MSU Extension
MSU Extension Gardening Hotline
All 9 counties
Statewide home garden & lawn question line: 1-888-678-3464 (Mon, Wed, Fri 9 a.m.-noon).
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Start a garden
Seed libraries, community gardens and MSU Extension gardening help, sorted by county.
Call or check the library or garden page before you go: seed stock and plot sign-ups change with the season · checked Oct 12, 2026
All 9 counties 3
MSU Extension
Ask Extension (MSU Extension online questions)
All 9 counties
Send garden/pest questions online (photos help); answered by MSU Extension experts and trained Master Gardener volunteers. Questions may be posted publicly unless marked Private.
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MSU Extension
MSU Extension Smart Gardening tip sheets & videos
All 9 counties
Research-based tip sheets and videos for home gardeners (vegetables, fruit, soils, lawns, pollinators).
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Allegan County 3
MSU Extension
MSU Extension Allegan County office
3255 122nd Ave., Suite 200, Allegan, MI 49010
Local Extension office; phone 269-673-0370. County page lists Extension Master Gardener program and soil-test info. Call for hours.
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Seed library
Fennville District Library Seed Library
400 West Main Street, Fennville, MI 49408
Free; open to all patrons, not just cardholders. Return saved seeds at the circulation desk.
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Community garden
Sowing Seeds of Hope Community Garden (First Baptist Church of Otsego)
For anyone in the Otsego/Plainwell area with no place to garden; sign up by mid-May via the contact form; plots tilled mid-May; Saturday-morning help and tools at the garden.
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Barry County 2
MSU Extension
MSU Extension Barry County office
121 S. Church St., Suite B, Hastings, MI 49058
Local Extension office; phone 269-945-1388. County page lists Extension Master Gardener program and soil-test info. Call for hours.
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Seed library
Hastings Public Library Seed Library
227 E. State St., Hastings, MI 49058
Open late winter to mid-autumn; open to anyone, no checkout; limit 15 packets per household.
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Berrien County 3
MSU Extension
MSU Extension Berrien County office
1737 Hillandale Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Local Extension office; phone 269-927-5674. County page lists Extension Master Gardener program and soil-test info. Call for hours.
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Seed library
Niles District Library Seed Library
620 E. Main St., Niles, MI 49120
Free seeds; choose up to 10 varieties; bring dried seeds back after harvest.
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Community garden
Flourish Community Garden (Benton Harbor CDC)
Empire Corridor, Benton Harbor, MI
Open weekly volunteer garden session Tuesdays 9 a.m.-noon; "Homegrown" form helps Benton Harbor residents start or expand a home garden.
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Branch County 2
MSU Extension
MSU Extension Branch County office
570 Marshall Road #C, Coldwater, MI 49036
Local Extension office; phone 517-279-4311. County page lists Extension Master Gardener program and soil-test info. Call for hours.
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Seed library
Branch District Library Seed Library (Coldwater, Union Twp & Algansee branches)
10 E. Chicago St., Coldwater, MI 49036
Free vegetable & flower seeds; up to 10 packets per household (max 2 of one kind), checked out at the service desk. Also at Union Twp and Algansee branches.
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Calhoun County 2
MSU Extension
MSU Extension Calhoun County office
315 West Green St., Marshall, MI 49068
Local Extension office; phone 269-781-0784. County page lists Extension Master Gardener program and soil-test info. Call for hours.
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Seed library
Willard Library Helen Warner Branch Seed Library
36 Minges Creek Place, Battle Creek, MI 49015
Free seed samples; up to 5 packets per month; sign-out sheet on the seed cabinet.
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Cass County 1
MSU Extension
MSU Extension Cass County office
120 N. Broadway St., Suite 116, Cassopolis, MI 49031
Local Extension office; phone 269-445-4438. County page lists Extension Master Gardener program and soil-test info. Call for hours.
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Kalamazoo County 5
MSU Extension
MSU Extension Kalamazoo County office
201 W. Kalamazoo, Suite 306, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Local Extension office; phone 269-383-8830. County page lists Extension Master Gardener program and soil-test info. Call for hours.
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Seed library
Portage District Library Seed Library
300 Library Lane, Portage, MI 49002
Free seeds; no library card needed. Spring 2026: restocked on a rolling basis. Green card catalog on main level.
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Seed library
Comstock Township Library Seed Library
6130 King Hwy, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Seasonal: 2026 season ran Mar 2-Aug 31; 5 packets per day. Check for 2027 dates.
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Community garden
Growing Community Garden
2800 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Free foraging garden: no fees, applications or income checks; always open. Volunteers welcome (contact co-managers). Concrete walkway and some raised beds for mobility needs.
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Community garden
Comstock Township Community Garden
Behind Comstock Community Center, 6330 King Highway, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
4x12 ft raised-bed plots, $10 each (covers water); season mid-May to early Oct; plot registration form on the page.
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St. Joseph County 1
MSU Extension
MSU Extension St. Joseph County office
612 E. Main St., Centreville, MI 49032
Local Extension office; phone 269-467-5511. County page lists Extension Master Gardener program and soil-test info. Call for hours.
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Van Buren County 2
MSU Extension
MSU Extension Van Buren County office
57418 Co Rd 681, Suite A, Hartford, MI 49057
Local Extension office; phone 269-657-8213. County page lists Extension Master Gardener program and soil-test info. Call for hours.
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Seed library
South Haven Memorial Library Seed Library
314 Broadway Street, South Haven, MI 49090
2026 seed library opened in March; 3 packets per household (sign-out slip); junior seed library in the children's area.
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