Two things are best enjoyed during October once you give up Halloween for blood sugar health reasons: tree planting and drinking beer in the crisp air.
And lucky for us, the two activities will meet on Friday afternoon in the city of Grand Rapids’ Riverside Park located on the mighty Grand River.
At this special annual
Brewer’s Grove Tree Beer(s) event, you will get to assist in planting trees alongside the city’s favorite Grand Rapids Area Brewers.
Many years ago, the Emerald Ash Borer epidemic impacted thousands of trees in our region, including hundreds in Riverside Park. To help restore but also plan for a stronger forest for the future, the community is invited to join these brewers along with Friends of Grand Rapids Parks’ Urban Forest Project to help plant 30 trees.
Since this is an open container event, those who are 21 or older can feel free to bring some beer to share at 3 p.m. when the brewers and tree planters will shift gears to kick back over a cold one.
Over the few hours that follow, brewers and those gathered in this community beautification project will brainstorm and muse on what the tree-themed ingredients and beer could be for the 2019 Tree Beer. (The special citywide release of this annual limited edition beer will be released mid-February, 2019.)