Our Mission
To support community residents in growing and accessing healthy food in order to reconnect with the land and each other.
Upcoming Events:
GREENS KITS AND PEPPER PACKS STILL AVAILABLE!
2024 GARDEN KIT DISTRIBUTION DAY
When: Saturday, May 18th from 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Where: Neighborhood Engagement Hub - 3216 M.L. King Ave. Flint, MI 48505 (Travel north on M.L. King Ave, turn right on Pasadena Ave, and then turn right on Essex St)
Pick Up: You can get your purchases as a drive-through with kits and compost being placed in your car or you may park and visit the various booths that we have set up for the day.
Bonus Table: This table is for those interested purchasing additional plants and seeds! Eggplant, okra, and collard plants, and more(!) will be available at this table.
Seeds will include a variety.
If you have questions on Distribution Day, please call 810-348-5332
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
• Garden Starter Kits must be picked up at the Neighborhood Engagement Hub located at 3216 M.L. King Ave in Flint on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
• EBT Payment will be taken the day of the event unless otherwise notified.
****All garden kits and compost must be picked up on Distribution Day.
If you can not pick up your kit please arrange for someone else to!****
Information Resources for Gardeners
- Did you get a garden kit but you need more copies of the Growing Guide?
- Find the planting guide for seeds and transplants?
- Need to save some of your seeds for next year?
- Planting potatoes?
Go to our Resources Page.
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Summary of 10 years of Impact in Flint through our work
For the past 10 growing seasons, beginning in 2009, Edible Flint has worked to support community residents in growing and accessing healthy food, in order to connect them with the land and each other. This report gathers information from the people we have served and is an effort to tell you a story about how we have worked together to help Flint grow! Thank you all for your support of us as an organization and for continuing to support the work that we do.
To download a digital copy of the report, click on the picture of the report cover on the right. We can also make printed copies available if you would like one please reach out to us for more information.
The work we do cannot be done alone. Thank you for giving us rich soil in which we can cultivate community improvement.
To download a digital copy of the report, click on the picture of the report cover on the right. We can also make printed copies available if you would like one please reach out to us for more information.
The work we do cannot be done alone. Thank you for giving us rich soil in which we can cultivate community improvement.
Check out edible flint in the news!
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Fox 66 Profitt Report: What Flint gardeners should know about lead safety
Fox 66 Profitt Report: the economics of starting your backyard garden
WNEM Channel 5 Program teaches positive impact of gardening
Taste the Local Difference Guide Community Spotlight Article
Fox 66 Profitt Report: the economics of starting your backyard garden
WNEM Channel 5 Program teaches positive impact of gardening
Taste the Local Difference Guide Community Spotlight Article
Percentage of Gardens that are safe for Food Production
Graph courtesy of Richard Sadler, PHD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine/Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University