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Live in Burton Heights? Help FGRP plant trees!

Sep10

Friends of Grand Rapids Parks is planting more than 250 trees in one weekend. That takes lots of people working together. They’d love for you to be one of them. CAN YOU LEND A HAND?!
Mayor’s Greening Initiative
October 8 & 9, 2021
Burton Heights Neighborhood
SIGN UP NOW! →

Volunteer for a 3-hour shift and help plant 250+ new trees along neighborhood streets. Trees will be planted in open spaces between the sidewalk and road (don’t worry – they won’t interfere with power lines, driveways or walkways!).

3 OPTIONS: Friday, Oct. 8, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, 10-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, 2-5 p.m.
PICK YOUR SHIFT →

Free class with Flip Dog Yoga at Farmers Market Saturday

Jul21

At 12:30 p.m. Saturday July 24, the Southeast Area Farmers Market will offer a free yoga class with Flip Dog Yoga! The class is part of our Market Moves event.

Flip Dog Yoga’s instructors

“We help you find the form of the pose that makes sense for your body,” said instructor Nick Dobkowski. “Yoga is a time to quiet your mind and notice what is going on in your body—that takes the practice from something that is being done to you to something you are doing.”

Read more about Flip Dog here.

We will also be welcoming community partners, Consumers Energy Helping Neighbors and Michigan League of Conservation Voters.

The Southeast Area Farmers’ Market provides a wide variety of local produce, cottage kitchen foods, personal care items, crafts and ready-to-eat foods. Our vendors are primarily women of color, home growers and residents of OKT’s targeted neighborhoods. In addition to providing access to healthy food, the market hosts meal preparation activities, workshops and guests from community organizations.

We welcome Bridge Card, SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks, WIC and many other assistance and coupon programs. How the Double Up Food Bucks Program Works 

MSUE free online canning classes start Thursday

Jul5

Register here!

Are you thinking about preserving food at home this summer? Join MSU Extension to learn best practices for safe home food preservation and receive valuable resources to ensure the safety of your home preserved foods.

Classes offered at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. each of the following Thursdays:

July 8 – Preserving Berries

July 15 – Preservation Methods-Safe or Unsafe?

July 22 – Pickling-Not Just For Cucumbers

July 29 – Water Bath & Atmospheric Steam Canning

August 5 – Shopping & Storing MI Fresh Produce from the Farmers Market & U-Pick

August 12 – Peaches-Can or Freeze?

August 19 – Picked a Peck of Peppers-Now What?

August 26 – Filling your Freezer

September 9 – Too Many Tomatoes

September 16 – Salsa 101

September 23 – Drying Produce and Fruit Leathers

GR Juneteenth 2021: Dickinson Park Dunumba “Power In the People!”

Jun18

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Independence Day Celebration
Sat. June19, 2021

12:30 p.m. Parade begins at 12:30 Pm

1 p.m. Opening ceremony  

Dickinson Buffer Park                         
1635 Linden Street SE GR, MI 49507

Bring your family and friends to this FREE, fun in the sun event. Walk, jog, or ride your bike. Take Rapid Transit #3 (Madison) or #4 (Eastern) Enjoy refreshments, bring a drum, lawn chair, jump rope, Free throw challenge and more.

Sponsored by; (ADDPA), City of Grand Rapids and West Michigan Jewels Of Africa LLC

For information email info.msjewelshair@att.net or text (616)633-8148