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Come grow with us! 2011 is
the sixth
season of the new,
re-organized Perkins Community Garden. Hundreds of pounds of
produce have been grown to feed families from throughout Grand
Rapids. A wide variety of gardening styles are employed,
including gardeners that grow plants that remind them of home, be that
a Hudsonville farm, a garden in the deep south, or even traditional
crops from Guatemala or India.
Want
to
join
us
with a plot of your own in 2012? Contact Paul to get on the mailing list
for 2012 application.
The
Perkins Community Garden was re-established with the help of the
Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council in 2006. The garden is
fully plumbed and access to water is included in the
modest $50 rental fee ($30 senior or low-income for first plot). The
typical plot is about 1,000 square feet, most often 25' by 40'.
Each year, we have a limited number of plots open for new
members. Existing
members must complete application and pay their fee in full by April 9,
2011 to reserve their plot. Open plots will then be made
available to new gardeners on a first come, first served basis.
Priority will be determined by the date application and payment is
received.
 The entire garden
area is
fenced. Members of the garden community make sure that the fence
stays in good repair so the local critters stay in the
woods where they
belong. In years past, members of our community were able to also
secure donations of woodchip mulch,
straw, and horse manure to share
with other gardeners to help build the soil.
Consider what you
might grow in 2012 with a little soil, sun and
water and come join us!
Contact Paul
for more
info. Click
here for a map to the garden.
Special
thanks to our partners in the City of Grand Rapids
Water
and
Parks
departments
for
a successful 2010!
last
updated
4/11/11
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Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council
a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization serving West Michigan
ggrfsc@gmail.com
