Green Bridge Growers

11/11/2024

Big thanks to our friends at ND’s Duncan Hall! We’re grateful for their very hard work prepping this greenhouse so we can transplant kale seedlings here for the winter. Fia, our sweet farm dog, loved all her new friends - and can’t wait to see them again soon!

10/25/2024

Thank you United Way of St. Joseph County for your commitment to the community! Love the opportunity to make a difference together!!

10/17/2024

Loved going on-air with City of South Bend - Municipal Government and Chef John Ward to talk about tomorrow’s last Linden Avenue Farmers Market of the season! Join us for plenty of fresh food and a great time!

10/17/2024

Celebrating Chris’ birthday and all he contributes to Green Bridge Growers! Grateful for the precision work he does at the farm and the joy he shares with everyone. Thank you for your lifelong interest in plants and farming that inspires our work. Here’s to a great year ahead! 🎉🎉🎉

10/11/2024

Our tater crew! Huge thanks to Granger Community Church and the Re-Entry Program volunteers! Awesome job harvesting our potato field. We love our partnership and the difference we’re making together in the community!

09/24/2024

One year ago today pup Fia joined our farm family- what a bundle of joy! Fia’s got energy galore and dearly loves all our visitors and team. Looking forward to another great year with this spunky gal!

09/23/2024

Happy Birthday to our amazing team member Matt! Matt’s been with us since the very beginning of Green Bridge Growers and is one of the hardest working guys you’d ever meet. Thanks for all you do and for making a such a difference for the local community, Matt!

09/20/2024

We love our partnership with Michiana Area Council of Governments’ Americorps Program! So grateful for Ruby Meyer’s service with us and her many contributions to the local community.

09/13/2024

Amazing, hard working, make-a-difference crew from Press Ganey Associates LLC at Green Bridge Growers today for their annual Day of Service! Harvesting for our Food Bank delivery, mulching, and cultivating our soil - so grateful for all they accomplished!

08/22/2024

Notre Dame Law School students are true servant leaders! We’re so grateful for their time serving with us to prep our fields for fall crops and harvesting for the Food Bank. Thank you for your commitment to the community!

08/19/2024

We’re so grateful for the terrific volunteers from the South Bend office of Crowe LLC, who harvested 300 lbs of our fresh produce for the Food Bank of Northern Indiana! During peak harvest season, it’s wonderful to have the help of such dedicated volunteers. We love growing produce with a purpose!

07/19/2024

Best Day Ever! Thanks to the Notre Dame Alumni Association Family Campers for a day of harvesting for our Food Bank partners, tending to our pepper crop, and making a difference for the community. You brought so much joy to your time with us!

07/13/2024

💚Women Farmers Get the Job Done 💚
And just like that, 200 tomatoes in our high tunnel pruned and tended! Pruning keeps our tomatoes healthy and benefits their growth. These 🍅 🍅 are looking fantastic and we can’t wait to share them with the community!

07/12/2024

Big thanks to the Notre Dame Alumni Association Family Campers who served with us this week! What an incredible job tending our aquaponics greenhouse - we loved their energy and commitment. We’re full of gratitude for their time with us!

07/03/2024

Love sharing our Farm to Preschool Program with the wonderful students at East Bank Learning Center! So rewarding for children to eat healthy and know how their food is grown right from the start!

06/29/2024

We’re delighted to be featured in Edible Michiana’s “Innovation” issue! The magazine recognized our four-season growing methods, including aquaponics, and the skill-matched training and jobs we provide autistic youth and young adults. We love growing produce with a purpose!

“Stepping into one of the three hoop houses at Green Bridge Growers in Mishawaka, Indiana, is like walking into a different world. The air is humid and warm, and outside sounds are muffled and replaced with the trickling of water.” - Brogan Dearinger

In the latest issue of Edible Michiana, we explored local “innovators” and their inspiring stories. This piece, titled: “Growing with a Purpose,” highlights Green Bridge Growers in Mishawaka, Indiana. Discover why this farm (the first of its kind in Michiana) is so special by grabbing a copy or following the link below.

https://ediblemichiana.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/growing-purpose

Article by: Brogan Dearinger
Photography by: Kayla Holdread

06/25/2024

Greens for Days! What lovely, fresh mustard greens harvested by Heather and our whole team for the Food Bank of Northern Indiana. We love growing produce with a purpose!

06/22/2024

Thanks to the University of Notre Dame Pre-College Programs for serving at GBG this past week! They did a fabulous job helping with our priority projects - tending our potato field and sanitizing our growing equipment. They are true servant leaders!