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This donation garden, established in 2023, increases access to fresh, healthy food for Advent House clients.

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Founded in 1993, this large garden offers numerous grow-your-own plots. Water is carried from a centrally-located tank fed by a solar pump; carts are available to carry water to plot.

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Established in 2005, this is a large, popular garden with grow-your-own plots on Lansing's eastside. There is easy access to plots and water. On the property, there is a shade palapa, a native plant bed and a tool shed with a seed-starting annex. This is a no-tractor you-till garden.

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This garden, established in 2010, provides gardening education for the students at Averill Woods School and five garden plots for their families. Its goal is to nurture a sense of community among gardeners, their families, teachers and students during both the school year and during summer break.

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Established in 2014, this grow-your-own community garden offers up to 10 plots for lease. Volunteers are welcome!

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This grow-your-own community garden is tucked inside the Briarwood Recreation Park and is open to both residents and others interested in pesticide-free growing.

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Campus Grows is a campus garden at Central Michigan University (CMU) featuring both individual plots available to campus and community members and a donation garden, which raises produce for the CMU Student Food Pantry. The garden is managed by a student group that hosts educational and volunteer gardening events throughout the season. 

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Founded in 2001, this garden features grow-your-own plots (roughly 10 x 20 ft) that are open to the public. Organic gardening methods are encouraged. Fully fenced; water is available from IBC totes located within the fenced area.

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The Coleman Community Garden provides access to healthy, locally grown foods to residents of the community, particularly low-income households and seniors.

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Revitalized in 2023, this donation garden raises produce for Cristo Rey's community kitchen and food pantry. Volunteers are welcome!

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Established in 2012, this garden offers raised beds to the public for grow-your-own gardening. The garden is fully fenced and water is located in IBC totes within the fenced area.

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GLFB Garden Project's Demonstration Garden offers both a peaceful, wooded area for strolling and reflection, as well as a donation garden serving area food pantries. This space requires many volunteers to keep it running and all hands are welcome!

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Established in 2009, Der Happy Hollow features several raised beds for grow-your-own gardening as well as a childrens garden, all set in a secluded area near woods and a pond.

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This garden offers grow-your-own plots to residents of East Glen Apartments.

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Established in 2007, this youth garden features raised beds for Eastminster Child Development Center participants.

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Established in 2014 by Eastminster Presbyterian Church. this grow-your-own garden features a fully fenced area with nearby water source and parking. There are no plot fees. All are welcome; accepting new gardeners.

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Garden serves the Potter-Walsh neighborhood, offering ten 10x10 ft plots for registered community members to grow their own food. Water access and full fencing provided. Fresh produce can be used for personal consumption or donated to ECAC to support local families through our food pantry and cooking workshops.

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This program provides a wonderful opportunity for students to grow herbs and vegetables to be enjoyed by their fellow students. Food is grown in four hydroponic towers as well as two greenhouse raised beds and is used in the high school cafeteria in popular dishes such as basil pizza and fresh garden salads.

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Edgewood Village is all about helping residents make delicious, nutritionally sound choices and fostering self-empowerment. Established in 2011, the garden has grow-your-own plots for residents and youth scholars, including raised beds. View their PBS video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYtigRIN5IE

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Established in 2023, this garden offers a learning experience for the children of EC3. Classrooms plant seeds and transplants, help with garden maintenance, and assist with harvesting fresh, healthy food.

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Established in 2002, this small garden beautifies the northwest corner of Oakland Rd. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., allowing neighborhood residents to grow their own food. Land is owned by Mid-Michigan Recovery Services and we greatly appreciate their support.

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Established in 2014, this garden is the result of a beautiful partnership between Capital Area Health & Rehabilitation Center and the students and teachers of Forestview Elementary School, just down the street. Together, residents and students grow food for the Center’s meal service and for student taste tests.

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Established in 2010, this garden offers 40 grow-your-own raised beds.

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Established in 2021 as a welcoming environment that encourages community understanding and communication and that supports community health and well-being, this garden features eighteen raised bed plots for grow-your-own gardening.

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Established in 1990, this garden offers tilled or untilled grow-your-own plots . Water access is via tanks inside the garden. Gardeners commit to keeping their plots well maintained, and to volunteering during the season.

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Founded in 2010, this garden offers plots to the general public, and donation plots are also available as a volunteer opportunity. This garden is operated by the South Lansing Community Development Association.

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Established in 2005, this garden is managed collectively as a food forest, growing produce for the community.

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Established in 2015, this garden offers grow-your-own space to community members.

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Established in 2009, this garden offers small raised beds for those looking to grow their own food. There is easy parking and water access, generously provided by the church.

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Established in 2012, this garden features grow-your-own plots for residents.

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Established in 2023, this garden features both a donation area and grow-your-own plots. The 16 plots located at the south end of the garden are reserved for donation, with produce available for all community members to enjoy. The 22 northern plots are for individual use.

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Harvest is a “pizza garden” located in the Preserve at AL!VE health park. The garden was created by Washington Elementary and funded by the ‘Fuel up to Play 60’ program. Elementary students help grow and harvest vegetables needed for pizza sauce and healthy pizza toppings. Future plans include additional growing space for other schools.

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This private garden offers grow-your-own space for apartment residents.

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Established in 2016, this large garden located near the Schmidt Community Center features grow-your-own plots. Water is available from spigots throughout the garden. Made possible through partnership with the South Lansing Community Development Association, Sodexo Magic and the Lansing School District.

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Established in 2011, this Land Bank lot features a small community garden of 12 grow-your-own plots and an “outside the fence” herb, berry, asparagus bed for community consumption. Gardeners also support a donation plot to share with those in need.

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Established in 2009 by Allen Neighborhood Center, the Hunter Park GardenHouse serves as a demonstration and education facility as well as a community space. The GardenHouse supports a year-round CSA and hosts a series of gardening and food education workshops.

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Established in 2009, this large donation garden supports the families of students involved in the program.

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Established in 2009 by the Okemos Montessori program, this garden offers raised bed plots to families of current students in the Okemos Public School district. The garden is fully fenced with overhead irrigation; hoophouse growing available. Plots are $20 each and come with the expectation of 10 hours of community service in the garden.

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Established in 2017 and funded by the homeowners association, this garden offers raised beds to residents.

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This Ingham County Land Bank garden, established in 2020, is dedicated to bringing the community together in love for one another, young and old. There are six raised bed gardens for individual use plus space for growing food to donate to those in need.

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Established in 2006, Letts Garden is located in Lansing’s westside neighborhood on Lansing Parks & Recreation land. This garden has a dozen community plots, a communal herb and berry area and a fully stocked tool shed. Plots are first come, first served and go quickly.

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Established in 1980, Lilac hosts a diversity of vegetable plants and gardeners from various countries. Gardeners are able to utilize effective electric fencing as well as a water storage and delivery system. Because it sits just off the banks of the Red Cedar, the soil stays quite wet into the spring, so gardeners have the choice of waiting for soil conditions to dry out enough to use a tractor service or they can elect to till the ground themselves. In 2011, GLFB Garden Project purchased a tiller to keep on-site at Lilac for use by trained gardeners. Land use is provided by Michigan State University. Personal fencing is encouraged due to strong deer pressure.

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Established in 2010, Marsh Pointe Garden plots are available to residents of this over-55 community.

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Established in 2010, this is a community garden with grow-your-own plots and a significant donation function. The land is owned by the City of Mason. The garden, through an agreement with the City of Mason, provides an opportunity for residents of the city to grow their own produce, free of pesticides and chemicals, for their families and friends, and to donate if they wish to the Mason Food Bank. In addition, they dedicate 6 or more plots to grow produce specifically for the Mason Food Bank.

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Established in 2009. Includes the herb and fruit gardens behind the farm house, the outhouse garden and picket fence garden behind the red barn.  The gardens are dedicated to horticultural education  to area youth through school field trips, summer camps and festivals. Produce is donated to the Okemos Community Church food pantry.

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Established in 2024 and volunteer-run, this donation garden supports various programs: section 8 housing developments, New Hope Day Shelter, Lansing Community College Food Bank and individuals seeking help. To volunteer or to request receiving fresh produce, contact the church office or send a message through Facebook.

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This donation garden is adjacent to Mt. Hope United Methodist Church.

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Established in 1987, fresh food and an outdoor learning space are provided by this school garden which includes a pond, greenhouse, perennial berries and orchard in addition to herbs and annual vegetable crops.

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Established in 1987, this garden provides space for people to grow their own food. The garden is fenced and locked during the growing season; gardeners are provided the lock combination. Average plot size is 20×22 ft. Water is provided from spigots surrounding the garden. Hoses and watering cans are provided.

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Established in 2011, this garden offers plots in a serene environment to grow your own food.

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Established in 2010, this garden offers grow-your-own 19ft x 12ft plots. Please note that because this garden is located on public school property, access to the garden during the school year is allowed before 7 a.m. and after 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and anytime during the weekend. When school is not in session, there are no restrictions.

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Established in 2012, this garden provides a welcoming space for residents of the Old Oakland Neighborhood to grow collectively in four raised beds. There are plans for additional raised beds to be added and for the garden to be converted to a “grow your own” model. This garden is open to all and welcomes new gardeners and volunteers.

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Olivet Baptist Church established this garden for neighbors to grow their native vegetables, spicy peppers and herbs.

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Established in 2011, this garden serves neighbors who grow their own food on a large double lot provided by the Ingham County Land Bank. Average plot size is 20×25 ft. Water is available from spigots throughout the garden.

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Established in 1985, this is a very sunny, small, fenced garden with compost bins and water access.

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Established in 1996, Paradise Garden has plots available to the general public. Land is generously provided by Paradise Missionary Baptist Church. Average plot size is 23×20 ft. Water is centrally located; gardeners fill watering cans to water individual plots.

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Established in 2010, this garden provides community space for recreation and for growing food. There are large public composting bins on site. Produce is donated to The Fledge and also made available to visitors in a donation area at the front of the garden.

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Residents grow their own food and flowers in an attractive garden with assistance from management. Plots are available for residents in the community garden, and residents can also grow their own private garden in front of their residence.

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Residents of Rainbow Homes work together to grow food for their fellow residents and for use in their daily community dinners.

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Established in 1989, this garden is located in Risdale Park (next to LaRoy Froh Townhomes). Townhome residents and members of the general public are welcome to grow their own food here. Average plot size is 21×23 ft. Water is available from spigots throughout the garden.

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Roots Community Garden is a beautiful, nine-acre garden space located on the Der Happy Hollow property (owned by the Holt Kiwanis Club) in Mason. First established as an incubator farm in 2013, this site now offers the largest of the Garden Project plots at 110×23 ft. Water is available from widely spaced spigots throughout the garden.

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Established in 2009, Slater Park Garden provides an opportunity for individuals and families to grow their own healthy food and cultivate connections with their community. This garden sits on Lansing Township property.

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Somerset residents have a space of their own to grow in raised beds maintained by Somerset Apartments.

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This donation garden serves as a teaching lab for several community programs managed by South Lansing Community Development Association

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This raised bed garden serves the residents of Lansing Housing Commission. Residents at scattered sites may request use of a bed, or exchange labor for fresh produce.  If interested, please send a request to the contact person.

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Established in 2004, this garden is surrounded by colorful murals and serves south side youth with access to food and gardening activities.

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Established in 2010, this garden’s mission is to provide a sunny and safe space for Moores Park area residents to share the experience of gardening as a community. Land use is provided by St. Casimir Church; a former gravel lot has been transformed into a vibrant and beautiful garden, growing more each year.

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This is a great location for southside residents or anyone looking to grow their own food in a fun, supportive environment. This garden has potential space for some “larger plots.” So come grow with us and be a part of the “green jewel in the midst of the concrete jungle”!

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St. Paul Lutheran Church Garden started in 2015 to grow fresh produce for the pantry on site.

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Established in 2009, Summer Place Garden provides growing space for its residents. Plot size depends on the number of interested gardeners. Water is accessible by spigots throughout the garden.

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This private, faith-based school garden is used to teach their students how to grow food and share it hospitably with others.

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This 1,000 square foot donation garden, run by the Mason Sycamore Crrek Garden Club, aims to teach and inspire youth.

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This beautiful garden grows fresh produce for local food pantries.

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Established in 2017, this 1/3 acre, Land Bank garden began as a queer and trans growing collective. Growers and community members determine garden goals, projects, social and skill-share events, group workdays, and distribution of the harvest, a portion of which is donated to those outside the collective.

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Established in 1995, plots are used by church members and their families to grow their own food.

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This Land Bank lot was transformed into a neighborhood community garden in 2018. It features grow-your-own plots in addition to collective growing. Neighbors are welcome to graze on the garden's fruit supply.

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Established in 1983, this East Lansing garden offers grow-your-own plots to the public. A hand pump provides consistent water access. Gardeners come together in spring to help measure and mark plots in areas tilled by a tractor.

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A private youth garden serving the children of the church.

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Founded in 2019, the UU Community Garden is on the grounds of the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Greater Lansing and has 32 plots assigned to community members who grow food for themselves and their families.

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As part of The Fledge, this sprawling urban garden aims to serve as a hub for sustainable agriculture, education, and community-driven change.

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This donation garden serves the VFW's members and their families with fresh healthy food grown in mutiple raised beds in a hoophouse on the property.

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Established in 2010, this garden offers 6 x 20 ft plots for grow-your-own gardening. Plots are tilled each spring; stocked tool shed on the premises; 8-ft deer fence. Indepently managed and supported by GLFB Garden Project and Okemos Public Schools.

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Established in 2020, this private garden offers apartment residents the chance to grow their own produce in several raised bed garden plots.

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Established in 2012, this large growing space offers grow-your-own plots, a children's play area, and a refuge garden for neuro-diverse children, for children living in local shelters and for families recovering from trauma.

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Explorer Elementary uses its school garden to support their mission of providing instructional excellence; engaging, integrated learning; and responsive intervention and enrichment for each student every day.

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Established in 2010, this donation garden supports the Williamston Food Bank and WUMC’s Open Table Ministry.

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