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! Welcome to the 2021 market season. This is our second year hosting a Farmer’s Market at the Huss Project! While we appear to be heading in the...
The world is changing all the time, but we all felt that change acutely this year, from the national political stage to a simple trip to the grocery store. As we near the end of 2020, much remains uncertain. But like a stray wildflower working its way toward the light and producing seed amid the...
“Release the need to hate, to harbor division, and the enticement of revenge. Release all bitterness. Hold only love, only peace in your heart, knowing that the battle of good to overcome evil is already won.” John Lewis, Across that Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change In this time of great anxiety, isolation, and grief,...
We started a fundraiser last week to raise $5,000 that would then be matched by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). We just received word from the Fibre Converters Foundation: they will provide an additional $5,000 match if we meet our goal! This means your donation will be tripled to help support our work. We've already...
Last July, over a thousand of our neighbors joined us for our annual celebration of community called Huss Future Festival. As we danced, played, created, shopped, sweated, and ate side by side, we could not have imagined how dramatically the shape of loving our neighbors would change in 2020. But it has, and we’re rolling with...
Happy Earth Day! Today is the 50th anniversary of the first celebration on April 22, 1970, when over 20 million people participated in teach-ins, rallies, and workshops, in the largest show of support for any cause in U.S. history! In honor of Earth Day 2020, we at the Huss Project are celebrating the lives of the...
The past year has been a time of incredible growth for *culture is not optional, our parent organization, and we are thrilled to be recruiting folks to join us in our work here in Three Rivers, with three different levels of commitment. Whether for ten weeks this coming summer or for an open-ended period of...
Starting March 19, we’ll be showing a series of seven films about environmental issues leading up to Earth Day. Chemicals, fracking, plastic, impending climate doom—why in the world would you want to participate in this film festival, must less pay money just to feel depressed and overwhelmed? Good question! We’re glad you asked. Think for a moment...
A big piece of the future vision for the Huss Project is to have living space for a residential community. Though this goal is still a long way off, we’re very excited to announce a new resident caretaker position. The caretaker (or caretakers) will live in a sweet, small house just to the south of the...
The best kind of work gets done when you have a strong network of creative and passionate people collaborating to make things happen. At Huss, we are very grateful for all the wonderful folks we get to partner and grow with which makes the work at Huss possible. United Community Assistance Program (UCAP), the city...
During this giving season, we've asked donors why they have chosen to become a Friend of Huss! Alek and Deborah Haak-Frost, long-term community members of *culture is not optional, provided a few of their thoughts: Alek: "I believe in the cause. I believe community building can solve a variety of issues. While nationally, divisiveness and vitriol...
Mary Recher attended Huss starting in Kindergarten in 1935 and stayed there until 7th grade when she went to junior high. Below are memories she shared with Elizabeth, a former intern at the Huss Project. Thank you Mary for letting us share your wonderful memories of Huss! If you or someone you know would like...
