Rachael Pressley
Join in these upcoming seed starting & plant events with partners of the Western UP Food Systems Collaborative.
Wednesday, May 12 from 4 to 6 p.m.: Seed Starting Party at Porvoo Park in Hancock. Join the Portage Lake Seed Library in starting seeds for your home garden. Participants will receive free seed starting kits. Free event, open to all.
Saturday, May 15 from 1 to 3 p.m.: Garden sign making & compost share at Ray Kestner Park in Houghton. Join the Growing from the Heart community food growing & sharing program as we make Growing from the Heart signs for home gardens, learn to break-down pallets for sign-making, and connect to share the abundance of local foods with one another this summer. Sign-making supplies will be provided. Extra old scrap wood for signs, crowbar, hammers/nails helpful but not required. Bring containers to take home compost. Free event, open to all.