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Home vegetable gardeners are asked to "grow a row" for their local food pantry
Published on May 17, 2019
Feeding America believes that food insecurity impacts one in eight people in west and northern Michigan. -
Smart Gardening featured at the “Let’s Get Growing” garden show
Published on May 17, 2019
Michigan State University Extension Master Gardeners have tremendous success hosting their first program in Alpena. -
Got lawn and garden questions? Contact MSU Extension’s free hotline.
Published on May 16, 2019
MSU Extension Consumer Horticulture staff and specially trained Extension Master Gardeners are available during the day, Monday through Friday to assist with your gardening questions. -
Use the winter and early spring to plan for a school garden project
Published on April 10, 2019
Considerations in planning a school garden. -
New resources in Michigan provide seeds for pollinator habitat
Published on January 11, 2019
Project Wingspan and Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund expand their programs to Michigan and will provide seeds to help increase pollinator habitat. -
Save the date for the 2019 Starting and Sustaining a School Garden Conference
Published on December 17, 2018
Come to Starting and Sustaining a School Garden Conference to get your garden off to a great start and keep it on track. -
Connecting the school garden to curriculum standards
Published on November 14, 2018
Resources to address the challenge of offering experiential education and meeting content standard requirements. -
Resources for starting a school garden
Published on November 14, 2018
Starting a school garden can be a daunting task. Get some help with these resources. -
Seed saving connected to academic content and world issues
Published on September 14, 2018
Seed saving is a fun garden activity that can easily connect to larger academic content and current events. -
Saving monarchs: What you plant can make a difference
Published on September 13, 2018
Love monarchs? It’s a great time to walk your yard and consider if you’ve planted flowering plants, shrubs and trees to support them.