We know that access to food remains an ongoing need for families in our community, and in 2024 the Huss Project continued efforts to increase food availability to our neighbors through a variety of our own programs and partnerships. This year we completed our 12th season hosting Meet Up and Eat Up, a free summer lunch...
We also worked with the Huss Experiential Learning Partners (HELP)—The Huss Project, Three Rivers Area Mentoring (TRAM), Three Rivers Public Library, and the St. Joseph County Great Start Collaborative—to coordinate a number of nature-based, experiential learning programs this year. One of the first signs of spring on the Huss Project campus are eager TRAM students who...
As one way of living out our core values, The Huss Project has collaborated with local non-profits over the past several years to develop and implement enriching nature-based programs for children in our community. In 2024, these partnerships evolved into the Huss Experiential Learning Partners (HELP)—a partnership of local nonprofits who meet monthly to co-create...
The farm is closed for the season and there are swirling flurries of snow in the air, so what better way to shake us out of hibernation than to reminisce on the fifth season of The Huss Project Farmer’s Market? Since 2020 our market has blossomed into a vibrant gathering space for neighbors to come...
T-Mobile announces Three Rivers as one of its latest 25 Hometown Grant recipients. The $50,000 grant will go toward renovating part of the Huss Project for a community bike shop—repairing used bikes with and for our neighbors, developing an earn-a-bike youth bike program with partners, and adding a bike-powered community compost program for our urban farm—to increase...
We continued to expand our partnerships for experiential learning opportunities this past year, utilizing the Huss campus as an outdoor, nature-based classroom. Our partnership with Three Rivers Area Mentoring (TRAM) continued this year. We hosted TRAM's After School program at the Huss Project one day a week during warmer months and provided outdoor programming alongside TRAM's...
We completed our fourth season of the Huss Project Farmer's Market this year! What began in 2020 as an emergency response to Three Rivers closing its market due to COVID has become a joyful (and delicious) hub of activity at the Huss Project every Saturday morning from June through September! The market featured 17 vendors this...
We continued our focus on increasing access to food for our neighbors in 2023 at the Huss Project through several programs. Our Fresh Food Initiative, in partnership with the South Michigan Food Bank, provides free food boxes for 150 families on the third Saturday of each month—which adds up to over 5,400 neighbors receiving food through...
It's been another busy year at the Huss Project! For the next several weeks, we'll highlight some of our work this year by focusing on different programming areas. We launched our Dolly Parton's Imagination Library affiliate during our Back to School Celebration in 2022. The Imagination Library sends books to children five and under every month...
*culture is not optional (*cino)/The Huss Project is also looking for four compassionate, creative, hard-working people to join us full-time for 10 weeks this summer as AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associates! Applicants should be 18 years of age or older, with a passion for serving our Three Rivers community through urban farming, event planning, and youth engagement. The term runs...
The weather outside might be frightful today, but we've been busy planning for warmer months and the Huss Project Farmer's Market! The market will once again happen every Saturday, 9:00am to 1:00pm from June through September and will feature fresh local produce, syrup, baked goods, kids activities, farm tours, forest trails, bike tune-ups, and more...
It's hard to believe when the cold weather keeps persisting, but summer is right around the corner here in Michigan. And that means it's almost time for the Huss Project Farmer's Market! The market will once again happen every Saturday, 9:00am to 1:00pm from June through September and will feature fresh, local produce, baked goods,...
