Press Release – Community Garden Grant Recipients

From a Fair Food Matters press release.

Fair Food Matters has announced recipients of its 2011 Community Garden Grants, funded by the Kalamazoo Community Foundation and Irving S. Gilmore Foundation.

To qualify, projects must be community (not private) gardens located within Kalamazoo County. The focus of the program is to provide healthy, fresh food to neighbors and friends; to encourage physical activity; and to strengthen neighborhoods by sharing work, food and fellowship.

The following 16 projects will receive grants ranging from $350 to $850 to purchase raised beds, plants and seeds, garden tools, fencing and other supplies:

• Beauty from Ashes Community Garden, West G Avenue at Waldorf Street, Kalamazoo
• Come-Union Garden, 532 Autumns Way, Kalamazoo
• Comstock Community Center, 6330 King Highway, Kalamazoo
• Downtown Kalamazoo Inc. Community Garden, corner of Rose and Lovell Streets, Kalamazoo
• Douglass Community Garden, 1000 West Paterson, Kalamazoo
• Edible Edison, 1607 Egleston Boulevard, Kalamazoo
• Historic Stuart Neighborhood Garden, 703 West Willard, Kalamazoo
• Ka’desh Community Garden, 1339 North Krom Street, Kalamazoo
• Kalamazoo Central High School Community Garden, 2432 North Drake Road, Kalamazoo
• Mt. Zion Community Garden, 120 Roberson Street, Kalamazoo
• Oakwood Community Garden, 2529 Springmont Avenue, Kalamazoo
• Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School Garden, 2321 South Park Street, Kalamazoo
• Salvation Army Community Garden, 1700 Burdick Street, Kalamazoo
• Schoolcraft UMC Community Garden, US 131 at Clay Street, Schoolcraft (formerly Hoppy’s Garden store)
• Tree of Life Urban Garden, 111 Dixie Avenue, Kalamazoo
• Vine Neighborhood Community Garden, east side of Westnedge (between Dutton and Walnut).