FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10.15.2009

The Riddle Elementry Hoophouse is Back

The NorthWest Initiative's Food Systems Project's School Garden-Based Nutrition Education Program will be celebrating the return of the hoophouse (passive solar greenhouse) this Friday after being down for a winter due to vandalism. The 250+ students at Riddle Elementary will now be able to see sprouts spring into life in the middle of all the ice and snow!

Come join us this Friday, October 16th from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in the Riddle Elementary School Garden at 221 Huron St, Lansing, MI 48915. Students will be preparing the indoor and outdoor gardens for winter while snacking on pumpkin bread and apple cider.

Special thanks go out to the hoop house experts John Biernbaum and Adam Montri for leading the hoophouse repairs and Mayor Virg Bernero and the Lansing Police Department for making the funds available to pay for the new plastic and for supplying a security camera and signage. I am completely astounded by the good will and support of our community.

The School Garden-Based Nutrition Education program is funded by the Michigan Nutrition Network and the Ingham County Health Department. All garden related expenses are paid for entirely by community donations.

For more information please call Joy Baldwin at 517-999-2894 or e-mail her at joy@nwlansing.org .

Contact Information:
Joy Baldwin
517-999-2894
joy@nwlansing.org