An open invitation to anyone in North/Central Ohio: Raising Richland Summit Sprouting Fresh Ideas for the Garden
The 3rd annual Raising Richland Community Garden Summit will be held Thursday, March 14 from 5:30 until 9 p.m. at the Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Avenue in Mansfield. This FREE event includes three great speakers, hands-on activities for kids, fresh produce tasting, loads of garden resources, displays from local community gardens, and garden-themed door prizes. Jonathan Hull, co-founder of Cleveland's Green Triangle, will kick off the evening with “Beyond the Veggie Patch: Alternative Strategies for Community Gardens.” Jonathan will touch on several projects from the Cleveland area that put vacant properties to productive uses, including: Outdoor Kitchens, Native Plant Gardens, Craft Gardens, Edible Forest Gardens, and Soil Building Gardens. Jim Chatfield, Horticulture Specialist at OSU Extension, will be back again this year to teach us how to solve “Common Problems in the Vegetable Garden,” and he will answer garden questions at the “Ask An Expert” table. Doug Schuster, Kingwood Center’s new Greenhouse Manager, will teach us about vertical gardening and other “Space Saving Garden Solutions.” Raising Richland is organized by the North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC), Richland County Master Gardener Volunteers, OSU Extension, the Creating Healthy Communities project of the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department, the City of Shelby, and local community gardeners, with support from Meijers. For more information about this event, contact NECIC at 419-525-3101 or see www.necic-ohio.org Jean Taddie Community Organizer North End Community Improvement Collaborative 199 N. Main Street PO Box 954 Mansfield, OH 44901-0954 www.necic-ohio.org (419) 525-3101 _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
