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A local Facebook group is a place for people to share plants, knowledge and friendship.
February 8, 2021
It all began when Andy McQuillen created an Instagram account for a recurring vegan potluck.
He and his fiance Becky Polzin were living in Ypsilanti when Andy created @YpsiVeganPotluck. The page took off and became a way for him to meet, create and connect a network of locals who became friends.
He and Becky were also members of a plant exchange Facebook group, and his success with the potluck page sparked inspiration to create a tandem Instagram account for the plant exchange too. It was a place for people to ask questions, share plants, seeds, knowledge, and enjoy a sense of neighborly friendship.