Allen Farmers Market: A year-round Wednesday market connecting residents with fresh local produce
and other locally produced food products. Accepts EBT, WIC and Double Up Food Bucks.
Hunter Park GardenHouse: A year-round urban farm & garden and education facility, located in the
Eastside’s Hunter Park.
Breadbasket Food Pantry: Every Monday, free bread, pastries, and produce are available to Eastside
residents from 1:00 to 5:00 pm.
Youth Service Corps is a job and life skills training program for youth ages 11-17. We focus on
gardening, cooking, and community service in Lansing. It is free to join and participate, and youth earn
gift cards for their service. Contact: (517) 999-3918.
Garden in a Box: Interested in gardening, but want to start small? Eastside neighbors living within
walking distance of Hunter Park are eligible for a FREE Garden-in-a-Box kit complete with soil and
vegetable seeds/plants.
Edible Park: All food grown in the Edible Park, a designated space in Hunter Park, is free for the public to
harvest.
Fruit Tree Project: The Fruit Tree Project enables youth to learn fruit tree identification, mapping,
planting, sustainable agriculture practices, harvesting techniques, culinary skills, and safe food
handling.
Allen Neighborhood Center
http://allenneighborhoodcenter.org/
1611 E Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48912
(517) 367-2468
Nutrition and Food Assistance
Northwest Initiative
http://nwlansing.org/
( 517) 999-2894
The NorthWest Initiative is a non-profit organization working to strengthen and sustain healthy
communities in Lansing’s ‘grand neighborhoods’ – the City area bounded by the Grand River on the
north, east, and south. The organization offers monthly produce distributions, healthy cooking classes,
a mobile farmers market, school-based weekend food
survival kits, school-based garden clubs and a
recipe bank to residents in Northwest Initiative’s service area.
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Allen Farmers Market: A year-round Wednesday market connecting residents with fresh local produce
and other locally produced food products. Accepts EBT, WIC and Double Up Food Bucks.
Hunter Park GardenHouse: A year-round urban farm & garden and education facility, located in the
Eastside’s Hunter Park.
Breadbasket Food Pantry: Every Monday, free bread, pastries, and produce are available to Eastside
residents from 1:00 to 5:00 pm.
Youth Service Corps is a job and life skills training program for youth ages 11-17. We focus on
gardening, cooking, and community service in Lansing. It is free to join and participate, and youth earn
gift cards for their service. Contact: (517) 999-3918.
Garden in a Box: Interested in gardening, but want to start small? Eastside neighbors living within
walking distance of Hunter Park are eligible for a FREE Garden-in-a-Box kit complete with soil and
vegetable seeds/plants.
Edible Park: All food grown in the Edible Park, a designated space in Hunter Park, is free for the public to
harvest.
Fruit Tree Project: The Fruit Tree Project enables youth to learn fruit tree identification, mapping,
planting, sustainable agriculture practices, harvesting techniques, culinary skills, and safe food
handling.
Allen Neighborhood Center
http://allenneighborhoodcenter.org/
1611 E Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48912
(517) 367-2468
Nutrition and Food Assistance
Northwest Initiative
http://nwlansing.org/
( 517) 999-2894
The NorthWest Initiative is a non-profit organization working to strengthen and sustain healthy
communities in Lansing’s ‘grand neighborhoods’ – the City area bounded by the Grand River on the
north, east, and south. The organization offers monthly produce distributions, healthy cooking classes,
a mobile farmers market, school-based weekend food
survival kits, school-based garden clubs and a
recipe bank to residents in Northwest Initiative’s service area.
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