FLINT, MI -- Edible Flint is taking orders for vegetable gardens.

The group is selling discounted vegetable garden starter kits to Genesee County residents and food garden services for gardens located in the City of Flint.

The vegetable garden starter kit comes with everything needed to start a 30-foot by 50-foot garden, including 18 kinds of vegetable seeds and 10 types of transplants, an estimated $70 worth of plant material for $15.

Services available for starter gardens located in the City of Flint include soil testing for $5 per garden, compost for $15 per garden and soil tilling for $15 per garden. Each applicant is allowed to purchase services for up to two starter gardens.

The deadline for applications for starter garden kits or starter garden services is Wednesday, April 16. Applications can be downloaded online at edibleflint.org or picked up at the MSU Extension office, 605 N. Saginaw St., Suite 1A, in Flint.

Cash and money order will be accepted with submitted application.

The pre-purchased kits can be picked up from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 at the Salem Housing and Community Development, 3216 M.L. King in Flint.

Edible Flint, a network of local residents, public and private organizations and institutions, was formed in 2009 that aims to help Flint residents grow and have access to healthy food, a news release states.

For more information, call (810) 244-8547 or email gardenstarters@edibleflint.org.