Youth Gardeners Use Plant Sale

To Help Feed The Hungry

Macomb Twp, MI – May 4, 2008

            Atwood Elementary’s after school garden program – The Gator Gardeners, have been working diligently with a local community meals program to help feed the hungry in their community.  The youth, all working towards certification as Junior Master Gardeners, began to donate their harvest in an effort to make a difference.  The youth gardeners build beds, tend crops, and reap the many benefits of a bountiful harvest!  Many of our gardeners have never raised a food supply before.  The gardeners have learned the earth to table connection, which has raised their level of awareness and grown their own environmental steward ness. 

            On Saturday, May 10 from 10 am – 6 pm at Atwood Elementary, located on North Ave between Hall Rd (M-59) and 21 Mile Road in Macomb Township, the Gator Gardeners will offer the public the opportunity to help them with their endeavors.  Working with Deneweth’s Greenhouse, the Gator Gardeners will have a garden center set up at their school.  The Gator Gardeners will receive 20% of the sales to expand their garden program.  Stop by for your annual flats, hanging baskets, porch pots and even gift cards!  Just in time for Mother’s Day, May 11! 

Also on hand will be Road Apples in the Garden.  This incredible compost is used locally by many gardeners and includes City of Grosse Pointe Park, Eastpointe and the Edsel Ford Estate.  Road Apples are highly endorsed by:   Mil Anthony-Hurley (A Southern Gardner), extremely well known in Grosse Pointe and Janet Macunovich of the Michigan School of Gardening.  Be sure to get compost for all your garden needs!  Road Apples will be donating 30% of their sales to the Gator Gardeners.

            For additional information, please contact Atwood Elementary at 586-493-5250.

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