viva la play!! sticks, stones & mudpies
"Children still need a childhood with dirt, mud, puddles, trees, sticks, and tadpoles." Brooke Hampton
october general meeting: Viva la play! sticks, stones & mudpies
Thursday, October 13, 2022
11:30 am lunch; 12:45 pm program
Ann Arbor City Club
11:30 am lunch; 12:45 pm program
Ann Arbor City Club
Our October speaker is Lee Smith Bravender, M.Ed, director of the Gaffield Children’s Garden at Matthaei Botanical Gardens and an Ann Arbor Farm & Garden member and flower therapy volunteer. She is a passionate advocate for outdoor nature play and, along with her husband Terry, a physician specializing in adolescent medicine, has published on its importance in healthy childhood development. From both research and her own experience, Lee will share why outdoor play is so critical, and how the Gaffield Children's Garden facilitates this vital exploration and education. She'll also share how we as parents, grandparents and gardeners can incorporate some of the features of outdoor play into our own lives and backyards -- it's not just children who benefit from being outside!
The meeting begins at 11:30 am with a sandwich bar lunch buffet (optional; $18 per person). The program starts at 12:45 pm and the presentation at 1 pm.
Members of the public are welcome to join us for lunch and the presentation ($23 per person) or the presentation only for a $5 donation. Please click here to register by October 5.
AAFG members, please RSVP for lunch and presentation, or presentation only, by October 5 here. Guests are welcome.
The meeting begins at 11:30 am with a sandwich bar lunch buffet (optional; $18 per person). The program starts at 12:45 pm and the presentation at 1 pm.
Members of the public are welcome to join us for lunch and the presentation ($23 per person) or the presentation only for a $5 donation. Please click here to register by October 5.
AAFG members, please RSVP for lunch and presentation, or presentation only, by October 5 here. Guests are welcome.
2022-23 grant & scholarship applications now open
Calling all Washtenaw County farm- and garden-related nonprofits! Applications are now open for Ann Arbor Farm & Garden's 2022-23 grant cycle. Are you starting or maintaining a school or community garden? Providing hands-on gardening programs that educate and inspire? Sharing the reality and rewards of farming with our community? If your project fits with our mission of promoting the benefits of gardening and horticulture, we'd love to know about it.
Education has been a Farm & Garden focus since our very first meeting, in 1947. College students studying in a horticulture- or environmental-related program are invited to apply for scholarship support.
Download the grant application or the scholarship application below. The deadline is November 15, 2022; awards will be announced in February 2023. If you have questions, please email AAFG.Foundation@gmail.com.
Education has been a Farm & Garden focus since our very first meeting, in 1947. College students studying in a horticulture- or environmental-related program are invited to apply for scholarship support.
Download the grant application or the scholarship application below. The deadline is November 15, 2022; awards will be announced in February 2023. If you have questions, please email AAFG.Foundation@gmail.com.
| aafggrantapp2022_23.pdf |
| aafg2022_23scholarshipapp.pdf |
what's happening in aafg & around town
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Washtenaw County Soil Test Drive Tues, Oct 11 through Fri, Oct 14, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Washtenaw County Conservation District, 705 N Zeeb Rd A free soil test is available for any Washtenaw County resident. Drop-off only and provide two cups per sample. The first sample is free; additional tests are available for $15 each. Questions may be directed to Erez Brandvain, Conservation Technician, at (734) 302-8714. Native Plant Swap Sun, Oct 16, 1-2:30 pm Ypsilanti District Library, 5577 Whittaker Rd All gardeners are welcome to come to this potluck-style event whether or not you bring a plant to "pass." If you bring plants to share, please label them. Please bring gloves and a trowel if you would like to help weed and install extra plants along the edges of the detention basin and/or pollinator garden at the Ypsilanti District Library. Register here. |
The mission of Ann Arbor Farm & Garden is to promote and support local gardens, the benefits of horticulture, and community beautification through grant and scholarship awards, related educational programs, and service opportunities.
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Ann Arbor Farm & Garden is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
P.O. Box 354, Dexter, MI 48130
P.O. Box 354, Dexter, MI 48130