Grow Benzie

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Grow Benzie Founded in 2007, Grow Benzie is a non-profit community center located in rural Benzie County.

Grow Benzie incubates prosperity by providing affordable, mission-driven services and physical infrastructure to help local nonprofits, entrepreneurs, and small businesses thrive. Formerly a commercial nursery with three 5,000 sqft hoophouses, a 3,200 sqft ranch house, and a 6,500 sqft retail building- we now have dozens of partners utilizing our campus for year-round public events: potlucks and concerts, classes and workshops including gardening (in our hoop houses), culinary and nutrition (in our commercial kitchen), sewing and knitting (in our sewing studio), and a weekly farmers market (in our community center and picnic area).

10/15/2026

The sounds of construction filled the air, earlier this week!

Thank you to our super volunteers Bill, Steve and Mike for giving our Studio Office Front Entrance a Glow Up!

10/08/2026

Psst… we’re trying to tell you something.

A little closer…

A little closer…

Okay, now that we have your attention: have you booked your holiday gathering yet?

The Grow Benzie Event Center is available for holiday parties, family get-togethers, work
celebrations, and all the other reasons you might need a little more room this holiday season.

Don’t wait until November-you or December-you is frantically trying to find a place for everyone.

- Pick your date
- Gather your people
- Celebrate at Grow Benzie

Reach out to learn more and reserve your date!

Join us for the Chili Cookoff at Frankfort-Crystal Lake RV Resort this Saturday!WHAT?The Frankfort-Crystal Lake RV Resor...
10/06/2026

Join us for the Chili Cookoff at Frankfort-Crystal Lake RV Resort this Saturday!

WHAT?
The Frankfort-Crystal Lake RV Resort is hosting their 8th Annual Chili Cookoff to celebrate the end of the summer season and as a way to give back to our community. No entry fee for chili makers- all recipes
welcome! With their $20 donation, attendees taste test and vote for their favorites. The chili with the most votes wins! All proceeds benefit Grow Benzie.

WHEN?
Saturday, October 11, 5-6:30pm

WHO?
Everyone is welcome!

HOW MUCH?
Free chili entry
$20 donation for attendees

WHERE?
Frankfort Crystal Lake RV Resort
2060 Frankfort Hwy M-115, Frankfort, MI 49635

QUESTIONS AND ENTRY DETAILS?
Brenda: (231) 871-1944

10/02/2026

Future you is going to be very glad you took care of this now.

The holidays may feel a little ways off, but calendars have a funny way of filling up fast!

The Grow Benzie Event Center is a great space for holiday parties, family gatherings, work celebrations, and getting your favorite people together without trying to squeeze everyone into your living room.

- Start planning now

- Reserve the Event Center for your gathering

- Give December-you one less thing to worry about

Don’t make Future You regret trusting Present You.

Reach out to Grow Benzie to learn more and reserve your date!

Too soon? Maybe…But we want to be sure you get the Holiday Market at Grow Benzie on your calendar!November 14th11:00 AM ...
09/29/2026

Too soon? Maybe…

But we want to be sure you get the Holiday Market at Grow Benzie on your calendar!

November 14th

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Come do some early holiday shopping and help us celebrate the work of our partner organizations, local businesses, artisans, and growers here in Northwest Michigan.

If you’d like to be a vendor please email [email protected]

Thank you, Grow Benzie Friends! 🎤👏💙
09/24/2026

Thank you, Grow Benzie Friends! 🎤👏💙

09/17/2026

So you know about our Harvest in the Hoop House event tomorrow… but what can you actually expect when you get here?

Come hang out with us at Grow Benzie for an evening of live music, good food, community, and a chance to check out some of the new spaces we’ve been working on!

- Charlie Millard Band and Robert Downes
- Elberta Pizza Company
- Cognition Science & Discovery Center with a snake, turtle & kids’ play area
- Explore the newly updated spaces at Grow Benzie

Doors open at 5:30 PM
Music starts at 6:30 PM!

Kids 12 and under are free. For everyone else, we suggest a $10 donation.

Bring a chair or blanket, bring your own beverages, and come enjoy the evening with us!

Grow Benzie
September 17
Doors at 5:30 PM | Music at 6:30 PM
We’ll see you Thursday!

09/11/2026

Josh and Tyler from Grow Benzie joined Dave and Pearce on The Porch at WUWU Radio 100.1 this week to talk all things Harvest in the Hoop House!

Charlie Millard from the Charlie Millard Band also joined by phone to chat about the September 17th event.

Give it a listen, and we’ll see you at Grow Benzie on September 17

09/04/2026

We are doing it again!

Harvest in the Hoop House, September 17th.

Steve Tebo (with some help from Mike Tarkington) shares how we are able to have such a wonderful event in our Hoop House!

What started as a damaged hoop house has been transformed into something pretty special — a space for music, community, connection, and new memories.

Now, we’re inviting you to come experience it for yourself.

Join us for an evening under the harvest moon featuring The Charlie Millard Band, with local singer-songwriter Sean Kelly opening the night.

Grab some food from Elberta Pizza Company,
explore the Grow Benzie campus, bring your lawn chair or blanket, and settle in for a great night with friends and community.

- All ages welcome
- $10 suggested donation | Kids FREE
- Elberta Pizza Company food truck
- Music begins at 6:30 PM
- Doors open at 5:30 PM
- Grow Benzie | 5885 Frankfort Hwy, Benzonia

September 17. We’ll see you in the Hoop House

09/01/2026

We have new signs here at Grow Benzie!

We hope it helps you find your way around our campus!

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Address

5885 Frankfort Highway (M-115)
Benzonia, MI
49616

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+12318829510

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