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Amanda: Michigan, USA

Bio: Amanda believes that community gardens will save the world. She grows and eats and sleeps in Michigan, where she runs youth and community garden projects. She's finally turned her passion into a non-profit — Growing Hope — to inspire, educate, initiate, and energize folks about how to improve their lives and communities through growing things... Can't find her in a garden? She's probably out treasure hunting at a garage sale.

Email: thedirt@yougrowgirl.com

an up & down spring of gardening

Well, I think I've been hesitant to post, in part because I've been very occupied with taking pics, printing pics, and posting them on flickr (it's easy to get VERY sucked into it), but also because it's been such an up and down spring garden season for me.

Amanda : June 25th, 2006 : 1 Comment: Posted in: Link

Today I went searching for farmers

Well, the title says it. Today I went searching for farmers. My organization-- Growing Hope (www.growinghope.net) is helping our local Ypsilanti Farmer's Market attract a greater diversity of customers and more vendors through a marketing campaign... and as part of our efforts to ensure food

Amanda : May 17th, 2006 : 3 Comments: Posted in: Link

Eating violets

Yesterday morning you would have found me sitting in my little front yard with a bowl and a pair of scissors. The 9 year olds riding their bikes up and down the street looked at me oddly, as I sat and one by one picked violets.

Amanda : May 8th, 2006 : 2 Comments: Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Link

My theory about people who live in places that get cold.

In Michigan we have been having the most fabulous amazing wonderful weather the last few weeks. Unlike last year's April 24 suprise snow storm (during an outdoor Earth Day festival, mind you-- and a windy snow storm at that), this April was incredible...Dealing with a lot of

Amanda : May 1st, 2006 : 4 Comments: Posted in: Link

6 yards of pure goodness

Am I greedy? I had 6 yards of compost delivered to my driveway last Wednesday, and there are few other things that cause me to express the same level of glee as I did for the hours after it was dumped. I feel sort of glutinous, like I'm

Amanda : April 24th, 2006 : 3 Comments: Posted in: Link

U-Pick Extravaganza

Today was perfect Michigan weather-- probably in the low 80's, with a nice breeze, and very comfortable in the shade, while just hot enough in the sun to make you sweat a little. My friend Jen and I spent a good seven hours in u-pick-land-- although there

Amanda : July 31st, 2005 : 7 Comments: Posted in: Fruit

Overflowing, Amanda style

Long awaited update. At least I've been waiting, not sure about anyone else. I tend to do things full force or not at all-- gardening is much the same for me, and I use it as a sort of practice in doing things small and

Amanda : July 26th, 2005 : 11 Comments: Posted in: Veggies

I built my first garden!!!! (well, sort of my first)

I bought a house (my first house-- yea, strong independent women buying their own houses!) in November, moved in December 6th, and am now getting to, for the very first time, build a garden that is mine... Now, the "for the first time" is sort of a misnomer,

Amanda : April 10th, 2005 : 6 Comments: Posted in: Journal

Sapcicles!

Yesterday I learned a great new word-- SAPCICLE! Friends and I were working on embracing the fact that it's March, and instead of crocuses pushing through the Michigan ground (like they were in St. Louis a few weeks ago when I was there), there is still 10

Amanda : March 6th, 2005 : 1 Comment: Posted in: Seasonal

Housewarming/Plantwarming– a big hit

It worked. If you ever have a housewarming-- or even just a party-- and want people to bring something from their heart, that they don't have to work hard to create (unlike a hand braided rug, for instance), and is basically free-- then ask them to

Amanda : January 23rd, 2005 : 5 Comments: Posted in: Journal

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