Hosted Projects.
Accelerating grassroots projects.
Grow Benzie provides space, fiscal sponsorship, and technical assistance to Benzie County based projects. These projects work to improve the lives of children, families, and communities. 40% of hosted projects are entirely run by volunteers.
Guilds
“It’s all just happening right here...Without Grow Benzie, I don’t know if we would be where we are.”
- Jenn Ryan, Grow Benzie Art Guild
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The FiberShed
MANAGER, KAREN EARL
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The Seed Guild
CO-LIBRARIAN, ANGELA O’HEARN
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The Bee Guild
PRESIDENT, SHARON JONES
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The Art Guild
CO-MANAGER, JENN RYAN
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Winter Market
Event Organizer, Gaia Pampu
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Grow Benzie Market
Farm Market Manager, N/A
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The Fermentation Guild
CO-MANAGER, BERNIE WARE
Community Projects
“Grow Benzie had their finger on those grants that were out there; they had their finger on what was happening at the State level.”
- Val Gerhart, CARE for Benzie
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Benzie Area Youth Initative
COORDINATOR, SARAH MAY
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CARE for Benzie
COORDINATOR, SARAH MAY
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Shared Family Care
COORDINATOR, SUSAN JOHNSON
Collaborative Bodies.
“It is a neutral location - it’s not at a specific school - it’s pretty centered in the county. Grow Benzie has outreach to the whole county, not just one specific area, so I think it really draws people from Frankfort, Beulah, Honor, and Thompsonville to be this nice central hub.”
- Sarah May, Benzie County Human Services Collaborative Body
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Benzie Human Services Collaborative
COORDINATOR, SARAH MAY
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BEST Benzie County
COORDINATOR, MAGGIE BACON
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