Eastpointe Community Garden
Mission
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.
- Click the button below to secure your rental bed today.
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
I wonder what the plants think when they see her coming?
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Weekly garden party recap 🏳️🌈💚🏴☠️
What a day at the ECG! We had around a dozen amazing Love Life volunteers join us to weed the U-Pick Garden. Huge shoutout to all of you—your help is invaluable! Remember, no skills are needed, and we always welcome extra hands.
Our Giving Garden is absolutely thriving. The plants are so happy they're getting top-heavy with veggies, so we tied them up. Today, we harvested an incredible 70 pounds of food for the community, including beans, cabbage, zucchini, beets, cherry tomatoes, greens, cucumbers, and probably more! Almost all of this was donated at our produce stand. Remember, we give away all our veggies every week (12-2 PM.)
Everyone worked really hard until around noon and then we took it easy with some new friends who came to hang out. We brainstormed ways to get more community initiatives going and even discussed starting new gardens in surrounding communities 👀
Special thanks to Davey who helped us trim one of the fence line trees—it was well overdue. Now, all our rental beds will get full sun. As he cut down the limbs, the rest of us broke them up and moved them into a large pile.
One of my favorite parts of the day was when a neighbor and his daughter stopped by. They enjoyed our space and even helped us catch cabbage moths with our new bug-catching nets. It was truly a community effort!
Join us next Saturday and be part of this amazing journey. UrbanSeed.info/
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Hey, all you green-thumbed, dirt-lovin', plant-growin' punks! Don't forget about our epic Garden Party happening TODAY at the Eastpointe Community Garden!
We're gonna be getting dirty, tending to our beautiful plants, and harvesting some fresh veggies. And let's not forget the awesome company and good vibes that come with it!
If you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, we welcome you to join us from 10am-2pm on 9 Mile Rd. (across from the Fire Department). And don't forget to bring a friend, the more the merrier.
We promise a good time, but you know Mother Nature's gotta have our back. So let's cross our figures for some sun rays and no rain today!
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🌱🎉 Get Your Garden Groove On at Our Weekly Garden Party! 🎉🌱
Hey there, plant pals and garden gurus! 🌸🌿 We're super excited to invite you to our fantastic Weekly Garden Party happening TOMORROW at 9 Mile, across from the Fire Department! 📅🌳
Prepare for a day of excitement as we dig 🌱, pull weeds 🌾, boogie 💃, and share laughs with our fabulous garden squad. Don't miss this opportunity to:
🍀 Mingle with like-minded garden aficionados
🍀 Swap gardening wisdom with our on-site experts
🍀 Always kid friendly
🍀 Get your hands dirty or relax in the shade
Let us know if you'll be joining by commenting below ⬇️ – we'd love to see you there! 💌
We can't wait to share this day of garden-tastic fun with all of you! 🌻💚
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More info about the garden: www.google.com/search?q=eastpointe+community+garden
My tree trimmer is already loaded in the car!
Tell me you are neurodivergent without telling me you are neurodivergent 😉😁🙌
(We still have room for another weirdo at the Eastpointe Community Garden)
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🎵🌱 Did you know that plants have a taste in music? It's true! Just like us, our green friends might enjoy a good beat. 🎶 What tunes do you think keep your plants happy and thriving? 🤔 Whether it's classical melodies, smooth jazz, or The Transplants, we want to hear it! Drop your plant's favorite tune in the comments below, and let's create the ultimate plant playlist together! 🎵🌿 #PlantPlaylist #GreenThumbDJ 📀🌸 ... See MoreSee Less
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I know our Bill loves EDM and some punk while he is rocking out at the community garden.
🤣 we have a local bird that sings the chorus of the neighbor kids’ favorite song they played over and over and over... 🤣
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And there's plenty of room on a floating door for a human and a cactus!
Today was another incredible Saturday in the garden, filled with new friends and amazing community spirit. We hosted two fantastic vendors for a special community event—the first of its kind for Urban Seed—and it was a huge success!
Michiganense Natives from Plymouth, MI held our inaugural Native Pop-up Sale. It was truly heartwarming to see residents from multiple communities come out to support this initiative. We also welcomed SoilSHOP Technicians from the Division of Environmental Health, who offered free soil testing. We're thrilled to report that our soil is happy and healthy!
As always, our weekly garden party ran from 10 AM to 2 PM. Tim from EP FreeStore helped us provide more than a dozen garden tours, sharing our green oasis with visitors. Six empty rental beds were weeded and planted, adding new life to our garden. We also enhanced our native garden with additional plantings, expanding its beauty and diversity.
In the U-Pick Garden, we planted corn and pollinated the zucchini and squash. We harvested over 19 pounds of fresh produce from the Giving Garden, all of which was given away at our free produce stand. This brings our year-to-date donation total to 208.85 pounds!
We drilled drainage holes in the remaining whiskey barrels to prepare for more fruit trees and berries. Additionally, we prepped the site for the new whiskey barrels by laying down cardboard.
Looking ahead, next Saturday we will welcome a group of volunteers from Love Life. We’ll be trimming trees and could use extra hands to help break down branches and clear the fence line.
For more information about our mission and how you can get involved, visit urbanseed.info
Thank you to everyone who came out today and contributed to making our garden flourish. Your support means the world to us!
Stay green,
Urban Seed Team
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