Allison Burkholder
Check out the robust events schedule in the GardenHouse!
Check out the 2010 Workshop Schedule:
Gardeners of all experience levels are encouraged to come down to the Hunter Park Community GardenHouse for a full menu of garden workshop options. Join our industry experts and meet the neighbors at any one of the following workshops in the coming months; unless indicated otherwise, these workshops are free to the [...]
Sign up for the February Urban Gardener Certificate Program TODAY!
Open enrollment has begun for the Spring 2010 Urban Gardener Certificate Program. The class, Wednesdays from 6:30-9, February 24th through March 31st, is a great introduction to basic yard and greenhouse gardening skills appropriate for high density, small lot neighborhoods – conveniently much like those on Lansing’s Eastside. Interested? Email allisonb@allenneighborhoodcenter.org to request an electronic application, or [...]
Special Holiday Hours in the GardenHouse
The GardenHouse will be open through December 23rd as usual (see GardenHouse page on right margin). For December 24th through January 3rd, we will be closed on weekdays (24-25, 28-Jan 1) and open for shortened hours on the weekends (including the 26th,27th, 2nd, and 3rd) from 2:30-4:30pm. Come wind down with us on the weekends [...]
The GardenHouse Book Club Meets Tonight!
Tonight, the GardenHouse Book Club will meet for the second time to discuss Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Meet the neighbors at the GardenHouse in Hunter Park (on Kalamazoo between Clifford and Holmes) for a discussion at 6:30. See you there!
The GardenHouse Book Club Plans Another Meeting in December
The GardenHouse Book Club met for the first time on Tuesday night to discuss the book Animal Vegetable Miracle. We had a great group of people and a range of comments and perspectives for discussion. The next meeting is scheduled for December 15th from 6:30-8P, and we would like to offer you the opportunity to weigh in on the book [...]
GardenHouse Gazette
What’s growin on
in the GardenHouse?
September 14, 2009
Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?
1. Good Morning!
2. Why are we turning our beds?
3. Corn-ey Joke from the GardenHouse
4. DELICIOUS Corn Chowder recipe (my absolute favorite!)
5. Lovely Links
6. Special THANKS to Estella!
7. Premiere of “Craftsman Style”
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A SECOND CHANCE TO BUILD A BACKYARD GREENHOUSE!
Extend Michigan’s notoriously short growing season!
The Allen Neighborhood Center and its Hunter Park Community GardenHouse are sponsoring Build a Backyard Greenhouse workshops, where neighbors from the Lansing area have the opportunity to get together and BUILD. A skilled instructor will be modeling and guiding participants in the construction of 10’ X 14’ greenhouses.
Come learn valuable skills, meet neighbors, and [...]