A core group of volunteers with some time and desire to volunteer is needed for a 27,000 square foot garden in Westland. All produce is donated to Gleaners and Gleaner supported Westland charities. No gardening experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn gardening and work alongside other gardeners. This is a first year garden. The plan is to transform a field into a sustainable, raised bed, low maintenance garden. We have 100% planted and every bed has seed germination. We are starting …

… I am very passionate about gardening in general, and especially interested in learning more about and growing fruit trees. I have grown sweet cherries on mazzard and gisela 5 rootstock, different types of semi and dwarf peaches, a stanley plum, and a nectarine tree. Through my years of gardening and visiting the gardens of others, I have noticed that many gardeners do not have fruit trees. It is my hope that we can use this group to demystify growing and caring for fruit trees. Speci …

THE REASON: This group was founded on the assumption that I’m not the only omnivore in the Metro Detroit area who wants to be a smart eater and enjoys shared food and good conversation. I’ve been a “better then average” eater most of my life, but it wasn’t until reading two great books by Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, that I fully realized just how terrible the “American diet” is for us, the land, and for animals. I want to do my part to change that. THE FU …