Eastpointe Community Garden
We share the same mission as Urban Seed
Our mission is to promote community spirit, beautify our community, provide education about gardening, donate food to the community, and support the urban agriculture movement.
Urban Seed’s Flagship Garden: The Eastpointe Community Garden
Urban Seed’s flagship garden project, the Eastpointe Community Garden, is a flourishing hub of urban farming located at 16425 Nine Mile Road in Eastpointe, Michigan. It’s more than just a space for growing produce; it’s a vibrant community initiative promoting sustainable living, local produce, and community spirit. It features 26 generous ‘Giving Gardens’, which are maintained by dedicated volunteers. These gardens provide fresh produce to the local community through a free stand every Saturday during the growing season. Any remaining harvest or weekly produce is donated to local senior housing or food pantries.
The garden also includes seven accessible ‘U-Pick’ beds situated next to the parking lot. These beds are planted and maintained by out volunteers but anyone in the community is invited to harvest from them. Additionally, there are five sponsored beds funded by local businesses. Volunteers take care of these beds, with all food harvested being donated back to the community.
This community garden also provides individuals with an opportunity to rent their own 4′ x 4′ x 19″ raised garden plots for $40.00, allowing them to cultivate their own vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
Beyond providing fresh produce, the Eastpointe Community Garden is a haven of biodiversity, featuring a variety of pollinator, native, and wetland plants. It also offers places to sit, relax, and even a little library near the U-Pick beds.
The garden regularly hosts and participates in events and educational programs aimed at enhancing gardening skills, promoting environmental stewardship, and fostering community engagement.
To stay updated on Urban Seed’s initiatives, follow the Urban Seed – Eastpointe, MI Facebook page.
The Eastpointe Community Garden exemplifies the power of community collaboration in building a sustainable and healthy local food system.
Contact Us To Rent Your Plot
- Raised garden plots (4′ x 4′ x 19″ ) that you can rent and plant with vegetables, herbs and/or flowers.
- Prices are $40.00 respectively, and include the plot, the soil, access to community tools, and water.
Personal Support
We would like to thank the following individuals for their continued support. Your efforts are not unnoticed! You have gone above and beyond by showing how selfless you truly are. You have made the community a better place and should be proud.
- Laurie Gmyrek
- Bill Randazzo
- Peggy DiMercurio
- Frank DiMercurio
- Shay Hofmann
- John Hofmann
- Kat Strong
- Cola Strong
- Mark Voorhees
- Jamie Rumminger
- Kristen Bates
- Jerry DePoorter
- Ron LaForest
- Gene Yuells
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Mary Bailey
- Brian Newby
- Jen Wojtowicz
- Ellie Harrison
- Rose Wilo
- Alysa Diebolt
- Cardi DeMonaco Jr
- Katie Donnelly
- Justine Smith
- Julie Plichota
- Craig Wodecki
- Devon Colby
- Tiffany Jones
- Suzanne Pixley
- Dave Seaver
- Alicia Seaver
- Pat Alexander
- Evelyn Ravelo
- Lisa Oxford
- Nick Gevedon
- Timothy Kniaz
Business Sponsors
We would like to recognize the following businesses for their support of the community garden. They have stepped up and donated labor, money, and/or resources. We would not be able to accomplish what we have without their support.
Each logo is linked to the company’s website.
Please thank them for their support when you stop in to support their businesses.
Urban Seed - Eastpointe, MI
Official Page for Michigan's Urban Seed Gardens
www.UrbanSeed.info
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We had so much fun at the garden last weekend. The weather was perfect!
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😲 has anyone ever tried this before? ... See MoreSee Less
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Hey friends!
A lot of you have been reaching out for information on how to rent a private 4x4' bed at the ECG this year.
Well, we're excited to be starting the process this week. We have been working hard to simplify our processes and will be sharing more information as it becomes available.
This is how the rental process will work this year.
1️⃣ Reaching out to last year's renters so they can secure their beds again.
2️⃣ Contacting everyone who emailed us from our website and asked to be on a waiting list.
3️⃣ Posting links publicly so anyone can register.
As always, we would love your help tending to the Giving Garden 10-2pm on Saturdays. You can help as little (or as much) as you want while we grow food for the community. 💚
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What an incredible day at our flagship garden! ☀️ Our team was fueled by gorgeous weather, passion and Sorrento Pizza - SCS. Special shout-out to Kim Valice- Realtor Sine & Monaghan Realtors, Real Living for picking up the tab -we can't thank you enough 🙌🍕
The soil in the west side of the Giving Garden is now fully amended, and we're close to completing the east side as well. It was a day of direct sowing carrots and peas, celebrating the resilience of our March plantings - from cabbage and kohlrabi to pink mizuna and peas, most of them made it through! We also added beets and swiss chard to our growing family today.
Our adventurous attempt with barefoot onions has begun – keep your fingers crossed for us! 🤞 As per usual, we only snagged a few photos today because we were too busy putting in the work. If any of our photographer friends want to come do a shoot -hit us up 😉
The rental beds have been freshly filled with compost, and Fusion Marketing LLC Marketing's generous donation, they're now sporting new vinyl graphics. Amidst cleaning, reorganizing, and a bit of garden DIY, we found a moment to combat those pesky box elder bugs 🐜 with soapy water and give an old table a new lease on life.
Today wasn't just about gardening; it was about community, sustainability, and making every effort count towards greener, thriving spaces. Here's to many more da#urbanseedi#communitygardening##greenspaceso#macombcountyi#eastpointemichiganc#EastpointeE#UrbanGardeninga#gardeninglife#UrbanGardening #gardeninglife ... See MoreSee Less
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One of our board members has a table at the Whispy Gypsy event in Algonac. Making connections with community and giving away free seeds!
Our network is growing! ... See MoreSee Less
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There's no thrill quite like the one you get when leafing through those glossy photos of heirloom vegetables and fantasy flowers. If only the community garden were as big as my aspirations, right? The neighbors already think we're plotting a veggie world domination, one heirloom tomato at a time! 🌸🍅😄 ... See MoreSee Less
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