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Gratitude is as important for feeding your soul
as eating is important for feeding your body.
J.L.W. Brooks

Holiday Luncheon

Thursday, December 12, 11:30 am

Gladwin Center


It's a winning recipe for a delightful afternoon:


  • a cozy, comfortable setting
  • yummy lunch catered by Zingerman's
  • tempting array of tasty desserts
  • warm beverages
  • music and greenery
  • and YOU!


Join your Farm & Garden friends for an afternoon of food and fellowship as we start the holiday season. Cost is $25 per person. Spaces are limited. The registration and payment deadline is 11:30 pm, Sunday, December 1. No registrations can be accepted after that date.


Click here for all the details and to register. Payment can be made online; checks must be received by December 1.



Application deadline is November 30!

Nonprofit garden, farm projects invited to apply for Ann Arbor Farm & Garden grants; scholarship funds available to college students


Ann Arbor Farm & Garden is now accepting applications for grant funding from nonprofit garden- and farm-related projects in Washtenaw County. Grant applicants must be nonprofit or 501(c)3 organizations.

Projects must further the mission of Ann Arbor Farm & Garden to promote and support local gardens, farms, and environmental stewardship through education, community service, and financial grants and scholarships.


College students pursuing studies in horticulture, environment, and related fields are invited to apply for scholarship funds.

The application deadline is November 30, 2024. Award decisions will be announced in February 2025. Please direct questions to Ann Ringia, Foundation Chair, at AAFG.Foundation@gmail.com.

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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events

Autumn Wonder Walks at Matthaei

Matthaei Botanical Gardens is hosting free guided nature walks on select Wednesdays and Sundays. These walks are FREE, no registration is required. Wonder Walks are designed for all ages to inspire curiosity and learning from each other through activities that model curiosity and honor nature. Wednesday walks begin at 5:30 pm. Sunday walks begin at 1:00 pm. Gather inside the lobby of Matthaei Botanical Gardens about 10 minutes before the start.


Black Cat Pottery Holiday Open House

Saturday, December 7, 10am-4pm, 3903 Grayton St., Detroit, MI 48224. Join Cheryl English and friends for Black Cat Pottery's last event of the year as we open wide the studio doors for our Holiday Open House. We're sharing some never-before-seen, limited edition work, bringing out old favorites, and introducing our inaugural ornament, based on our ever-popular Itty Bitty Box series, available on a limited, introductory basis. We may even plunge into our BCP archive to share some one-of-a-kind pieces we'll never see again. Come join us to celebrate the season!


Black Nature Walk at the Arb

Wed, Oct 16 2024 - Wed, Jan 1 2025

This semester, a Black Nature Walk will wind through Nichols Arboretum in the trails around the Peony garden. The walk is the creation of a group of students enrolled in a Black Ecologies course taught by Professor Bénédicte Boisseron from the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies. Black ecology is the study of Black people in relation to their environment. In 2022, poet and scholar Joshua Bennett curated an outdoor exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden featuring work by Black poets. Inspired by this, students are now creating a similar experience at Nichols Arboretum. They will showcase poems from Camille T. Dungy's anthology "Black Nature," along with a special "In Memoriam" poem by Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate executed in Missouri on September 24th, 2024.



Get to know Ann Arbor Farm & Garden!


We’re a welcoming, active group of learners, doers, explorers, and leaders,

passionate about sharing and promoting the many benefits of gardens and gardening with each other and our community.

We raise money for annual grants and scholarships, expand our gardening and environmental knowledge,

and share beauty with others through garden tours and flower therapy. In the process, we create strong social connections and lifelong friendships.


Flowers – Friends – Food – Gardens – Giving

AAF&G members enjoy them all. Join us!

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Be eco-friendly this fall -- it's easy with these tips

Whether we're tending a traditional urban yard, an expansive garden, or a rural property, we all have a role to play as good environmental stewards. Creating and maintaining habitats for our bird, frog, bee, butterfly and insect friends has never been more critical. Happily, there are some easy ways to simplify your fall garden chores AND do your part to support the creatures who help support us.

Leave the leaves! (and the perennials)
Leaf litter is an incubator for a host of insects, frogs and toads, and other wildlife. Native bees nest in hollow stems of perennials, and butterflies overwinter on a variety of garden plants. Birds feast on the seed heads of coneflowers, sunflowers, liatris and more.

Check out the Xerces Society's "Leave the Leaves" campaign site for extensive information and great resources, including cool signs you can download and display to neighbors and passersby.

Plant bulbs for next Spring's pollinators
Early-blooming bulbs provide critical nectar for bees. Daffodils, alliums, crocus and hyacinths are great choices. (Tulips are lovely, but irresistible to deer.)

MSU Extension has a wealth of information on spring-flowering bulbs here.

Plant Michigan native shrubs and trees
Their flowers, fruits and foliage are important to a wide range of insects, birds, and mammals, and they'll add beauty to your landscape. Fall is an excellent time to plant!

Discover the best of our natives with these guides from MSU Extension and Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation.


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Birds on the Move -- Help Make Migration Safer


As the days shorten, many of the birds we've enjoyed throughout the summer are making their way to wintering grounds far away. You can find out who's flying over your area at night with BirdCast, a project of The Cornell Lab, Colorado State University, and UMass Amherst. When, where, and how far will birds migrate? How many birds passed last night? BirdCast tools allow you to explore the answers to these and many other questions about bird migration.


Learn how you can contribute to a safe migration season with this Safe Passage Great Lakes information from Michigan Audubon. Turning off lights, marking windows, and keeping cats indoors are relatively simple ways to help the birds.


Should you find an injured bird, contact the Bird Center of Michigan. This Saline-based nonprofit takes in more than 1800 birds each year of more than 85 species and is open 365 days a year to care for wild birds in need. They are an excellent resource and provide critical care for our feathered friends.


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Ann Arbor Farm & Garden is a social and philanthropic 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.


Our mission is to promote and support local gardens, farms, and environmental stewardship through education, community service, and financial grants and scholarships.


Founded Fall 1946 / Incorporated Spring 1997 / Independent Spring 2017

P.O. Box 354

Dexter, MI 48130