Odindi Youth Action Village

09/11/2025

Today’s harvest and free curbside veggies includes: colorful carrots, sweet strawberries, crunchy peppers, equally delicious red and green tomatoes, cherry tomatoes plus don’t forget to grab some herbs like cilantro, oregano and dill!

On other garden news, we patiently await the harvest time of our watermelons and pumpkins!

09/04/2025

JOIN US for FREE VEGGIES from the community garden on THURSDAYS & SUNDAYS at 657 ONANDAGA AVE 6PM!

Today we will be prepping for our cold weather crops!

The weather is still warm but we recommend long sleeve, pants and no open-toe shoes to keep our bodies safe!

07/30/2025

🔥 Powerful things happen when generations come together.

One of our many efforts in bringing community together has been highlighted by Generations United

The Odindi Youth Action Village Intergenerational Summer Camp is creating space for youth and elders to learn from each other, heal together, and lead with purpose. This kind of work is what real community change looks like. 💬✨

📖 Read more about it in this inspiring feature:
https://www.gu.org/resources/shared-site-newsletter-summer-2025-summer-programs/ #:~:text=Odindi%20Youth%20Action%20Village%20Intergenerational%20Summer%20Camp

What stood out to you most from this story?👇🏾 Let’s talk about it.

Summer is a perfect time for engaging multiple generations in fun, meaningful outdoor activities. Intergenerational games, gardening, storytelling, arts, and nature walks, as well as more intensive summer camps, provide opportunities for social connection, physical activity, and the transmission of....

07/23/2025

Once a week every Tuesday we hold our Yourh & Elder Summer camp and this week was very special! We celebrated a birthday as a family 🎂🎉🥳 and enjoyed some delicious food provided by FedUp Ministries

07/18/2025

Abundance of life, laughs and veggies at the garden!

We had strawberries for a garden snack and took home some veggies home to cook with our noodles!

GREEN BEANS
RADISHES
ZUCHINNI
CILANTRO
ONIONS

Cucumber, tomatoes, watermelon, peppers, carrots, beets and sweet potatoes soon to come! We can't wait to receive the fruits of our labor! Join un on Sunday to take care of the garden that takes care of us

07/14/2025

07/14/2025

WEST WILLOW ELDERS AND YOUTH SUMMER CAMP 2025 has been extended for the rest of the summer!

The fun continues every Tuesday 🗓 at 5PM⏰ at the West Willow Park 📍

Let's enjoy the rest of our summer together!

07/14/2025

WE DID IT! Congratulations to our young crew of coders! We hope this introduction to coding will inspire all of you to create change in West Willow!

Most grateful to Radha and Akram from the U-M Ginsberg Center for all their commitment and dedication to spread the knowledge! We truly appreciate you!

WEST WILLOW WILL CODE ! 💻

07/07/2025

GREAT NEWS! Due to popular demand, camp is extended for another week! We're having a great time and looking to make this week the best one yet! See y'all this Tuesday through Friday from 5-7 at the West Willow Park!

This week we want to highlight all of our elders who provide so much love, support, wisdom, structure and intention during every session! We are so blessed to have you!

07/07/2025

Coding for change! The WEST WILLOW WILL CODE STEM CAMP continues this week!

📅Dates for week:
Tuesday July 8th at 3 PM
Thursday July 10th at 3 PM

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07/06/2025

Today's garden day is postponed due to on going rain!