Saturday, April 25 | Doors open 10 am-4:00 pm
United Methodist Church of Ludington | 5810 E Bryant Rd
AFFEW is excited to share a variety of in-person presentations during our Earth Day Celebration! This years theme is Our Power, Our Planet. This all day event will include many topics of interest. Our keynote speaker, Mary Reilly, will discuss ”The Good, the Bad, & Tradeoffs of Large-Scale Solar” We’re also pleased to have Jim McGrath from Nature Discovery bring his interactive show featuring reptiles and amphibians plus additional presenters. In addition we’ll have many organizations and groups represented at the information booths. Sign-up to volunteer for this event!
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Our annual Earth Day Celebration will be an interactive, in person all day event! We’ll have a variety of speakers presenting and informational booths representing the community and our partners. The day will include activities for children, a guided hike and many other fun events. We’ll also have tours of U Dig It Community Garden located behind the church. Doors open at 10 am. Interested in volunteering for this event? Get registered on the 
U Dig It Community Garden (UDICG) and A Few Friends for the Environment of the World (AFFEW) will host a Lucky 13 Open House on Saturday, August 5 from 10 am-12 pm to celebrate thirteen years of gardening excellence! Tours of the garden will take place throughout the morning plus representatives will talk about youth and adult programs offered during the season. The event will also focus on the relationship with our local food pantry, Lakeshore Food Club and West Michigan Community Mental Health, Dimensions Unlimited. This will be a fun, family friendly event that will include a variety of raffle prizes and free giveaways!
GMO/bio-engineered, hybrid, organic and heirloom seeds. Participants will learn which garden vegetables are good candidates for seed saving and how to collect and store seeds for maximal germination. She will also be sharing information on collecting seeds from native plants and their germination requirements.
We will look at live pest issues and discuss how to best deal with pest and disease challenges using organic methods. John takes a whole system approach to pest and disease management that considers climate, season, soils, plant stress, and fertility.
In this FREE hands-on presentation, participants will learn about the benefits of using worm castings in home gardens and how to set up a basic home vermicomposting bin to turn kitchen scraps into plant food. Participants will have the opportunity to touch, smell, and take home red wiggler worms and worm castings produced locally at 