The Huss Project is excited to accept home compost drop-offs at the farmers market this summer! Each Saturday from June through September between 9am and 1pm, compost collected properly (see below) from homes can be dropped off at the market and will be added to our urban farm compost pile. Compost accepted at Huss:FruitsVegetablesDairy, Meat, Bones,...
The countdown to the 6th season of the Huss Project Farmer’s Market is here! 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 every week. Every Second Saturday—June 14, July...
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...
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...
*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...
Eater’s Almanac is our weekly newsletter for the Huss Project Farmer’s Market. You can receive a print copy each week at the market, which includes a recipe for seasonal vegetables! “We are each other’s harvest. We are each other’s business. We are each other’s magnitude and bond.”Gwendolyn Brooks We hear a lot these days about “agreeing to...
Eater’s Almanac is our weekly newsletter for the Huss Project Farmer’s Market. You can receive a print copy each week at the market, which includes a recipe for seasonal vegetables! Below is an excerpt of the poem "From Blossoms" by Li-Young Lee, which we first encountered in the excellent collection of food poems called The Hungry...
Eater’s Almanac is our weekly newsletter for the Huss Project Farmer’s Market. You can receive a print copy each week at the market, which includes a recipe for seasonal vegetables! “Everyone who has ever lived took the lives of other animals, pulled plants, plucked fruit, and ate. Primary people ...
Eater’s Almanac is our weekly newsletter for the Huss Project Farmer’s Market. You can receive a print copy each week at the market, which includes a recipe for seasonal vegetables! “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” Thorin to Bilbo in The Hobbit by J.R.R....
