Upcoming Garden Meetings
The Jolly Grove Community Garden Meeting
Monday, March 22, 6:30-8 p.m.
Lansing Fire Station #46 (5135 Pleasant Grove Rd)
Attention Southside Residents! A new garden, The Jolly Grove Community Garden (located on the south west corner of Jolly Road and Pleasant Grove Road) is seeking gardeners and volunteers this spring! This garden is a partnership between South Lansing CDA, The Ingham County Land Bank and The Garden Project. If you or anyone you know is interested in helping in any way (volunteering, planning, donating materials, mentoring, having a garden plot), please email Rita for information. Check out the Jolly Grove Community Garden Newsletter! If you haven't done so, please take a moment to fill out our South Lansing Community Garden Interest Survey.
A Garden of Grace Meeting
Sunday, March 14, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Grace United Methodist Church (1900 Boston Blvd) Fellowship Hall
Grace United and South Lansing CDA are excited to start a garden together this spring! This garden will be a community gathering space hosting community garden plots, a donation garden and a memorial garden. For more information please come to Sunday's meeting or contact Rita at 517-374 5700 or rita@southlansing.org
Garden Resources:
We've also partnered with wonderful organizations to create the
Let’s Garden Lansing! Calendar, featuring local gardening education workshops and events. Look for upcoming workshops at Southside Community Center (at Hill Academy) and other areas of Lansing.
The Youth Gardening Coalition is a group of youth garden leaders who provide support and resources to youth gardens in the Greater Lansing area. YGC reaches out to youth who want to be part of the youth gardening effort.
The Garden Project provides the Greater Lansing area with access to land, seeds, plants, tools, educational resources and more.
Ingham County MSU Extension offers a variety of garden workshops and classes. Click here for a Calender of Events.
Local Harvest provides a great list of farms, farmers markets, and restaurants that produce and/or sell local-to-Lansing food.