RE: [cg] Fencing
What a wonderful conversation about fencing. Next time someone calls me to ask about how to keep the kids out of their garden, I will be able to direct them to search the e-mail list archive on the ACGA web site. Corrie Zoll Minneapolis __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] Fencing, theft vandalism
Many people who attended the ACGA conference in Minneapolis and Saint Paul in August were taken aback by the fact that - as a rule - our community gardens are NOT fenced in. Open community gardens do face vandalism problems. We find that the vandalism is generally worst in the first few years while a garden is establishing its identity in the community. If neighbors and young people feel like they are welcome whether or not they are plot holders, the gardens are generally free of vandalism. But I won't try to convince anyone that this is a perfect system. It's devastating when a gardener loses a crop that's been nurtured all season. There are actually some people here who think that fencing and locking a site means it is no longer a community garden. I disagree with that sentiment, but I can't convince everyone. I have had experiences similar to Sally's in which locking a garden only makes it more attractive to break into. One year I build a six-foot tall walk-in cage covered with chicken wire to set on top of my tomatoes. I built it to keep out the squirrels, not the vandals. I never locked the door, and if some of my tomaotoes disappeared I hardly noticed. But two years later, when I gave the cage to another plot holder in our community garden, he promptly put a lock on the latch. It was only a few weeks until the chicken wire was kicked in. Corrie Zoll Minneapolis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sally McCabe Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] Fencing, theft vandalism Here in Philadelphia we've used every different variation of the fence idea over time, and one theme has always emerged. Fences are smoke and mirrors--they're there to mark boundaries--they keep honest people honest, and keep out dogs and small children. Nothing short of landmines will keep out a determined thief who wants your tomatoes. Seedy Acres vegetable garden for 20+ years had a 5-ft turkeywire fence and sometimes locked gate, and suffered periodic break-ins from neighborhood kids turning over rocks to hunt snakes and throwing tomatoes. It now has an always-locked fake-wrought-iron fence which is rigid and easy to climb, and still suffers periodic break-ins from neighborhood kids turning over rocks to hunt snakes and throwing tomatoes. It is in a high-density residential area and has lots of foot traffic past it at all hours. Keeping the gate locked at all times tends to make for less snake-hunters, but nothing keeps out the hard-core tomato-throwers. Roots Garden has a wood/wire fence, is located in a neighborhood park, and has lots of kid foot traffic. When the gate is kept locked, there's tremendous vandalism to the gate fence. After we didn't replace the fourth destroyed gate/lock, the vandalism stopped. Go figure. Tomatoes and fruit still walk, but I've learned over the years that, with a few notable exceptions, most theft of produce is an internal matter. Other gardens have gotten away with post rail fence, but this works best with ornamental gardens, especially with more generic ornamentals. Little xmas-tree-like shrubs will walk even over a 10-ft chainlink fence with razor-wire. Tall fences, especially stockade fences, especially NEW fences, give the impression that you have something to hide, ie., something worth stealing. Community relations is EVERYTHING. Vandalism happens whether you have a fence or not. If somebody wants to destroy your garden, they'll destroy your garden. If you have a fence, they'll just wreck that first. Sally McCabe __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
RE: [cg] decontamination of soil
There may be some contaminants that are broken down into organic materials by plants or worms, but I do know that heavy metals don't just disappear when plants are used to remove them from the soil. In properly planned phytoremediation projects, plant material is removed before it sets fruit and the plant material is placed in a toxic waste landfil or incinerated in a smelter to remove the heavy metals. In poorly planned phytoremediation projects, plants like sunflowers or corn (which are good at taking up lead) are planted and allowed to fruit so that birds and other animals eat the toxic seeds, sickening the wildlife and then redistributing the contamination in the environment. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 10:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] decontamination of soil Just came across the following: A winter clover known as berseem clover proved to be effective at removing heavy metals from soil. I do not know how this variety would grow in NO. Ken Hargesheimer __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
RE: [cg] Plant ID, please!?
We have these in Minnesota, too. I get scores of them at a time in my garden. They stink and attract flies. The only good news is that they wilt after only a day. I have only seen them bloom in areas mulched with wood chips. I, too, would like to hear more about these, including any suggestions for making them go away. Hoping to see many of you next week- Corrie Zoll, Minneapolis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Carola Clasen Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 2:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] Plant ID, please!? Fellow Gardeners, Does anyone recognize this (in my opinion) hideous plant?? I found it in a large pot of edibles as I was watering. The force of the water probably knocked it off it's base, so I first noticed the blossom part lying on the soil under the leaves of a bush bean. At first, I thought it was a large, pink slug... even after touching it. Yuk. The blossom part is 5 inches long and hollow inside. The pod part, still in the soil, is white and leathery. Also hollow inside. This is in southern California. Perhaps it came in with the potting soil? I think it is probably carnivorous, as it gives off an offensive odor. PLEASE tell me what it is so I can take it out of my refrigerator and dispose of it. Thank you, Carola Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of Blossom] __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] ACGA in Minneapolis - Call for Presentations
Don't forget - the deadline is drawing near for presenters at this August's Gardening in the Heartland ACGA conference in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. We want other community gardeners to hear about YOUR work. We are looking for workshops, display tables, and FILMS for our CG film festival The call for presentations can be downloaded in .pdf format at the ACGA web site, www.communitygarden.org. Contact me by e-mail if you would like it in .doc format so that you can submit by e-mail. Also contact me if you have any questions. I will have more information about the conference available later this month. Corrie Zoll Minneapolis __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
RE: [cg] new mwmber
Good morning, all. I have been to the web site looking for specific info on the Aug conference in MN ... will conference fees and schedule be available soon? *I am serving as the lead organizer for the 2005 Gardening in the Heartland ACGA conference. Final conference registration information will be available mid-May. I will do what I can to make tentative information available sooner than that. Don't forget that the call for proposals deadline in March 11. That's next Friday. If you have a workshop, a table display or a film you'd like to share, please have a look at the Call for Presentations on the ACGA web site. Corrie Zoll (Minneapolis) -Original Message- From: Janie York [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 1:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] new mwmber Hello, My name is Janie York in Ithaca, NE. I'm the new director for City Sprouts in Omaha. I am also a fiber artist engaged in healing arts using fiber/mixed media techiniques that include quilting and use of personal stories incorporated into the pieces. I'm excited to be a part of this group and learn from all of you ... and I have much to learn! And now a question ... I have been to the web site looking for specific info on the Aug conference in MN ... will conference fees and schedule be avaialbe soon? Thanks ... looking forward to this journey! Janie __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] FW: ACGA Call for Presentations
The Call for Presentations for this August's ACGA conference in the Twin Cities is now available online at www.communitygarden.org http://www.communitygarden.org/ . Click on the Annual Conference 2005 link. We are looking for presentations as well as films and poster displays. The deadline is March 11. Let me know if you have any questions. -Corrie Corrie Zoll, Program Director GreenSpace Partners A program of The Green Institute 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55407 Telephone 612-278-7119 Facsimile 612-278-7101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greeninstitute.org/GSP __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] ACGA 2005 Call for Presentations
Attached please find a call for presentations, poster displays, and films for the 2005 conference of the American Community Gardening Association, to be held in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota August 11 - 14, 2005. Please forward to anyone who you think might be interested. Proposals are due March 11. Please contact me if you have any questions. -Corrie Corrie Zoll, Program Director GreenSpace Partners A program of The Green Institute 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55407 Telephone 612-278-7119 Facsimile 612-278-7101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greeninstitute.org/GSP [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/msword which had a name of ACGA 2005 CFP.doc] __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] ACGA 2005 Call for Presentations
Okay, so I remembered a little too late that the CG list does not allow attachments. I will do what I can to get this form up on the ACGA web site ASAP. In the mean time, feel free to e-mail me directly and I will forward the document. -Corrie (Minneapolis) Corrie Zoll, Program Director GreenSpace Partners A program of The Green Institute 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55407 Telephone 612-278-7119 Facsimile 612-278-7101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greeninstitute.org/GSP __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] ACGA Board of Directors
Whether or not you are planning to join us in Toronto next week, you might consider nominating someone you know (or nominating yourself) to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Community Gardening Association. Board members from across the U.S. and Canada meet twice each year, once at the annual ACGA conference and once during the winter (usually somewhere warm). I have found my two years serving on the ACGA board to be a great opportunity to get to know people working with community gardens in other cities, and to grow an understanding of what community gardeners from diverse backgrounds hold in common. This is an exciting time to serve on the ACGA board, as we hire our first Executive Director and establish a National Office. You can find a nomination form online at: http://www.communitygarden.org/board.php Please return the nomination form to ME no later than October 15, 2004. And let me know if you have any questions. I will be in Toronto next week if you'd like to talk more. -Corrie Corrie Zoll Chair, ACGA Nominations Committee Minneapolis, MN __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] Community Garden Job Posting
Our list moderator asked me to re-post this job listing in a more suitable format. Please post, and distribute far and wide. *** Green Institute Position Opening - Deadline August 6, 2004 The Green Institute is pleased to announce that applications are currently being accepted for a newly-created project manager position in our GreenSpace Partners program. GreenSpace Partners works with volunteers and with other organizations in Minneapolis and Saint Paul to encourage community development through green space. Projects include community gardens, neighborhood tree planting projects, city park projects, commercial corridor flower plantings, rooftop gardens, rain gardens, boulevard gardens, composting projects, rain barrel projects, and other urban green space projects. The project manager will staff the development of a Twin Cities Community Gardening Sustainability Plan. The project manager will be supported by an advisory committee composed by GreenSpace Partners Program Director Corrie Zoll, Anna Wasescha of Farm in the City, and Vicky Vogels of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society's Minnesota Green program. These three individuals convene the Twin Cities Greening Coalition. The Twin Cities Greening Coalition is an informal group of gardening and greening programs based in the Twin Cities. TCGC works to identify local greening issues that can be best addressed as a coalition. TCGC hosts periodic gardening and greening workshop series, and publishes and annual Twin Cities Community Gardening and Greening Resource Guide. Responsibilities will include: * Identifying stakeholders in the Twin Cities community gardening movement. These will include individual community gardeners, garden groups, neighborhood organizations, block clubs, municipal and county agencies, non-profits and others. * Identifying stakeholder needs. We expect these to include liability insurance, infrastructure needs (water, lumber, fencing, compost), and organizational support. * Developing a stable communication method for stakeholders. This might include an e-mail listserv, a print newsletter, and/or a telephone tree. * Identifying organizational models for supporting community gardens in other cities. These will include public and private programs, cooperative models and other scenarios. * Identifying funding mechanisms for supporting community gardens in other cities. * Building stakeholder investment into the planning process through events and other methods. * Working with stakeholders to identify a model for best addressing stakeholder needs * Developing a plan to implement the model. This position will be full-time at 40 hours per week. Schedule can be somewhat flexible, and will sometimes include evenings and weekends. The salary range for this position is $22,000 - $28,000 per year, plus benefits, depending on qualifications. Qualifications should include experience in working with multiple stakeholders, knowledge of community gardening or related areas, ability to communicate effectively in writing and face-to-face, ability to work independently on an extensive project. B.A. or equivalent work experience. Please send a cover letter and resume (e-mail is preferred) to: Corrie Zoll The Green Institute 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55407 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] GreenSpace Partners Web Site
I just completed updates to the GreenSpace Partners web site at http://www.greeninstitute.org/GSP. On the GSP site, you will find: * Pictures of the new PEEC Rooftop Garden (did you see it from the train?) * A job posting for the newly created GSP project manager position * News of new Hennepin County Eco-Yard Demonstration Site planned for the PEEC * Pictures and information from our May RAIN BARREL workshop * New GIS maps of community gardens in Minneapolis Thanks, -Corrie Corrie Zoll, Program Director GreenSpace Partners A program of The Green Institute 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55407 Telephone 612-278-7119 Facsimile 612-278-7101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greeninstitute.org/GSP http://www.greeninstitute.org/GSP
RE: [cg] insurance
I've been off the list for awhile. For some reason, every month or so my e-mail provider drops my address from the community garden mailing list. By the time I realize that something's amiss, I've missed out on weeks of this wonderful ongoing conversation. I even missed out on your very thoughtful replies to my request just a few months ago for information on this very same insurance issue. Thanks to list manager Anna Wasescha for getting these massages forwarded to me. I've done a lot of homework since then, and it's about time for an update. Here in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, An organization called the Sustainable Resources Center sadly closed down its community gardening program last December after providing direct service to community gardens for 30 years. With the demise of this program, more than 50 community gardens in the metropolitan area lost their liability insurance coverage. SRC had been able to provide liability insurance at the very inexpensive rate of $35 per garden per year. After learning of this loss of coverage in December, gardeners were shocked to learn that replacing this coverage through their own insurance companies would cost anywhere from $100 to $1200 per garden per year. My organization currently owns and insures three community gardens. Our premium is $121 per year. I was able to put together a stop-gap insurance plan and added new gardens to our existing policy at the same rate, plus an administrative fee o cover my time on the project. And so I'm offering to insure gardens through October 2004 for $132. About a dozen gardens responded to this offer. These were generally the larger, more organized gardens with more resources. $132 is still pretty darn cheap for liability insurance, but it's a big leap from $35. I know of at least one garden group that decided they'd rather garden their space without permission and without insurance than pay such a large fee. Frankly, the insurance doesn't cover much. The insurance protects MY organization if something that happens in one of these gardens can be shown to be as a result of OUR negligence. No coverage for a gardener who steps on a rake and whacks their forehead, and no coverage when the garden shed gets up and walks away during the night. The only reason these garden groups get insurance is to satisfy the requirements of the lease agreements with their property owners (the City, the County, the School Board, private owners, etc.) The system is far from working well. I am hoping to receive a grant from the McKnight Foundation to hire a full-time staff person who will work under me and will spend the next year developing a sustainability plan for community gardens in the Twin Cities. I'll find out next month. I am hoping that this project will identify a more sustainable long-term solution for commuity gardens in the Twin Cities. ACGA board member Anna Wasescha and ACGA general member Vicky Vogels will work closely with me to oversee the development of this plan, and I'm sure you'll be hearing more about it (If I can stay subscribed to this list, that is). Corrie Zoll Minneapolis -Original Message- From: Michele Hebert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 2:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] insurance Does anyone know a information resource for is dicussing insurance need and sources for a small community garden? Thanks Michele -- Michele Hebert, Land Resources Agent Cooperative Extension Service University of Alaska PO Box 71-8155 Fairbanks Alaska 99775-8155 Phone 907-474-2423 Fax 907-474-6885 __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
RE: [cg] garden rules
Good morning, all. I received the following e-mail this morning, and thought the sender would appreciate responses from a wider audience. If you can provide soe information, please copy Leigh Ann on your reply [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Corrie Zoll Minneapolis * Hello. My name is Leigh Ann McHenry. I am a college student at Eastern Kentucky University. My English class is doing a project where we are starting a community garden in our local community. My part of the project is to research the fundraising aspect of starting a community garden. Does Green Space Partners offer any type of fundraising? Or are there any fundraising pointers you could give me for my project? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much! Leigh Ann McHenry
[cg] Liability Insurance
In the Minneapolis - Saint Paul region, an organization called The Sustainable Resources Center (SRC) has provided direct services to community gardens for the past 30 years, including lease holding and liability insurance. SRC announced in December that they would be unable to provide leases, liability insurance, or other services to community gardens in 2004. SRC insured more than 50 community gardens, and presumably every one of these gardens is at risk of shutting down without liability insurance coverage. SRC was able to insure community gardens at the very low rate of $35 per year per garden site. This covered $1,000,000 in commercial general liability insurance. To put this number in context, one small organization that I work with found that insuring their single 5000 sq ft community garden site would cost more than $1200 per year. I have been working over the past two months to figure out whether my organization, The Green Institute, can provide leases and liability insurance for community gardens as a stop-gap measure until a more sustainable plan can be developed. At this time, it seems that we can insure these sites for approximately $125 per garden per year. With an administrative fee, this would mean something like $200 for the gardeners, still a very large jump from $35. In order to demonstrate that The Green Institute has an insurable interest in the garden, we will lease the lot from the property owner for a minimal fee. Gardens are owned by a variety of entities, including the city, the county, churches, schools, non-profits, and a railroad. I am looking for input from other cities on how to make this work. I am hopeful that you all have experiences from which I can learn. Anything you can share would be helpful. Here are a few of the questions I need to answer for my board of directors: *Will we need to enforce a safety policy regarding use of tillers, gas mowers, weed whips, chainsaws, chippers, etc? *Will we need to require organic gardening practices? *How can we enforce these requirements? *Will we need to have gardeners sign release forms? *Will we need to keep a list of who is allowed to enter the garden? *What happens when unknown people enter the garden? *Will the discovery of uninsured activity in the gardens affect coverage of other sites? *Will claims on these policies increase premiums across the rest of my organization? Thank you for your attention. This crisis affects more than one in four community gardens in the Twin Cities. As you can see from this list of questions, the learning curve ahead of us is steep. If you have samples of contracts, policies, or other documents that you cannot send electronically, please feel free to use the fax number listed below. -Corrie Corrie Zoll, Program Director GreenSpace Partners A program of The Green Institute 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55407 Telephone 612-278-7119 Facsimile 612-278-7101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greeninstitute.org/GSP
RE: [cg] More on master gardeners
I've always wanted to do a project that would provide scholarships to
active community gardeners for master gardener training. The idea would
be to place more community gardeners' faces inside the master gardener
program while increasing the number of master gardeners interested in
fulfilling their volunteer requirements in community gardens.
Corrie Zoll
Minneapolis
-Original Message-
From: Don Boekelheide [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 10:28 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [cg] More on master gardeners
Hi, all,
I agree with all that's been posted thus far - working
with Master Gardeners is a mixed bag. That said, the
trick is, echoing Adam, finding ways to turn MG
programs into assets for CGs.
One key element is your extension agent. In our
community, we've had 3 since I moved here a decade
ago. One was a splendid resource, two (including the
current one) - whatever their other qualifications and
expertise - have no interest in community gardening at
all. The point is, if you have a good extension agent,
support them!!! Become a Master Gardener yourself, or
send a garden group through the training (Betsy
Johnson in Boston has a great training guide that can
help).
And keep an eye on extension politics. Coop Extension
is becoming an endangered species these days,
particularly in urban areas. In our county, they've
just been moved under Park and Recreation, which may
represent an opportunity to recruit for a new kind of
agent (4H or extension) with training appropriate to
community and school gardens. One reason most current
agents aren't interested in community gardens,
especially food crops, is that they haven't been
trained appropriately (ag and hort are vast fields, as
it were). Anyway, a good agent is worth their weight
in in gold (or prime compost?), and quite a few are in
leadership positions in ACGA (Tom, Bobby...).
Another idea, look for the president of the MG group
and other key people. Our county MG president is a
peach. She did better than help out with the new
community garden this year - she deftly delegated
responsibility to other MGs! A page right out of
ACGA's book.
It helps, I think, to know a bit about the history of
MGs. The program started in Seattle, and is less than
30 years old (no, it hasn't been around forever). The
agent who started it was overwhelmed answering phone
requests for info - 'something is eating my roses,
what should I spray?' kinds of things. He had the
bright idea of putting experienced home gardeners
through a 'mini-ag school', then letting them answer
the phones and do other jobs, to free up his time. The
gardeners would get training they'd really enjoy and
the status of being a 'Master', and the public would
get better service.
This brilliant idea has really worked well in some
ways. Of course, right from the beginning, the
experienced gardeners tended to be older and/or
retired (with the time to attend trainings and
meetings), suburban home gardeners, mostly white and
middle class, and maybe 3/4 women.
An MG group becomes a club. People make friends, there
are cliques, there can be snobbery and silliness about
organic approaches being 'flaky' and 'not research
based' or about how so-and-so mispronounces Buddelia,
but no more so than any other group. By and large,
these are gardeners - good hearted folks who like to
grow things.
So, harvest the good 'uns.
Another option, which has worked quite well for me
(and Betsy, and ? Sally in Philly?) is to create a
separate non-cooperative extension 'Master' program.
Here in Charlotte, for instance, under the county
recycling program and a state environmental grant, we
set up a 'Master Composter/PLANT' training (PLANT is
our native plant landscaping, toxic reduction, soil
and water quality program for residents). We looked at
lots of other programs (Alameda Co. CA has a great
one). Instead of answering phones and the like,
MC/PLANT trainees 'pay back' their training by
designing a project to apply what they learn in their
community. We (for better or worse) don't have monthly
meetings, dues and all that stuff. Our volunteer
projects have been great, though - and equally
important, we've made some terrific allies (we recruit
shamelessly, and try to give a real knockout
training).
For the record, we started as partners with coop
extension on this project, but our then (wonderful)
extension agent left, and when our current
(indifferent on a good day, hostile more often) agent
showed up, she wanted nothing to do with it. Maybe
that's for the best - we avoided having to 'push'
chemicals because they were the only 'research-based'
option.
Point is, think about starting your own 'Master'
program. Work as closely as you can with coop
extension - my gripes are with individual agents, not
with the program overall.
What makes sense to me would be an urban
'horticulture/ecology/agriculture/landscaping'
('Heal'?) agent, specializing in school and community
gardens, community
[cg] Crops without water?
I received the following message from a friend who is interested in agriculture in dry climates. I'm guessing that some of you can answer her question more thoroughly than I can. I especially thought that there should be some interesting information about restoring the use of traditional crops in these areas. Any information you might have would be helpful. Thank you, Corrie Zoll Minneapolis -Original Message- From: Constance Nompelis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:43 PM To: Corrie Zoll Subject: Crops without water? Hi Corrie, Do you know anything about drought-resistent crops? I know some folks with [Friends of] the World Food Programme, and will be contacting them as well as investigating academic sources of info, but I thought that maybe you might have heard if there was any new and interesting developments in this area. I don't know if g.m. seeds are the only current answer or if there are other options, (and I don't really mind g.m. agriculture if it feeds starving people) but am very curious to learn about the subject. I'm *considering* an academic/volunteer trip to Ethiopia next year, and in view of the severe weather/food crisis there, coupled with my personal passion for gardening/agriculture, I think that working with some effort to develop and maintain sustainable sources of food would be an awesome endeavor. So let me know if you have any insight into this! Thanks and Happy Halloween, Connie Nompelis __ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] Airfare to Chicago ACGA Conference
A Chicago friend of mine sent me this information about some cheap airfare into Chicago on ATA airlines. At the risk of posting advertising on the list, I wanted to share this to help you all get to Chicago later this month for the ACGA annual conference. Corrie Zoll Minneapolis * Announcing ATA's Think Thursday Fares It's Think Thursday Fare time! These fares are good for today only on ata.com. We have low fares to Ft. Lauderdale, New York (LGA), Charlotte, NC and Minneapolis/St. Paul. For example, fly from Springfield, IL to New York (LGA) from only $99* or from Lexington to Charlotte, NC from only $74*! Fares are off-peak, each way based on a roundtrip purchase. Hurry, with fares like these, the seats won't last long! Fares must be purchased on ata.com by midnight (EST), July 3, 2003. Dates of travel are from July 22, 2003, through August 27, 2003*. Some restrictions apply. Great news! We've extended the ATA Travel Awards Program until January 31, 2005. Now any eligible trip credits you earn after July 1, 2003, can be used toward FREE TRAVEL until January 31, 2005. And if that isn't enough, the trip credits you've already earned, which were due to expire on September 30, have been extended until January 31, 2004! (The same goes for any credits earned prior to July 1, 2003.) Go to ata.com for more details or to sign up today. Web Check-In is now available on ata.com! If you're not checking any bags and are using an e-ticket, Web Check-In is for you. Web Check-In allows you to check in for your flight from 24 hours up to 90 minutes before your scheduled flight departure. Check out examples of our Think Thursday Fares below. Some restrictions apply. See end of message for details. These fares must be booked online at http://www.ata.com/ --- Here are some examples of our Think Thursday Fares: Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) $79 off-peak, each way based on roundtrip purchase to/from Indianapolis New York (LGA) $99 off-peak, each way based on roundtrip purchase to/from Lexington $99 off-peak, each way based on roundtrip purchase to/from Flint, MI Charlotte, NC (CLT) $89 off-peak, each way based on roundtrip purchase to/from Cedar Rapids $99 off-peak, each way based on roundtrip purchase to/from Toledo, OH Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) $69 off-peak, each way based on roundtrip purchase to/from Chicago-Midway $89 off-peak, each way based on roundtrip purchase to/from Springfield, IL --- Think Thursday Fares Sale Terms and Restrictions *Fares are available only on ata.com. Fares are for off-peak travel days, will be higher during peak travel times and are non-refundable. Fares do not include a federal excise tax of $3 that will be imposed on each flight segment of your itinerary. A flight segment is defined as a takeoff and a landing. Sale fares must be purchased by midnight (EST), 7/3/03. Some flights may be operated by Chicago Express Airlines d/b/a/ The ATA Connection. Fares are subject to change without notice. ATA's Think Thursday Fares are valid for travel 7/22/03-8/27/03. Off-peak definition for East - West markets applies Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Off-peak definition for Florida markets applies to Florida Monday-Wednesday and from Florida Tuesday-Thursday. Fares are not generally available during high-volume travel periods. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights and dates. Not all destinations served on a daily basis. All sale fares will be fuel-surcharge exempt. Not all destinations are on sale. Airport facility charge of up to $18 per round-trip may apply. All other normal restrictions apply. Photo I.D. required for flight check-in. For deaf and hearing impaired callers, TTY 800-293-6194. Copyright ATA Airlines, Inc. All rights reserved. -- For the Think Thursday Fares Sale, visit our web page at: http://www.ata.com/sales/thursday_fares/030703.html For a listing of all of our other sales, please visit our Net Fares web page at http://www.ata.com/whats_hot/netfares.html -- **NEED TO BOOK A HOTEL?** ATA.com now offers thousands of hotel options for all your lodging needs! Save 20-70% on hotels in over 400 destinations! Look for links to hotels after you book your flight or the next time you are on the ata.com home page. Or go directly to our Hotels page by clicking on http://travel.wwte1.com/pubspec/scripts/eap.asp?GOTO=HOTLAUNCHeapid=11405-30001rfrr=-22234. -- **SAVE UP TO 20% ON NATIONAL CAR RENTAL RATES** Now through August 31, 2003, ATA customers can save 20% on National's leisure rates that include a Saturday night overkeep. Request Contract ID 5160007 for discount. For reservations
RE: [cg] Dowling Community Garden Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Adam- Thank you for the encouragement. As near as anyone can tell, the Fenway Victory Gardens in Boston are the only continually operated community gardens older than Dowling Community Garden in Minneapolis. Older by a year. I wonder if list members are aware of other community gardens from this era that are still in operation. Corrie Zoll Minneapolis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 10:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] Dowling Community Garden Celebrates 60th Anniversary Thanks for the update, Corry. You always have great content on your website. For me, and I imagine many of us on this listserve, the big story was that a community garden that started as a Victory Garden is still going as a community garden after 60 years (three generations or six?) Wow! Dowling is on the ACGA website but I've attached the link here for folks who want to read about the garden: A HREF=http://www.dowlingcommunitygarden.org/;Dowling Community Garden/A In awe, Adam Honigman Volunteer, A HREF=http://www.clintoncommunitygarden.org/;Clinton Community Garden/A __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
RE: [cg] Coffee Chaff
Thanks to everyone for the great responses about using coffee grounds, coffee chaff, and burlap sacks. This will be great information to pass along. And Ray - I was curious about using burlap as worm bedding. This sounds great. Do you cut it into strips? How quickly does it decompose in the worm bin? I suppose the chaff would make good worm bedding as well. -Original Message- From: Ray Schutte [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 6:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Corrie Zoll; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [cg] Coffee Chaff I did send a response the Corrie. I have used coffee chaff and of course burlap bags. Coffee chaff is a great source of nitrogen, it is not acidic by the way and will test with a ph around 6.5. It does need to be mixed with soil or other mulch materials, in that it will develop into a hard cake if left alone. Burlap bags are great for number of reasons. They create a perpetual dark, that the micro organism that break down organic materials so love. For example, I build 8 -10 inch mulches for my tomatoes, cover with burlap and cut in holes for the plants. This keeps soil born diseases at bay, allows the mulch to break down and feed my tomatoes and helps retain water. The only issue is that the bags are often sewn with nylon threads that don't break down. Some coffee bags are made with sisal and take longer to breakdown. I use burlap bags as bedding material in my 4 worm bins. Adam as an aside I get over thrashings pretty fast, especially when I know I am working for a socially responsible company that walks the talk. I am just quite busy right now. By the way my local store has recycled all the coffee grounds they have brewed this past year, the local gardeners have caught on. Ray Schutte The truth of the matter is that the flower has cleverly manipulated the bee into hauling its pollen from blossom to blossom. The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 10:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [cg] Coffee Chaff Corrie, Seattle, WA gardeners have been using burlap and coffee grounds in that highly caffeinated city for a long time. I don't know their experience with coffee chaff, but off the top of my head, if one balanced the PH levels in the soil and used enough of this good thing (and not too much) I really can't see how this would not be beneficial. The list's expert in using coffee by-products in the garden is a fine Seattle Washington community gardener name Ray Schutte, whose day job is at the Starbuck's company. Unsuprisingly, we've not seen much of him on this list of late, maybe because of the thorough ( and to my mind largely unjustified) trashing his employer got on this listserve. Incidentally, Starbucks ( of which I do not own stuck) also sells organic and fair trade coffees. But Ray is the man I hope responds, because he understands both coffee by-products, and is a fine and dedicated community gardener. Best wishes, Adam Honigman Best wishes, Adam Honigman Subj: [cg] Coffee Chaff Date: 5/5/03 12:06:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Corrie Zoll) Sender:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I am wondering if any of you have experience with using coffee chaff as mulch in your gardens. A fair trade organic coffee roaster (www.peacecoffee.com) just moved into my office building and I have access to an ongoing supply of burlap and coffee chaff. I have been spreading the word about the chaff and burlap among community gardeners. Gardeners are interested, but are wary of putting coffee chaff in their gardens without knowing what affect it will have. Any experiences you can share would be helpful. I'll take creative suggestions for using burlap as well. Corrie Zoll Minneapolis __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] Coffee Chaff
I am wondering if any of you have experience with using coffee chaff as mulch in your gardens. A fair trade organic coffee roaster (www.peacecoffee.com) just moved into my office building and I have access to an ongoing supply of burlap and coffee chaff. I have been spreading the word about the chaff and burlap among community gardeners. Gardeners are interested, but are wary of putting coffee chaff in their gardens without knowing what affect it will have. Any experiences you can share would be helpful. I'll take creative suggestions for using burlap as well. Corrie Zoll Minneapolis __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] GreenSpace Partners Update
New on the GreenSpace Partners (Minneapolis, Minnesota) web site this week: *The ACGA Board's tour of community gardens in Birmingham, Alabama. *Community GIS green space maps available online *Free Mulch and Burlap for Minneapolis/Saint Paul community gardeners from Peace Coffee *Community Greening Spring Events Calendar *A new play about urban gardens by John Francis Bueche http://www.greeninstitute.org/GSP Please contact me if you have any questions. -Corrie Corrie Zoll, Program Director GreenSpace Partners A program of The Green Institute 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55407 Telephone 612-278-7119 Facsimile 612-278-7101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greeninstitute.org/GSP __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] Bronx CG images and more
New on the GreenSpace Partners web site this month: *A tour of community gardens in The Bronx *Minneapolis Arbor Day 2003 *Neighborhood tree planting projects *Our 2003 work plan Please stop by for a visit at http://www.greeninstitute.org/GSP Corrie Zoll, Program Director GreenSpace Partners A program of The Green Institute 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55407 Telephone 612-278-7119 Facsimile 612-278-7101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greeninstitute.org/GSP
RE: [cg] worms
I discovered a method for harvesting worms from my compost bin that works for me. First of all, don't feed the worms for a week or so. Then put some food scraps into a mesh bag (the kind that's used to package onions or something similar). Bury the bag in the worm bin, and pull it out two or three days later. It should be full of worms. You will still find a few worms in the remaining compost. A similar method is to push all of the castings toward one side of the bin. Put some fresh food scraps on the other side of the bin with some fresh bedding. In a week, scoop the castings out of the bin. I have limited experience with multi-tier bins, so I hope I don't insult your intelligence by making suggestions. If your worms are not migrating upward, perhaps each tier is not full enough for the worms to crawl up to the next tray. You may have already thought of this, but remember that the worms will only move upward when there is no food left in their current tray. If the worms are not moving upward, the above harvesting suggestions may need to be repeated in each tier of the bin. I do have a bit more worm composting information on my web site at http://www.greeninstitute.org/GSP Corrie Zoll Minneapolis, MN -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 6:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] worms Can anyone tell me what is the best way to harvest the castings from worms. The last time I put the casting on a screen and as the worms came to the top I pulled them out and put them back in my worm bin. I have a three tier worm composter and the worms are supposed to move to the top as the fresh food is put in the top tiers. This does not happen. What do you worm keepers do? Dianna in cold New Hampshire [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [cg] A Little Math
Garden sites per household, if you can get that information. Other data would be fine. Evidently Portland, Oregon has 1 garden per 24,000 residents. This is not households, but it's still helpful. -Corrie -Original Message- From: Jack Hale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 12:39 PM To: Corrie Zoll; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [cg] A Little Math Do you mean garden sites or individual plots? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Corrie Zoll Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 1:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] A Little Math I was doing some math earlier this week and determined that the city of Minneapolis has approximately one community garden per 1700 households. Of course many of these gardens are at risk of being removed for housing development, but I suspect this is a relatively high number of gardens. How does this compare with other cities? I'm hoping that you might be willing to divide the number of households in your city (2000 Census) by the number of community gardens. Thanks Corrie Zoll GreenSpace Partners Minneapolis __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
RE: [cg] soils testing on urban lots
In Minneapolis, the city has a Children's Environmental Health Division http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/environmental-health/index.asp#TopOfPage that provides free soil lead testing kits. Through the county extension service (and the University of Minnesota), residents can get a much more thorough soil test at a pretty reasonable cost, starting at $15, I think. http://soiltest.coafes.umn.edu/ In Minnesota, the threshold for contaminated soil is 100 parts per million (ppm). But soil is not considered hazardous until it is above 400 ppm. Soil lead levels in Minneapolis average about 300 ppm, which is common for an urban area. Last fall, we screened 15 gardens in one neighborhood for lead. Most tests came back at about 100 ppm. One garden tested above 300 ppm. We were surprised this year to find that one of the gardens showed elevated levels of arsenic. The highest level found was 38 ppm, and this was from a sample taken 6-12 below ground level. We're waiting for results from some follow-up testing to get a batter idea of the extent, risks, and source of the contamination. Corrie Zoll Minneapolis -Original Message- From: Bill Maynard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 3:39 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [cg] soils testing on urban lots What you don't know ...might hurt you As our 30 year old Mandella com garden site in sacramento has recently found out: some areas with higher than acceptable levels of Lead, DDT, and PAH'S(polyaromatic Hydrocarbons left from the incomplete burning of gas, coal, etc) were found. The levels of lead that sacramento county deems acceptable is under 200 parts per million (some professionals say 80 is the highest lead should be)... this site had 500 to 1300 parts per millionplus other toxins the site had older homes from the 1860's on it before it was torn down back in the 1960's the garden started in the 1970'sapparently no testing was done As I understand it...the complete palette of soil tests (lead, heavy metals, PCB's, PAH's, etc, etc) costs $700 per sample (many sites would require 12 or more samples Question 1: are there any places that will do all these tests for free or low cost for us community gardeners? Question 2: How many urban gardens have had their soil tested for lead and other toxins? and what levels did they find? this will be a big issue in the sacramento area and will be the first HIGH hurdle for each new com garden in the area. (we have approx 6 CG's proposed in various stages in the long approval process) In the mean time Each garden should ask itself: was the lot built on before? Answer: Your local USDA office will have old aerial photos of your area back to the 1930's and other photos taken every 10 years or so to the present... Article was in oct 2 issue of the sacramento bee http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/4631378p-5649671c.html -This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This communication represents the originator's personal views and opinions, which do not necessarily reflect those of Wood-Rodgers, Inc.. If you are not the original recipient or the person responsible for delivering the email to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error, and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please immediately notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
[cg] GreenSpace Partners Web Site
Minneapolis is knee-deep in some of the same community garden permanence issues that are affecting other US cities. I've just finished making some major additions to our web site at http://www.greeninstitute.org/GSP. I'd appreciate it if you all could have a look at it and let me know if there's anything I need to fix. Pay special attention to the Take a virtual garden tour to explore the issues section. Thanks, -Corrie Corrie Zoll Program Director, GreenSpace Partners The Green Institute 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55407 Telephone 612-278-7119 Facsimile 612-278-7101 www.greeninstitute.org __ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
