The annual Community Garden Tour is a choose your own adventure-style, as we offer a walk, bike, or bus ride (courtesy of Dean Transportation) through our network of gardens in the Lansing area.
Choose the multi-modal transportation option that best suits you and your interest. Each tour will visit gardens in neighborhoods, on school grounds, tucked in apartment complexes, and many other surprising locations.
To kick things off, there will be a potluck and snacks at our Foster Park Resource Center (2401 Marcus St.), as well as a welcome from local organizations and partners.
Show off your cooking skills by bringing a dish to pass or simply show up for a fun evening. Tours will be leaving from the Resource Center by 6:00pm and returning around 8:00pm. As always, anyone is welcome to join us!
We have unlimited space available for the bike and walk, but limited spots for the bus, so please RSVP by calling (517) 853-7809, or by e-mail at carolinne@greaterlansingfo
Hope to see you there! Routes will be shared in the next couple weeks.
This tour is put on by The Garden Project, a program of the Greater Lansing Food Bank.
*TOUR ROUTES*
Bus – Centered around gardens in East Lansing/Meridian Township, including Edgewood Village, Capital City Vineyard, Marsh Pointe and more
Bike – A special trip over to A Garden of Grace and the South Lansing Farmers Market, Shabazz Elementary School Garden, and others near the 496 corridor. A good trip along the river trail!
Walk – Leaving from the Resource Center at Foster Park, we’ll see 8-10 gardens in under two miles, including Paradise, Learning Leaves, Half Barn Farm and other Ingham County Land Bank and Greater Lansing Food Bank garden sites