Cultivating the Community

The Clarkston Farm and Garden Club works to improve The Village of Clarkston and Independence Township in many different ways.  Through local participation, the group promotes beautification, education and conservation.  They have consistently received the Hazel Herring Award for Civic Improvement from the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association.  Some of the ways they help the community are as follows:

BEAUTIFICATION

• Providing flowers, planting and maintaining the barrels that line the downtown area of The Village of Clarkston

• Providing flowers, planting and maintaining the flowerbeds at the Independence Township Library

• Planting wildflowers in the woods at Depot Park

• Holding an annual plant swap

EDUCATION

• Providing thousands of dollars worth of library materials to the Independence Township Library regarding, among other things, gardening and conservation

• Providing Clarkston School District Schools with programs geared towards conservation and beautification

• Providing scholarship money to high school seniors as well as to the Higgins Lake Summer Camp Program

• Providing programs with an environmental focus for the public at the Independence Township Library

CONSERVATION

• Donating to various conservation groups such as 4-H, the National Arboretum, the Greening of Detroit, the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy, Michigan Nature Center and the Drayton Plaines Nature Center

PARTICIPATION

• Annual Christmas Greens Market

  • Held the first Saturday in December, this event is the club's primary fund raiser.  Beautiful handmade centerpieces, wreaths, roping and small gift ideas are available.

• Flower and Plant Sale

  • Held at the Clarkston Crafts and Cider Festival in September, cut flowers and mums are available.