pest Management 28 Vegetable Harvesting & Packing 10am-1pm 22 10am-1pm Annual Community Garden Tour! Center (bus&walk) & Riddle School (bike) pm-7pm Third Thurs. Potluck & Garden Walk 6:00 Center Flower Arranging Workshop Hunter Park Garden House Pest & Disease Control Workshop Hunter Park Garden House Intro to Food Preservation Allen Market Place 31 1 Grow-A-Row MSU Garden Day, on campus at Vet. Med. Center The Garden Project Foster Park Center Summer Hours WEDS 10am-1pm: July 8th, 15th & 22nd THURS 5-7pm: July 9th & 16th Closed last week of July August By appt. only - Food Preservation Series - Learn the art of food preservation! You can sign up for the whole 4-session series or for individual sessions. Sign up in advance and pay $35 (save $5) or pay as you go ($10 per session). To register, contact Zach: gardeningeducator@allenneighborhoodcenter.org, All sessions held at 6pm at Allen Market Place (1629 E. Kalamazoo St). P a r t 1 : I n t r o t o F o o d P r e s e r v a t i o n Thursday, July 30, P a r t 2 : F r e e z i n g & D r y i n g Thursday, August 6 P a r t 3 : W a t e r B a t h C a n n i n g Thursday, August 13, P a r t 4 : F e r m e n t a t i o n (w / A. B r y a n ) Thursday, August 20

3 Third Thursday Potluck & Garden Walks! WORKSHOPS CLASSES & EVENTS 6pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month Meet others interested in growing food & cultivating connections. Bring a dish & share in a wonderful meal! You ll talk, laugh & connect with other gardeners and neighbors. FOR MORE, VISIT: July 16: GP RESOURCE CENTER & DEMO 2401 Marcus St. (Eastside) August 20: RIDDLE SCHOOL 221 Huron St. (Westside) September 17: WEBSTER 5518 Hughes Rd. (Southside) GARDEN LANSING.ORG Lansing Roots Summer Farm Workshops All workshops held at Lansing at Der Happy Hollow, 1084 S. Hagadorn Rd., Mason, Workshops are FREE, open to the public & held twice weekly: Monday evenings, 6-7:30pm & Tuesday mornings, 9-10:30am For more info: or pete@glfoodbank.org Cover Crops & Pest Management on July 20 & 21 Vegetable Harvesting & Packing on July 27 & 28 Onion Harvesting/Curing & Pest Management on Aug 3 & 4 Tomato Harvesting & Veg Cultivation on Aug 10 & 11 Veggie Harvesting & Tool Care on Aug 17 & 18 Potato Harvesting & Garden Cleanup on Aug 24 & 25 PERENNIAL PLANT EXCHANGE Saturday, October 3rd Center in Foster Park Call (517) to rsvp Enjoy the benefits of adding perennials to your garden. Bring divided plants to share & go home with some new favorites. All are welcome! Annual Community Garden Tour! Wednesday, July 22nd Snacks & Welcome 5:30 6pm Tours begin promptly at 6pm $1 $20 suggested donation Bus & Walking Tours start at 12 mile Bike Tour starts at Garden Project Center (2401 Marcus St., Lansing 48912) Riddle School Garden (221 Huron St., Lansing 48915) Tour some of the community gardens that make our Lansing neighborhoods unique. Guided bus, biking & walking tours will feature the stories, people, plants & food of new and established gardens. Don t miss this local, summer tradition! Gardens are tucked in all over Lansing find them with us at schools, apartments, a rehabilitation center, food pantries, Land Bank lots, public parks, and even on airport property!

4 Have extra garden space? Extra garden produce? Consider growing a row for those in need! 2015 Fresh Produce Drop Off Locations When visiting a pantry please call before to guarantee someone is available. North Lansing Advent House Ministries N. MLK Blvd. M-F 9-5 City Rescue Mission of Lansing E. Michigan Ave. 7 days a week: 7am 9pm Cristo Rey ext N. High St. M-Th 9-3, F 9-12 First Presbyterian Church Ottawa St. M-Th 9-11:30 & 1-3:30 or Call Ahead Letts Community Center W. Kalamazoo St. M-F 9-5:30 Northwest Initiative W. Ionia St. M-F 8-3:30 Open Door Ministry ext N. Capitol Ave., M-F 8:30-12:30 Our Savior Lutheran W. Holmes Rd. M 7:30-9:30, TuThF 9:30-2:45 Salvation Army N. Pennsylvania Ave. M-F 9-12 & 1-4 Ask for Shonna, Food Pantry Coordinator Seventh Day Adventist W. St. Joseph Hwy. W 9-3 or call ahead South Lansing Boys and Girls Club Pleasant Grove Rd. M-F 9-5 Bethlehem Temp. Bread House S. Washington Ave. M-F 10-4 Please note, this is for DROPOFF of food only. If you need food assistance, call for a location near you. South Lansing Con t Calvary Christian Fellowship Millett Hwy Call Ahead to Make Appointment Crossroads (Gateway Community Services) S. Waverly Rd. 7 days a week: 24 hours per day Lansing COGIC Wise Rd. M-F 10-2 & W 6-8 & Th 5-7 Lansing Regional Area, Inc National Council on Alcoholism Glass House 419 N. MLK Holden House 2300 Penn Ave. Call Ahead to Make Appointment Salvation Army, South Corps W. Jolly Rd. T-F 9:30-5pm Ask for Sarah Southside Community Kitchen (Christ United Methodist Church) 517 W. Jolly Rd MW 9:30-12:15 Outlying Areas Bellevue Good Samaritan W. Capital Ave., Bellevue Th 3-6 Call Ahead to Make Appointment Helping Hands S. Cochran Ave., Charlotte Tu 11-5:30, W 10-4:30, Th 9-3:30 SIREN/ Eaton Shelter Robinson Rd., Charlotte M-F 9-5 St. Vincent DePaul ext St. Mary s Blvd., Charlotte T or Th 7-8pm or call ahead for appt. Redeemer United Methodist Schavey Rd., DeWitt ext. 111 Tu 10-noon & 5:30-7 (limited storage) Outlying Areas Con t First Presbyterian of Dimondale 162 Bridge St., Dimondale Call Ahead to Make Appointment Haven House Whitehills Dr., East Lansing Every Day, Before 3pm Preferred Hearts and Hands, Inc Kinneville Rd., Eaton Rapids MWF 9-noon St. Vincent Eaton Rapids E Knight St., Eaton Rapids Tu-Th Afternoon by Appointment Community Baptist Church W. Mt. Hope Hwy, Grand Ledge Call Ahead Haslett Food Pantry Haslett Rd., Haslett Tu-Th Holt Community Food Bank N. Aurelius Rd., Holt (Bonnie) M 9-11, Tu, W, Th 5-7 Leslie Outreach, Inc Mill St., Leslie TuW 9-1, Th 1-5, Call Ahead CACS Mason Food Pantry E Oak, Mason M 9-11, Tu 1-3, Th 11-3 Mulliken Community Food Bank 400 Charlotte St., Mulliken W 9-11 Safe Center (RAVE) N. Spring St., St. Johns M-F 8:30-4:30 Food Bank Stockbridge Cherry St., Stockbridge MF 9-noon & 1-3, W 1-4 & 5-7 SunnyCrest Youth Ranch ext Sunny Crest Ln., Sunfield

5 Entering season 3, Lansing Roots is a program designed to help beginning farmers from the greater Lansing area begin successful market gardening and farming enterprises through an incubator farm setting. Our primary purpose is to encourage beginning farmers to grow produce for sale in Mid-Michigan. Lansing Roots serves as a complement to the GLFB s on-going support for community gardens by encouraging successful gardeners and interested entrepreneurs to develop farm enterprises, and by lowering the barriers to success. If you are interested in: farming, volunteering, making a donation, or helping in any other way. & Garden Community Open House Lansing Roots wants your help! Please us or visit our website to learn more General Inquiries: Saturday, August 29th Noon 4pm l a ns ing r o ot s@ g lf oo db a nk. or g 1084 S. Hagadorn Rd., Mason c sa@ g lfo o db a nk. or g Join us for food, fun, tours, and meet our farmers. Website: ALL are WELCOME! CSA information: g r e at e r l ans i ng f o o db ank. o r g / l ans i ng r o o t s Do you like fresh, healthy, locally-grown produce? Our weekly multi-grower CSA vegetable subscription program may be for you! (CSA = Community Supported Agriculture) Support beginning farmers. Build community. Choose better health. For more info or to sign up for the CSA, contact Jill Plesko at (517) or csa@glfoodbank.org. O r vi s i t w w w. g r e a t e r l a n s i n g f o o d b a nk. or g Visit the Lansing Root s Farm booth at the 2015 Farmers Markets at the Capitol 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 30 Thursday, August 27 Thursday, September 24 On the East Lawn of the Michigan State Capitol Building in downtown Lansing

6 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT # 793 LANSING, MI Growing Healthy Food, Cultivating Connections P.O. Box Lansing, MI PHONE (517) FAX (517) gardenproject@glfoodbank.org Garden Project Wish List: Your financial donations are tax deductible. Please share this list with others who may want to help. Any size donation is greatly appreciated! Garden Equipment Garden Tools (Hoes, Rakes, Shovels, etc.) Tarps Wheelbarrows Compost Buckets/ Composter Small Engine Equipment (lawn mowers, weedwhip) Services Garden Expertise & Mentoring Trucking, 5+ yard capabilities for compost & debris hauling (free or heavily reduced fee) Volunteers at the Center If you have materials to donate from the list, please contact us at: gardenproject@glfoodbank.org with item, quantity & your contact information or call (517) Extras Lumber Extra Plant Starts & Potting Soil Canning Jars Large, plastic bins with lids, 40+ quart