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State Fair's Green Street Community Garden READ LOCAL GARDENERS' STORIES as featured at State Fair Local Food Resource Hubs A collaboration of individuals and organizations are working together to develop neighborhood-based local food resource hubs that would support growing, selling and preserving of food by households, community gardeners, and urban farmers all within their community. This concept was inspired by a presentation by Ashley Atkinson, Greening of Detroit, during the 2010 Community Garden Spring Resource Fair this March. Ashley and staff from the Detroit Garden Resource Collaborative will be joining us again for three days, September 12-14, for hoophouse building, sharing how they do it in Detroit, and working with us to develop an metrowide action plan for Resource Hubs. View the Agenda Please register for this working conference so that we can plan for enough food and materials and space (click here to do so) There is no fee to participate, but donations help cover unfunded costs. If you are interested in helping to create a Resource Hub, please let us know by filling out the Interest Form Community people will be critical to the development and success of Resource Hubs Click here for more information
T-shirts Available! Proceeds support programming that support community gardeners T-shirts are SAND colored and unisex sizes are available for adults and children in small, medium, large and extra-large To order a t-shirt, email nadja@gardeningmatters.org with your size, and send a $20 check to Gardening Matters.
What are community gardens? Community gardens provide opportunities to grow
food, to share traditions between cultures and generations, to create
habitable environments, and most importantly to build community. The multiple benefits of community gardens extend far beyond a garden's borders!
A community garden is any space where plants are grown and maintained by a community to meet the needs of that community
Gardening Matters provides training and resources to support community gardeners in achieving community gardens that are successful and sustainable. We do this by connecting gardeners to each other (no better resource than each other!) by hosting the community gardener listserv (COMGAR) where gardeners share opportunities and advice. And sharing information about the region's wealth of community gardens through the online map. Check out our online factsheets for tips gathered from gardeners locally and nationally on community garden topics! We look forward to working with you on making our communities more livable and more resilient, building community through enhancing community food systems. ...because Gardening Matters!
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Gardening Matters needs an administrative assistant! Applications due Sept 10
Other Events & Opportunities Local Food Community Garden How to Start a
Now Available!
Compost for Prepare for next season and make your own compost starting now! Gardening Matters' Compostodores are looking for community gardens that want to host a bin-building workshop at the garden and get a bin built for free in the process! Learn more -- contact compostodores@gmail.com
Contribute through GiveMN.org! GiveMN.org is a new online donating website started end of 2009. Usually credit card fees are deducted from electronic donations, but up until September 30, 2010 the total donation goes to the organization. Your contributions give us the flexibility to support community gardens no matter the situation. Thank you to all who have made a donation to support community gardens!
When we hear of land available for community gardens, we post info on Yards to Gardens (below)
6th Annual Community Garden Spring Resource Fair Thank you to everyone who made it possible! Everyone's contribution made it wonderful community event. |
612-492-8964 - info@gardeningmatters.org