[grp] Urban Garden Ed Series: Grow Your Green; Small Farm Planning

[Kido Pielack]

The Garden Resource Program Collaborative presents: 

Saturday December 5th, 12-3PM:
Growing your Green; Essentials for Beginning a Farm BusinessGenesis Lutheran Church, 7200 Mack at E. Grand Blvd

Have you ever dreamed about starting your own small food business or farm in the City? In this 3-hour workshop we will introduce you to resources for acquiring and leasing land, present opportunities for low-interest loans and other financing options, discuss farm planning and profitable niche crops, introduce opportunities within the Garden Resource Program to share equipment and seasonal labor, and more.  This course will be geared towards small-scale urban farms and food businesses and will address topics specific to starting a business in the city.


  
The Detroit Urban Garden EducationSeries provides gardeners of all skill levels the opportunity to attend interesting, hands-on workshops on a variety of gardening and garden related topics.  The classes, open to all residents of Wayne County, have an organic gardeningemphasis and are designed for gardens that are producing food (vegetables, fruits and herbs).  Classes are held twice a month at various locations in Detroit. The cost of the class is $3 for participants in the Garden Resource Program and $5 for non-participants. 
  
THE GARDEN RESOURCE PROGRAM COLLABORATIVE: The Greening of Detroit, Detroit Agriculture Network, EarthWorks Garden/Capuchin Soup Kitchen, and Michigan State Universitywork collaboratively to support the Garden Resource Program, Urban Gardening Education Series, and Urban Roots. For more information please call Kido Pielack at 313-237-8733 x243or visit WWW.DETROITAGRICULTURE.ORG  


      
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