Community Garden Spring Resource Fair | Gardening Matters

When:	Saturday, April 2 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. New this year! Two exciting pre-conference sessions on Friday, April 1, 2011 (see below)
Where:	Sabathani Community Center 310 E. 38th Street
Cost:	$5-10 suggested donation -- Free parking
url:	http://www.gardeningmatters.org/events/community-garden-spring-resource-fair

Community Garden Spring Resource Fair

The annual hoe-down is back! An excellent chance to meet other gardeners from around the metro area, glean what resources and opportunities are available to community gardens, and cultivate some new horticultural and organizational skills. Frogtown Gardens of St. Paul kicks off the day with a keynote presentation at 9am. Doors open at 8:30am.

Please Pre-Register HERE!
(Pre-registration recommended but not required.)

Agenda (Complete descriptions here)
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.	Keynote address by Frogtown Gardens
10:40 – 11:50 a.m.	Morning Workshops Eliminate erosion and increase productivity; Tell your garden's story!  Working with the media; Communal gardening panel; Community fruit orchards; What's the hoopla about hoop houses: Season extension
Noon – 1:00 p.m.	Networking, Lunch available from Marla's Caribbean Cuisine, and Exhibitors
1:00 – 2:10 p.m.	Early-Afternoon Workshops Environmental justice and soil mitigation; Share your produce panel; Understanding the 2012 Farm Bill; Superabundant small gardens; Sticks and stones garden art
2:20 – 3:30 p.m.	Mid-Afternoon Workshops Community-based problem solving; Joining the local food economy; Employer-sponsored community gardens panel; In-ground mushroom cultivation; How to eat more veggies everyday

We will be collecting healthy, non-perishable items for the Sabathani Center foodshelf at the Resource Fair. Please bring any food donations with you! Thank you!

New this year!  Two exciting pre-conference sessions on Friday, April 1, 2011

Building a Local Food System One Enterprise at a Time
1:00 pm-6:00 pm
Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center
2001 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411
There is no cost to attend this pre-conference. Pre-register here.

Building Successful Youth Gardens
11:00 am-3:00 pm
Urban Ventures
2924 4th Ave. South (Colin Powell Building), Minneapolis, MN 55408
Cost: $45, includes materials and lunch. Please pre-register.

Interested in VOLUNTEERING??

Call Nadja at 612-821-2358 or email nadja.gardeningmatters@gmail.com

Each year this event has been successful because of all the people who help to make it happen! Thanks in advance!