First Big Harvest of the Season
Shay and I pulled into the parking lot just after 10, and Becky was already there. Bill and Jen were out today, and when Bill isn’t around, Becky is your person. She’s stepped into a volunteer liaison role recently and she has been doing a genuinely...
New Raised Beds and a Pepper Donation Three Years in the Making
This morning, before I even left the house, I was sitting at my desk ordering the last few parts for our new automated watering system. Our Jeff and Bill have been designing this thing for months. The plan is to control the watering remotely from our phones. The...
A Tree-mendous Saturday: Trees in Fraser, a New Lock Box, and First-Timers at the Garden
Some Saturdays you plant trees. Some Saturdays you wield a grinder for the very first time. Today I got to do both, and honestly, I’m not sure which one left me grinning harder. Starting the Morning in Fraser Before I ever set foot in the Eastpointe Community...
Rototillers, Radishes, and New Neighbors
Some Saturdays at the garden are all about the little things. A little weeding here, a little watering there, a lot of good conversation. This was not one of those Saturdays. This was a big-machine, sweat-through-your-shirt, get-the-job-done kind of day, and 18 of you...
When a Rainy Saturday Becomes the Best Kind of Garden Day
A note before we get started: I spent most of this Saturday alone in the rental beds with a weed whacker, which means I missed about 80% of what actually happened at the garden. Lucky for all of us, Bill was paying attention. So this recap is part mine, part his...
Spring Prep: Whole Foods Volunteers, 900 Calories, and a Drive-By Donation
Saturdays at the Eastpointe Community Garden are always a good time, but today felt extra special. We had eighteen people roll through the garden across the day. New faces, familiar faces, a Whole Foods Foundation team, a couple of pups, hot dogs on the grill,...
First Harvest, Carrot Bill, and a Rainy Day at ECG
Today at the Eastpointe Community Garden, the rain showed up. So did we. Saturday mornings at ECG have a rhythm, and that rhythm doesn’t really care what the sky is doing. 10am rolled around, I pulled up to Nine Mile, and Bill and Jen were already there, already...
First Planting Day of 2026: How 43 People Planted a Giving Garden in 90 Minutes
Forty-three people showed up to the Eastpointe Community Garden today. Let that sink in for a second. Forty-three! On the very first seed planting day of the 2026 season, our little garden on Nine Mile Road was absolutely buzzing. Bill and Jen were already at it when...
We Built 6 Pea Trellises From Storm Debris for Free
Sticks, Neighbors, and the Art of the Pea Trellis We’ve been wanting to build pea trellises out of sticks for a while now. Bill has had it on his radar, and when a couple of nasty storms rolled through Eastpointe this week and left everybody’s yard looking...