Growing Hope

🌿🌍 Exciting news! Vivi, one of Growing Hope's Farmers Market Co-Managers, is attending the 2024 National Cultivating Community Composting Forum! 🎉 They're learning all about sustainable composting practices to bring back even more ways to help Ypsi grow greener. 🌱 Stay tuned for what they'll share from this incredible event! 🌾✨ #GrowingHope #CommunityComposting #Sustainability #FarmersMarket #Ypsilanti #GreenerFuture

We're excited to welcome Josiah Foster, our newest team member, as our Development Manager. Josiah has lived in Ypsilanti almost his entire life. His background in development and human services comes from various non-profits around Ypsilanti and Metro Detroit. Josiah's passions in his work include youth development and economic equity for all. Josiah is a food lover who enjoys trying new local restaurants, supporting local businesses, and engaging in community events around the area. His hobbies include Video games/arcades, teaching music, and exercising.

This week, Julius Buzzard, CFRM attended the Big Green Annual! The Big Green DAO is a revolutionary initiative that shifts power into the hands of those directly involved in food justice. At the heart of this movement is a deep commitment to food sovereignty—the right for communities to control their own food systems, from production to consumption. We're excited to bring back new ideas and connections to continue building self-sufficient, resilient food systems in Ypsilanti! #FoodSovereignty #BigGreenDAO #growingfoodchangeslives #foodisahumanright #FoodJustice

Check out the Impact Report for the 'POP Club' program I ran this summer at the Ypsilanti Farmers Market! I am so thankful for this experience with Growing Hope and the connections I have made with the community over the past three months! Nothing is better than seeing kids excited to try new fruits and vegetables from local farmers!

Growing Hope is a vendor at the 3rd Annual #a2localfoodfest, a community celebration of Michigan food and farming, taking place on Thursday, September 26th, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market! Come and join us for a night of food and fun!

Experience Chefs in the Garden with Chef Ji Hye Kim on September 22! This is your last chance to snag your ticket, so if you were waiting, consider this your sign. Limited seats remain; get yours before they run out. Visit growinghope.net/tickets today. #ypsi #ypsireal #eatlocal #eatfresh #foodjustice

We are thrilled to announce that Growing Hope has hired a new Incubator Kitchen Manager, Deante Bland. Deante has a diverse background in kitchen management, direct service care, and skills coaching and is currently working with the Washtenaw Community College Entrepreneurship Center to build his coffee business, I'll Take it Black.

Experience Chefs in the Garden with Detroit Food & Entrepreneurship Academy on September 15! This is your last chance to snag your ticket, so if you were waiting, consider this your sign. Limited seats remain, get yours before they run out. #ypsi #ypsireal #detroit #eatlocal #eatfresh #foodjustice

Today, Claire Austin celebrates one year as Growing Hope's Farmers Market Co-Manager. Claire brings many ideas and all the good vibes to Ypsi's Farmers Markets, along with a kind and caring spirit that helps us remain steadfast in our mission of building a more just and equitable food system for all. Join us in thanking Claire and congratulating her today!

Are you interested in learning more about food access and the local food system? We're seeking a fall food access intern to support the Ypsilanti Farmers Market. This is a paid internship with plenty of opportunities to learn and invest in our community. Visit linktr.ee/growing.hope for more information! #ypsi #ypsireal #farmersmarkets #mifma