http://www.thefutureoffood.com/ is a great way to learn more about Genetically Modified Foods and was suggested by my fabulous friend, Annie!
Friday, June 6, 2008
The Columbus Dispatch & Gardening!
If you like fresh, locally grown produce, and you don't have it growing in your garden, check out The Columbus Dispatch's interactive map for 35 farmers' markets and another 16 pick-your-own-farms.
They also have great recipes and ideas!
Volunteers and Friends of Four Seasons City Farm:
Just a reminder, volunteer work days in the gardens take place every Saturday from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. Volunteers meet in the Garden of New Freedom located at the intersection of Mound and Carpenter. We look forward to seeing you then!
In addition, as many of you may know, City Farm will be attending the Near East Farmer's Market with fresh produce on Saturday mornings starting June 21st and going through the beginning of October. The market will be held on 18th, between Main St. and Rich St. by the Blackburn Recreation Center, from 9am-4pm. The Near East Area Commission and partnering organizations need volunteers to make this Market a success! Volunteers are needed to set up the moveable street barriers (I'm told they are not heavy) and help staff a Farmer's Market information table.
Even if you help out on one Saturday this summer, your help is needed!
Please contact Pam Argus at the Central Community House to volunteer at 252-3157 ext. 124. Tell her you're a City Farmer! As always thank you for supporting City Farm and the community!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
benefit raffle at the Urban Gardener
Hi Bill,
Bill, I wanted to let you know about a raffle that Christie at the Urban Gardener (on high Street) is doing this weekend in conjunction with Gallery Hop. She will be raffling off a Can-O-Worms with worms and proceeds will be donated to help the Haiku employees that were injured several weeks ago. We are donating an additional pound of worms to go with the Can for every 100 tickets sold. I hope we have to give away a lot of worms! If you know anyone who might be interested please pass this on.
Thanks,
Jeff Smith
Vermi Wonder LLC
The Can-O-Worms is an odorless, user-friendly worm composting system that allows anyone to participate in recycling and garden enrichment through composting. Whether you live in an apartment or have a backyard, you can provide organic fertilizer for indoor plants and your garden. Stacked ring-upon-ring, each section of this worm condo can house thousands of worms for composting year round. Each unit features a tap drain on the lowest ring to collect compost tea directly from the source. Harvesting of castings (worm manure) is easy because the worms eat their way up, leaving their rich castings behind which are readily removed, free of worms.
(The Franklin Park Conservatory will be displaying and teaching about worm composting at our booth at the Arts Festival this weekend as well. we will be creating worm puppets with kids and highlighting the Growing to Green Program. Stop by and say hello!)
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Next for conservatory: garden 'campus'
Today was the groundbreaking for the Community Garden Campus at Franklin Park Conservatory. Click here to read more!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Amid city streets, a growing trend
Click here for a great article from the Boston Globe that starts like this:
Can't stomach $4 a pound for organic tomatoes at the supermarket? Maybe it's time to grow your own.
Escalating food prices are prompting more people to return to the soil this spring, according to community garden coordinators, garden centers, and merchants. Seed sales are up across the region, and organizers of community gardens report that waiting lists are expanding.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Weiland Park Community Garden News
Important news:
Cathy Treyens (our gardener extraordinaire who adopted our "Free Garden") did some donation requests and had many plants donated to the garden. Over the next few days we hope to have them all planted. Please see Jessica or myself if you'd like to help put them in the ground. Also a big thanks to Cathy and a group of volunteers who came to WPCG on Memorial Day and gave the garden some love---it looked great.
We have a new Compost bin, built and donated by Tom Barnum---thanks, it will be very beneficial to our garden---and looks much better! Way to go!
Check out our new fruit trees donated from Franklin Park Conservatory in front of our building and thanks to Jessica and our wonderful teens for all of their hard work making it happen.
Cortney Porter's pumpkin and squash patches are growing quickly---can't wait to see the kids enjoy them.
Helma Groot, City Year and myself "planted" the sculptural artwork (recycled flowers from Blooms and Butterflies) that was donated from Franklin Park Conservatory and we painted another mural---on the back side of the old mural. It looks great from 5th Ave.---come and check it out.
Heritage Centers are now a proud employer of teens from our Summer Teen Employment Program. Jessica Roach will be spearheading this wonderful opportunity for inter generational learning through gardening and recreational activities with the seniors who attend their programming.
Thanks to Linda for our new trash can in the garden!
We will find out this week if the Indianola Middle School project will continue....stay tuned. I will likely know by Wednesday!
There is a new community garden at the 16th Street Church, just past the old Indianola Elementary---flowers, food and herbs.
We met this weekend regarding a new farmers market located in the Susie Q--Xenos area on 4th St. Plans are moving ahead and we have a tentative date set for August 2nd. There will be educational workshops, cooking demonstrations, collaborative art projects, raffle tickets/prizes, community information tables and best of all fresh, chemical-free, locally grown produce, herbs and flowers! Anyone interested in being involved with this project please contact me and I will steer you towards a committee that best fits your interests. We are focusing on the University area gardens, Columbus area businesses and hand-made items. More news to come soon....SO exciting!
Summer Sizzle will be a fun event not to be missed, sponsored by United Way, located at Godman Guild, Saturday June 21st, from 12-3---Food, Games, Prizes and Activities for children of all ages, (children under the ages of 12 must be with an adult) and a Free Bike Raffle. Don't miss it!
I am putting an ask out to all members of WPCG to pitch in when you can with watering and weeding. Let me know if you need help with weed identification or don't have a key to the shed.
It's going to be a bountiful summer,
Trish
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Target Grants
Another source of tools and support for community gardens comes through Target!
Organizations located in communities where we do business:
501(c)(3) organizations, schools, libraries, or public agencies
Nonprofit programs that impact any of the following areas:
- Arts- Early Childhood Reading- Family Violence Prevention
- Arts- Early Childhood Reading- Family Violence Prevention
Support for projects or programs
Average grant amount$1,000—$3,000
Average grant amount$1,000—$3,000
The 2008 grant application deadline has passed. Visit again between March 1 and May 31, 2009 to apply for a grant.
Fiskar's Project Orange Thumb
PROVIDING THE TOOLS TO GROW
What inspired Project Orange Thumb?
Started in 2003, Project Orange Thumb is a grant program that provides community garden groups with the tools and materials they need to reach their goals for neighborhood beautification and horticulture education.
During our inaugural year, we partnered with the Chicago Park District and the Garfield park Conservatory Alliance to provide tools, materials and support to three community gardens in Chicago.
Marking our 5th successful year in 2007, Project Orange ThumbSM has provided over 100 community groups with over $200,000 to create and develop their own special community gardens. These included projects geared toward community involvement, neighborhood beautification, sustainable agriculture and/or horticultural education.
Community garden groups, as well as schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, etc. are encouraged to apply.
Grant Recipients Receive:
Up to $1,500.00 in Fiskars® Garden Tools
Project Orange ThumbSM t-Shirts for garden members/volunteers
Up to $800.00 for other materials such as plants, seeds, mulch, etc.
What inspired Project Orange Thumb?
Started in 2003, Project Orange Thumb is a grant program that provides community garden groups with the tools and materials they need to reach their goals for neighborhood beautification and horticulture education.
During our inaugural year, we partnered with the Chicago Park District and the Garfield park Conservatory Alliance to provide tools, materials and support to three community gardens in Chicago.
Marking our 5th successful year in 2007, Project Orange ThumbSM has provided over 100 community groups with over $200,000 to create and develop their own special community gardens. These included projects geared toward community involvement, neighborhood beautification, sustainable agriculture and/or horticultural education.
Community garden groups, as well as schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, etc. are encouraged to apply.
Grant Recipients Receive:
Up to $1,500.00 in Fiskars® Garden Tools
Project Orange ThumbSM t-Shirts for garden members/volunteers
Up to $800.00 for other materials such as plants, seeds, mulch, etc.
Waterworks Project through Organic Gardening Magazine
I just read this on ACGA's listserv:
"Organic Gardening magazine has a program where they donate and install 1,000 gallon cisterns in community gardens. You should certainly apply for one--and I expect their web site has lots of construction tips..."
I looked it up, but could not find a link to apply. Any ideas?
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