“The GVSU Community Garden provides a forum for education and discussion around the environmental, social and economic aspects of food systems, and provides a space for learning about the importance of consuming local and organic foods.”

PHI 376 students, along with a group of faculty and staff members collaborated during the 2008 Winter semester to design and implement the community garden. The garden was created to raise awareness on GVSU’s campus about our individual and campus-wide impacts of our food choices. By providing students, faculty and staff with a space to gather we hope to promote experiential learning through the growing of food, and a community area to host various events and activities. In the future the garden will provide an avenue for individuals, groups and organizations to work together to foster a greater engagement with sustainability and environmental stewardship, as well as contributing to an overall sense of community on campus.

Who We Are:

During the Winter 2008 semester, students from PHI 376 Ecological Literacy and Sustainability course and Grand Valley State University (GVSU) faculty and staff members met to design and implement the Community Garden. The Garden was created to raise awareness on GVSU’s campus about the impact of individual and campus-wide food choices. The Garden also provides an experiential learning and gathering space.
         • We are a group of individuals who have a vision for the future that centers on local and organic food systems.
         • We are passionate about gardening and producing our own food, as well as food for the local community.
         • We are resilient—like our crops—and determined to create a foundation of sustainable food practices at GVSU.

The Mission:

The GVSU Community Garden provides a forum for education, discussion and practice of the importance of consuming local and organic foods. It also creates a space for learning about the environmental, social and economic constructs of food systems.

*Please Donate*

The Grand Valley Community Garden has many needs this season. We are looking to raise $10,000 to provide the garden with new tools, a sustainable bamboo fence, seeds and a paid intern.

Our current fund raising plans include:

• Selling garden plots
• Selling tree saplings
• Applying for grants
• Partnering with local organizations
• Accepting Donations

Please send donations to 224 Lake Ontario Hall, Dean’s Suite, to the attention of the Community Garden. Make checks payable to GVSU SEC and in the memo please reference the Community Garden.

To donate, learn more or for further information on how to invest or become involved in the GVSU Community Garden please email the Garden Crew at sustainability@gvsu.edu

**For the April Community Garden Newsletter, click here.

Location

From 48th street:  Take a left on Luce Street.

From campus on 42nd street:  Take a right onto Luce street.

The community garden is about half way between 42nd and 48th located west of the Wesley house. The house is the last one on your way from 48^th street (on your left) or the first house on your way from 42nd street (on your right). There is a Community Garden sign on the corner of 42^nd and Luce and in front of the garden itself. Please park your vehicles in the parking lot to the right of the house.