Green thumb itching? Ypsilanti gardening group Growing Hope has seeds of an idea
Ypsilanti’s Growing Hope is looking to plant a seed or two near you soon.Excerpt:Suffering from spring fever though it’s still February? Consider this proposition: Growing Hope will offer grow-light kits to community members willing to help start seeds for the Ypsilanti-based nonprofit.Without enough greenhouse space to start all the plants it needs, the group has decided to assemble more kits and send them out into the community.”You can use our lights to start your own sprouts as long as you use half the space to grow for us,” said Dan Bair, urban farm manager for Growing Hope, which runs the downtown farmers market, community garden and education programs in Ypsilanti.Read the rest of the story here.
Ypsilanti’s Growing Hope is looking to plant a seed or two near you soon.
Excerpt:
Suffering from spring fever though it’s still February? Consider this proposition: Growing Hope will offer grow-light kits to community members willing to help start seeds for the Ypsilanti-based nonprofit.
Without enough greenhouse space to start all the plants it needs, the group has decided to assemble more kits and send them out into the community.
“You can use our lights to start your own sprouts as long as you use half the space to grow for us,” said Dan Bair, urban farm manager for Growing Hope, which runs the downtown farmers market, community garden and education programs in Ypsilanti.
Read the rest of the story here.
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