Muncie Urban Garden Initiative

Muncie Urban Garden Initiative (MUGI) Muncie Urban Garden Initiative is aimed at networking resources and community engagement to encourage more local urban food production.

(MUGI) Muncie Urban Garden Initiative is...

1) a local urban garden initiative aimed at networking resources and community engagement to encourage more local urban food production.

2) a collaborative effort and program of Muncie Delaware Clean and Beautiful, Motivate Our Minds, and the City of Muncie (MRC and NIC).

3) a network of all the local gardens and gardeners in Muncie, IN. Any of the f

ollowing institutions and entities (listed below) can start a community garden.
- Restaurants
- Businesses
- Schools
- Churches
- Neighborhood Associations
- Various institutions (prisons, hospitals, non-profits, etc.) There are currently 12 gardens within the MUGI network totaling an estimated 2 acres of land in production in Muncie. This does not account for the hundreds of backyard gardens that are in production as well. Soon to be included in this list are gardens at restaurants, like Damask Café, and other businesses that wish to make a difference in the community in terms of local food production. MUGI gardens include:
● North Street Urban Garden
● Maring Hunt Community Gardens
● Urban Light Community Garden
● Riverside UMC Community Garden
● Motivate Our Minds Childrens Garden
● Roy C. Buley Center Childrens Garden
● First Fruits Garden Project
● Youth Opportunity Center Youth Garden
● Inside Out Community Garden
● HUB Community Garden
● East 16th Street Church of God
● Minnetrista Permaculture Initiative Garden

Get a lead on various seed breeds. ----------Saturday January 27, 2-5pm @ Maring-Hunt!
01/08/2018

Get a lead on various seed breeds. ----------
Saturday January 27, 2-5pm @ Maring-Hunt!

11/03/2017

Who wants to help out at the Maring Hunt garden this week?

Two very interesting, and related, events on Wednesday this week.1/ growers market @ MH Garden, 2:30-6:30pm2/ Food Acces...
08/29/2017

Two very interesting, and related, events on Wednesday this week.
1/ growers market @ MH Garden, 2:30-6:30pm
2/ Food Access Town Hall @ Church of Living God 1120 E Washington, 7-9pm

08/25/2017
Mark your calendars for this public forum on the food access situation in Muncie and Delaware County!
08/11/2017

Mark your calendars for this public forum on the food access situation in Muncie and Delaware County!

A friend in my neighborhood has some free wood available for raised beds or other projects if any body wants it? See Set...
06/28/2017

A friend in my neighborhood has some free wood available for raised beds or other projects if any body wants it? See Seth's post below.

Jason Donati

06/26/2017

Hello Gardener Friends!

I have some free late cabbage, kohlrabi, collard greens, summer squash, peppers, tomatoes and brussel sprouts plants if any body wants some.

Let me know by responding to this message.

Jason Donati

05/30/2017

Did you know you can grow your own fresh produce at a FREE community garden plot?

As a part of 8 Twelve Coalition's neighborhood revitalizing plan, they have installed a community garden in front of Avondale United Methodist Church and there are FOUR plots left for the taking!

Contact the Ross Center to claim your plot and you will be well on your way to enjoying your very own homegrown veggies and herbs!

05/11/2017

Check out this great video of a young man in Indy do some amazing work!

Lots happening at Maring-Hunt! The columns rise through the sheer force of will of BSU architecture students and Prof Ha...
04/19/2017

Lots happening at Maring-Hunt! The columns rise through the sheer force of will of BSU architecture students and Prof Harwood.

02/22/2017

Minnetrista is hosting two, yes TWO, seeds swap pretty soon:
March 8, 6-8pm
March 11, 11am-1pm

http://www.minnetrista.net/events/2017/03/08/general/seed-swap/

Minnetrista is home to a diverse and rich community of native Indiana plant and animal species. In this section you can discover more about our habitats, wildlife, and engaging nature experiences for children and adults.

Pretty cool Urban Ag Certification program from Purdue Extension.
11/02/2016

Pretty cool Urban Ag Certification program from Purdue Extension.

1 2 3 The Urban Agriculture Certificate is a yearlong experience that combines classroom learning with field trips to prepare urban agriculture leaders for success with their project. Urban Agriculture Certificate participants will: • Receive in-depth instruction

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