North Carolina Community Gardeners Gather in Durham November 9 [Forwarder's note: The price is right! And there are still a few more spots available. C'mon yourself and tell your friends. It is also open to folks from the region - SC, VA, GA, WV. Past ACGA Pres Ellen Kirby and Board Member Dr. Lucy Bradley will be among the presenters. Hope to see you there! - Don Boekelheide, Charlotte, NC]
North Carolina's 2013 statewide community garden gathering will be held November 9, 2013, at Durham Technical Community College in the Phail Wynn Jr. Student Service Center, in Durham, North Carolina. Attendance is limited to 120 participants. Registration includes lunch, and is $15 for NCCGP members, $20 for non-members. For information and registration, visit the NCCGP website at www.nccgp.org, or contact [email protected]. MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: Hungry to share fresh ideas and hands-on garden experiences, community gardeners from across the state are gathering for their annual meeting on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Durham Tech in Durham, NC. The event – Nurturing Sustainable Community Gardens: How To Get Rooted In Your Community – is open to the public. Organizers extend a special invitation to community, school and faith-based gardeners and garden organizers. Program highlights include presentations on such perennial community garden challenges as finding funding and resources, composting, and successful garden organizing. Dr. Lucy Bradley of NCSU will share a big picture overview of community gardening throughout North Carolina. A guided tour of Durham's beautiful Briggs Avenue Community Garden will cap the day's activities. An innovation this year is a Pecha Kucha showcase, presenting the latest and coolest community gardening ideas in a fast-paced, creative and entertaining format, with assistance from The Abundance Foundation. There will also be a raffle with a community garden theme, and ample opportunities for informal networking. The garden gathering is sponsored by North Carolina Community Garden Partners (NCCGP), with support from Nourishing North Carolina. NCCGP is North Carolina's statewide community garden support organization, based in Greensboro. This nonprofit group is made up of organizations and individuals across the state interested in community gardening and expanding community garden opportunities. NCCGP welcomes new members, and will hold their annual open meeting during lunch at the event. Nourishing North Carolina (NNC) is an initiative of Blue Cross Blue Shield and the North Carolina Recreation and Park Association. NNC's goal is to help establish a community garden in every North Carolina county by the end of 2013. NNC is also providing scholarships to the event, covering transportation and registration. Two scholarships are available for each NNC-sponsored community garden site. Interested gardeners (at NNC gardens only) may send an inquiry email to [email protected] for more information. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20131016/37688342/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ 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
