Community Sustainability Workshop: Vermicomposting
AGES 12+
Vermicomposting: Turn Food Scraps into Garden Gold!
Join us on Saturday, October 4, from 2:30–4:30 PM for a hands-on vermicomposting workshop led by Ricky Blanding of Scrap Soils—a skilled gardener, environmentalist, and ceramicist with deep expertise in worm composting.
Vermicomposting is a clean, odor-free, and incredibly effective way to recycle food waste using worms. These hardworking little helpers transform your scraps into a nutrient-rich, microbe-packed soil amendment that enhances plant health and enriches your garden. Done properly, this method produces no odors or insects.
Perfect for apartments, condos, or any indoor space, this method helps you reduce waste and close the food loop right at home. During the workshop, you’ll receive live worms, essential materials, and step-by-step guidance to start your own composting bin. You will need to bring your own plastic bin or purchase one in class. We will be in touch before class begins to give you more details.
Location:
Hope For Flowers
119 GARFIELD ST.
SUITE 500
DETROIT, MI 48201
*West side of the Freelon building on the plaza.
This workshop is FREE for all Detroit, Highland Park and Hamtramck Residents 12+.
Participants younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Class Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Session Time: 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Space is limited, so register today!
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!
Fall 2025 Adult Art Enrichment
AGES 18+
*This class is now filled and registration is closed.*
Print Your Vision: 4-Week Screen Printing Class
Discover the art of screen printing with Ron Watters of One Custom City in this hands-on, four-week Adult Art Enrichment class at Hope for Flowers. From September 11 to October 2, you’ll meet every Thursday evening to explore the full creative process—brainstorming ideas, designing collaboratively, and bringing your concepts to life through vibrant, hand-pulled prints.
No experience? No problem. Ron will guide you step-by-step, whether you’re printing on paper, fabric, or your own items. By the end of the class, you’ll leave with unique, wearable or display-ready pieces—and the confidence to keep printing on your own. Come ready to experiment, collaborate, and get a little ink on your hands!
Priority registration will be given to participants who have not previously taken this class at the Hope for Flowers Artisan Studio.
Location:
Hope For Flowers
119 GARFIELD ST.
SUITE 500
DETROIT, MI 48201
*West side of the Freelon building on the plaza.
This workshop is FREE for all Detroit, Highland Park and Hamtramck Residents 18+.
Class Dates: Thursdays, September 11, September 18, September 25 and October 2, 2025
Session Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!
Fall 2025 Youth Art Enrichment
AGES 7-12 (AFTERNOON Youth Art Enrichment Class is FILLED, Morning session still available.)
These FREE Saturday art classes are open to children ages 7 to 12 who attend public or charter schools—or are homeschooled—in Detroit, Highland Park, or Hamtramck. Each class nurtures creativity, teaches new artistic skills, and emphasizes sustainability in every lesson.
This fall, we’re excited to focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal: Good Health & Well-Being. Through hands-on art projects, field trips, and thoughtful discussion, students will explore the connection between creativity, mental wellness, and healthy communities—learning how art can be a powerful tool for self-expression, emotional resilience, and positive change.
We’re also thrilled to welcome renowned letterpress printer Amos Paul Kennedy, who will bring his equipment and guide each child in creating their own original print.
This session includes two exciting field trips:
-A visit to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History to experience the Luminosity exhibit.
-A tour of Wayne County Community College’s Brown & Juanita C. Ford Gallery at the Downtown Campus.
To conclude the session, students will have the opportunity to exhibit their own artwork at WCCCD—this time, in a gallery space fully dedicated to Hope for Flowers!
Let’s make something beautiful together this fall. We can’t wait to see your child in class!
Location:
Hope For Flowers
119 GARFIELD ST.
SUITE 500
DETROIT, MI 48201
*West side of the Freelon building on the plaza.
This workshop is FREE for all Detroit, Highland Park and Hamtramck Residents 7-12.
FALL Classes meet for NINE weeks on Saturdays.
Dates: Saturdays, September 20 – November 15, 2025
Session Times Available: 10:00–11:30 AM
Space is limited, so register today!
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!