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I will be away for two weeks (beginning March 31) so please don't think you are being ignored. If you have something to share with the group, such as an event or opportunity please do so by sending to [log in to unmask] Here are some events that certainly are of interest to some of you-From family size hoop houses to community food. Vicki Morrone Organic Vegetable and Crop Specialist C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems CARRS Departent of Community, Agriclture, Recreation and Resource Studies 303 Natural Resources Bldg Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1222 Phone: 517-353-3542 Cell: 517-282-3557 FAX 517-353-3834 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Don't forget! A carrot a day may keep the doctor away but an ORGANIC carrot a day, grown locally will taste good, support your farmer neighbor AND may keep the doctor away!!! ________________________________ From: Linking growers, consumers, and all those in-between [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Thomas Cary Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 3:09 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: UPCOMING EVENTS ON FOOD, GARDENING AND AGRICULTURE IN WEST MICHIGAN UPCOMING FOOD, FARMING, GARDENING & COMMUNITY EVENTS PORTABLE GREENHOUSE WORKSHOP - Saturday April 1, 2006 URBAN REVITALIZATION VIDEO & BROWNBAG LUNCH - April 7, 2006 COMPOST & COMPOST TEA WORKSHOP - Saturday, April 8, 2006 LABEL ME CONFUSED: WHAT ORGANIC, FREE RANGE AND ALL THOSE OTHER WORDS REALLY MEAN - April 19, 2006 YOUTH GARDENING 101 WORKSHOP - Saturday, April 22nd ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING - Tuesday, April 25, 2006 GRAND RAPIDS AREA GARDENERS SEED SWAP & POTLUCK - Sat. April 29, 2006 HERBS IN YOUR GARDEN - Wednesday, May 3, 2006 DETAILED LISTINGS AND CONTACT INFO BELOW PORTABLE GREENHOUSE WORKSHOP Date: Saturday April 1, 2006 Time: 1PM 3:00 PM Location: Christ Community Church, 225 E. Exchange St., Spring Lake, MI (on Savidge - Highway M-104) At this hands-on workshop you will learn how to construct an inexpensive portable greenhouse you can use for your garden to start earlier and extend your growing season later into the year perfect for renters and community gardeners. To register contact: Pam Park 616-842-7448 URBAN REVITALIZATION VIDEO & BROWNBAG LUNCH Date: April 7, 2006 Time: Noon 1:15PM Location: Kent/MSU Extension Office, 775 Ball Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Video: Block by Block Reclaiming Neighborhoods by Design How can we use these innovative strategies to engage citizens in creating better neighborhoods ? RSVP by April 5 to Carol Townsend [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Kendra Wills at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 616-336-3265 COMPOST & COMPOST TEA WORKSHOP Date: Saturday, April 8, 20006 Time: 1PM 4:30 PM Location: Christ Commmunity Church, 225 E. Exchange St., Spring Lake, MI (on Savidge - Highway M-104) Cost: $10/person, $15/household, $20/business Learn about how to make compost and how to make compost tea to help your soil, deal with pests and nourish your plants from Ellen Vande Visse, Certified Soil Foodweb Advisor To register Call: Jean King 616-842-7448 LABEL ME CONFUSED: WHAT ORGANIC, FREE RANGE AND ALL THOSE OTHER WORDS REALLY MEAN Date: April 19, 2006 Time: 7PM Location: Wealthy St. Theater, 1130 Wealthy St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 A panel of small farmers will discuss the mind-numbing array of food terms used at the supermarket. The evening will begin with a screening of the award-winning documentary, My Father's Garden www.bullfrogfilms.com <http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/> Email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> for details. YOUTH GARDENING 101 WORKSHOP(SEE ATTACHMENT) Date: Saturday, April 22nd Time: 8:00-12:30 (Registration begins at 8am) Location: Metro Health Corporate Office, 1925 Breton SE Grand Rapids MI Cost: $15.00 (Scholarships are available) Who should attend? Educators, PTA members, parents involved in volunteering at schools, school administrators, youth organization leaders, and school nurses/school health professionals are all encouraged to apply. Student leaders who will be involved in the project are also welcome. This workshop is designed for attendees to gain knowledge about the importance of schoolyard and youth based gardens and is intended to inform the public about existing gardens and types of garden programming in West Michigan. Attendees will also leave the workshop with a basic knowledge toolkit that includes ideas and resources to get gardens growing at their own schools and sites. Register NOW! Space is limited. CONTACT: Lisa Rose Starner, MPA (o) 616.301.3592/ (f)-3429 (c) 616.240.6480 website: www.mixedgreens.org ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 Time: 7PM 9PM Location: Calvary Christian Reformed Church, 35000 Byron Center Ave. SW, Wyoming MI 49519 (1 block N of 36th & Byron Center Ave) Cost: $10 Learn to plan, plant, pick and prepare your nutrient dense produce. Learn steps to build healthy soils without using (synthetic) chemicals and fertilizers. Do it naturally. To register contact: Margaret Vavere 616-530-7500 (for credit card orders) or send check to Wyoming Community Ed. c/o Margaret Vavere, 2950 Clyde Park SW, Wyoming, MI 49509 GRAND RAPIDS AREA GARDENERS SEED SWAP AND POTLUCK Date: Saturday April 29, 2006 Time: 11AM 1PM Location: Hillcrest School, 1415 Lyon St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (Located across from Hillcrest School) Cost: FREE with something to pass Come & celebrate the arrival of SPRING! Join us for this fun event to bring together area gardeners for learning, story telling, sharing and an exchange of seeds, starters, and good food. Find out about the many community, school and home garden in west Michigan. Bring your extra seeds or what ever you might want to share. Please RSVP by April 27 to Sally Triant @ 540-7236 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> to let us know you are coming or with questions. Organized by the Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council Community Garden Committee. HERBS IN YOUR GARDEN Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2006 Time: 7PM 9PM Location: Calvary Christian Reformed Church, 35000 Byron Center Ave. SW, Wyoming MI 49519 (1 block N of 36th & Byron Center Ave) Cost: $10 Learn to plant and raise 13 different herbs for your kitchen garden. To register contact: Margaret Vavere 616-530-7500 (for credit card orders) or send check to Wyoming Community Ed. c/o Margaret Vavere, 2950 Clyde Park SW, Wyoming, MI 49509 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.2/280 - Release Date: 3/13/2006