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Master gardener Tony Faar-Rader teaches about plants in a previous workshop.
SCOTTVILLE — FiveCAP Inc. will hold its annual Mason County garden workshop at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, at the FiveCAP Johnson Road Warehouse.
The workshop, led by an MSU-trained master gardener, will offer tips on growing vegetables in small backyard gardens or containers. Participants will receive vegetable plants, including broccoli, peppers, cabbage, snow peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans, squash and pie pumpkins.
The workshop is offered through Community Services Block Grant funding that is distributed to FiveCAP by the federal government. The best use of these funds is determined by the FiveCAP Board of Directors, which is charged with evaluating the specific needs to the community and working to combat poverty locally.
For over five decades, FiveCAP has seen the role gardening can play in helping residents of its four-county service area become self-sufficient. Workshops are offered in each county of Mason, Manistee, Lake and Newaygo, as well as food preservation workshops in the fall.
Eligible participants are county residents with annual income at or below 200 percent of poverty: 1-person household $31,920; 2-person $43,280; 3-person $54,640; 4-person $66,000; or add $11,360 for each additional household member.
To register, call FiveCAP at 231-757-3785 or visit the Mason County FiveCAP office, 302 N. Main St., Scottville.
