We have our first 2012 garden meeting scheduled for Sunday, March 4th at 10:40 a.m. in Parish Hall at House of Prayer Church.  Please join us and bring a friend! 

We learn, grow & support.

Our first learning opportunity of the 2012 season!  This will also be a chance to meet other community gardeners and share ideas and missions.   I will be registering to attend so let me know if you'd like to join me for the day!

 

When:  Saturday, March 31, 2012

time:     9:00am until 4:30pm

Description

The 8th Annual Community Garden Spring Resource Fair will be held Saturday March 31st, 2012 and will be keynoted by Karen Washington, President of the New York City Community Gardening Coalition. Washington, who is also a founding member of Black Urban Growers, which spo...nsors the annual Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference, will address attendees of the Resource Fair about her work advocating for land permanence for New York City community gardens, and the importance of working in unity to achieve the Coalition’s goals. In addition to Mrs. Washington’s keynote, the days’ events feature 12 different workshops on gardening and urban farming topics, including urban livestock, co-op and swap models, addressing food justice on the local level, and growing superabundant gardens in small spaces. The emphasis of the day is on bringing together community gardeners from across the Twin Cities metro area to encourage shared learning and increased connection, which contributes to community garden sustainability. More information, including a detailed agenda and workshop descriptions is available at www.gardeningmatters.org