Soil Testing and Water Hose Filters now Available

Soil Testing is available to City of Flint residents for the low price of $10.  
Now Back in Stock- Garden Hose Water Filters- available while supplies last

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edible flint is in the fall 2017 edition of edibleWOW magazine.

Michigan Agriculture Magazine Article on edible flint

Fox 66 Profitt Report: What Flint gardeners should know about lead safety

 Fox 66 Profitt Report: the economics of starting your backyard garden

WNEM Channel 5 Program teaches positive impact of gardening

Taste the Local Difference Guide Community Spotlight Article

Detroit 910AM Radio Superstation Angela Moore interviews Deb Hamilton of edible flint

Can I Still Garden?

Percentage of Gardens that are safe for Food Production

edible flint Garden Starters Program-
​soil lead testing

• Within the City of Flint
• 7 yrs of data/459 gardens from 2011-2017
• Most of the lead levels are well below 300 ppm, <10% elevated

Graph courtesy of Richard Sadler, PHD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine/Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Lead in Urban Soil, How Flint Compares

Lead Safety in the Garden

Interpreting Your Soil Test Results

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edible flint is a tax-exempt  501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN # 45-4356342.  Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law