hey Ben-  I told Joe that I would like to help out in any way I can for the conference so if you need any volunteers I'm happy to participate.  I also heard your having a super bowl party, can I come?~Ashleigh

Ben Sommers <bens@...> wrote:

Dear Community Gardener,

We at CAC Food & Gardens Division are working with UW Cooperative Extension to plan another fun, free late-winter conference for community gardeners in Madison.  Please save the date, forward this message to other community gardeners, and join us for the second annual …

Madison Grow Together Conference

When: Sunday, March 18 from 1:00 – 5:00 pm

Who:

Bring the kids!  Bring the adults! 

THIS EVENT IS FREE!  We’ll have lots of gardening & leadership sessions for adults;

nature activities for kids; materials you can take back to your garden; and

a light lunch of food prepared during cooking demonstrations by gardeners.

What:

Great workshops and discussions: Composting; Gardening without Gasoline (no-till methods); How to Save a Garden, led by leaders of the threatened Sheboygan Garden; How to Start a New Garden; School Gardens; Garden Plot Fees; Garden Rain Barrels led by Sustain Dane.

Materials for your garden:  We’ll distribute seeds and supplies to garden leaders (contact us in advance if you’d like to pick these up for your community garden).

Cooking demonstrations: Favorite traditional dishes made with garden produce.

Kids Activities: led by staff of Aldo Leopold Nature Center.  These activities were fantastic last year!

Where:

The wonderful new Allied Boys & Girls Club at 4619 Jenewein St between Allied Drive & Red Arrow Trail, in southwest Madison near the Verona Road exit from the Beltline.

Got a suggestion for a workshop we should offer?  Can you help with the conference?  Please call or drop us a note at janetp@cacscw.org or 246-4730 ext. 218.

More details will be coming soon, including registration & carpooling info.  Please forward this note to any community gardeners who might be interested; all are welcome to attend.

Hope to see you at Madison Grow Together!

Chris Brockel, Ben Sommers, Joe Mathers, Janet Parker, CAC Food & Gardens

Janet Parker

Community Gardens - CAC Food & Gardens

1717 N. Stoughton Road

Madison, WI 53704

janetp@cacscw.org

608-246-4730 ext. 218

www.cacscw.org/gardens

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