Get your garden on!

Common Ground, a partnership of Fair Food Matters, the Kalamazoo County Land Bank, Kalamazoo County MSU Extension/Master Gardeners and the Kalamazoo Nature Center, will hold a Very Open House event in celebration of community gardens on Saturday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1519 E. Michigan Avenue (in Kalamazoo's Eastside Neighborhood). Please join us for the grand opening of the Community Garden Resource Shed (11 a.m.), distribution of checks for community garden grants, free plants/starts and seeds for all gardeners (subject to availability), demonstrations of rainwater collection and seed-saving, the chance to meet other community gardeners and learn more about what Common Ground offers, including a tool-lending program and free gardening workshops ... and free, healthy refreshments for everyone! Visit the Common Ground website for details.

Kitchen Gadget Garage Sale - Saturday, May 12th, 9am-1pm

Thanks to all who donated gadgets, the Food Co-op, Victorian Bakery and The Mercantile for being drop-off sites, MacKenzie's and Victorian Bakery for donating cookies, and to the 100 or so people who came to shop! We raised $560 for the Can-Do Kitchen! Save your gadgets for next year's kitchen gadget garage sale!

Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 8am-5pm; Tuesday and Thursday 9am-1pm.