RE: [cg] Need Information on Montreal Community Gardens

2003-10-30 Thread Sharon Gordon
73(76 by 2001) Montreal community gardens with around 6,700 plots http://www.eap.mcgill.ca/MagRack/COG/COG_A_93_04.htm February, 1997 - A 112 page publication (in French) describing the Montreal community gardens: Creer un jardin communautaire - L'amenager, le gerer, l'animer. Auteurs: Andre

[cg] California Firefighters and Community Gardens

2003-10-30 Thread Adam36055
Friends, Early this week, as I was trimming some of the dahlias in the Clinton Community Garden in NYC, and doing some general maintenance, a lady whom I had never met before walked into our garden with her two small kids I was wearing my Mets hat, as usual ( a wool 59 - a gift from my

[cg] Regional Trainings from ACGA

2003-10-30 Thread Anna Wasescha
Please respond to Betsy Johnson [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Over the next year, ACGA will be sponsoring at least four regional 2-day trainings based on our Growing Communities Curriculum. The trainings are funded through USDA's Community Food Security Grant Program. We

[cg] Crops without water?

2003-10-30 Thread Corrie Zoll
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

RE: [cg] Crops without water?

2003-10-30 Thread Jacquie Berger
Hi Corrie, Of course, I live CT where there is plenty of rain- too much for my taste this year, but I immediately thought of this site: www.nativeseeds.org Because I live in the wrong climate, I have only been able to browse through, gaze at the pictures and admire the diversity. I don't

RE: [cg] Crops without water?

2003-10-30 Thread Sharon Gordon
Here's an inspiring example from Zimbabwe. http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln46/lancaster.html Four things that I can think of that would help before you go would be to 1)take a permaculture workshop, read the major permaculture books, and look at some of the videos. This will help with