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Edible Flint formed first as a network following a number of community conversations around healthy food access and community vitality after years of economic decline. Involved in these conversations were community members and organizations interested in collaborating on healthy food access, productive reuse of vacant land, economic opportunities and education around local food systems. Edible Flint is now a non-profit organization working together with individuals and institutional partners to support community residents in growing and accessing healthy food in order to reconnect with the land and each other.
Edible Flint now has four community work groups and a Leadership Board that are responsible for carrying out the work of the organization by addressing specific issues and opportunities in our local food system. |
Get Started Growing |
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The Garden Starters Program offers gardening resources that will help residents get started growing. The garden kit includes a variety of plants and seeds that are designed to feed a family throughout the summer. Garden services include soil testing, tilling, compost delivery, hose filters, and rain barrels. Kits go on sale in March and are picked up at Distribution Day in May. |
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Learn With Us |
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Edible Flint offers the Garden Starters Training Program, a series of classes that gives people the skills to turn available land into productive food gardens. Additional workshops and seminars are held though the summer and fall and feature a range of topics. Check back soon for more info about upcoming Garden Starters Training opportunities! The Edible Flint Access & Education work group is focused on improving community health by increasing information about and consumption of healthy food. |
Reconnect With the Land |
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The Educational Farm is located in Flint at Beach St and 12th. It showcases accessible and innovative gardening techniques. 
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The garden, supported by Edible Flint volunteers, hosts demonstrations, workshops, and events. The produce grown is shared with volunteers and neighborhood residents. 
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Celebrate With Us |
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Annually in July the Food Garden Tour celebrates the hard work and success of food gardeners all over the city. Tour participants are invited to visit garden projects by bus or bike. The tour concludes with a celebration with food, music, and conversation. The Edible Flint Food Garden Tour is supported by area businesses and individual donors. |
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Grow to the Next Level |
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Reconnect to Each Other |
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