Mark Your Calendars for these Upcoming Events!

Monthly Meetings are normally on the third Saturday of the Month from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, Grand Rapids Library on Bridge Street

2025 Local Events

  • 10/01/25 - 577 Foundation Green Door Studio Ribbon Cutting and Open House from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm. Explore the studio, enjoy make-and-take activities, and connect with other over light refreshments.

  • 10/02/25 - Rain Barrel Workshop at Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District, 3348 Hill Ave, Toledo, OH from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Tickets are $40 and included the barrel and all the hardware/tools necessary to make the rain barrel. For more information and to register on-line go to https://www.lucasswcd.org/rbworkshop.html.

  • 10/18/25 - Fall Garden Exchange at the Log Cabin Information Booth West of the Bridge from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm - Remember your fellow gardeners this Fall! Share your plants, seeds, equipment and ideas at the Grand Growers Garden Exchange at the Log Cabin Information Booth in Grand Rapids, Ohio. Free and Open to the Public. You might come empty handed but you are sure to leave with something grand!

  • 10/18/25 - Noticing Nature Conference at Toledo Botanical Garden, Crosby Conference Center, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Cost to attend is $40 for Master Gardeners and $50 for the public. Seating is limited to 75, register at https://go.osu.edu/noticingnature2025.

  • 10/30/24 - Vericomposting 101 at Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District, 3348 Hill Ave, Toledo, OH from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Tickets are $50 (includes two storage totes, worms and light refreshments). For more information and to register on-line go to https://www.lucasswcd.org/vermicomposting.html.

  • 11/15/25 - Creating Critter Friendly Decorations for the Community Tree at the Grand Rapids Library (material will be provided)

  • 12/13/25 - Holiday Celebration and 2026 Planning, Grand Rapids Library

2026 Grand Growers Planned Schedule

  • 1/17/26 - Appreciation Banquet

  • 2/21/26 - PRO Home and Garden Show in Toledo, Ohio

  • 3/21/26 - Spring Gardening - Clean Up and Planting

  • 4/18/26 - Groovy Plants Ranch in Marengo, Ohio

  • 5/16/26 - Spring Garden Exchange

  • 6/20/26 - Annual Historic Garden Walk

  • 7/18/26 - Craft Event TBD

  • 8/15/26 - Toledo Botanical Gardens

  • 9/19/26 - Fall Gardening - Clean Up and Seed Starts

  • 10/17/26 - Fall Garden Exchange

  • 11/21/26 - Craft Event TBD

  • 12/19/26 - Holiday Celebration

For current meeting information, please sign up for our informational emails at grandgrowers@gmail.com