Good ideas, Rick. I'd like to promote the idea of Renewing America's Food
Traditions (RAFT). Slow Food and 6 other organizations have special projects
all around the country. We'll be getting some seeds to share and will want to
work with gardeners to collect their experiences. Think of it as Phase II
Seed-to-Supper Program.

Brrr. Susan Boldt
>
> From: "Brooks, Richard" <rbrooks@...>
> Date: 2007/02/01 Thu PM 11:39:17 GMT
> To: <communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com>
> CC: <gardens.foryou@...>
> Subject: [cfgn] Madison Grow Together Conference
>
> Janet, Ben, Joe and Community Food and Garden Network members,
> How about:
>
> *
> Having a team build a beehive and talk about bees? I'll
> coordinate it and provide the materials if necessary.
> *
> A workshop on how to do a Bioblitz (small scale--in your
> garden!) to explore the concepts of biodiversity and begin building an
> inventory of species in our communities. (Ask the Troy folks how they
> did it, or the Biodiversity Project)
> *
> An introductory workshop on Areas Verdes, a new partnership
> between Dane County and Mexicali, Mexico. A couple university students
> who participated in Mexico this January could present.
> *
> Reaching out to old and new Allied Drive gardeners to plan and
> get ready for their season (of course)
> *
> A demonstration of the Turley Garden Templates for sun gardens,
> shade gardens, cosmos, childen's dwarf cosmos seed gardens, and
> children's marigold and zinnias seed gardens. Call Marilyn or Steve at
> 262-593-8087.
> *
> A presentation by the Dane County Timebank on how gardeners can
> earn time dollars by helping each other.
>
> Offer free copies of the Got Dirt? Toolkit and gardening books for door
> prizes. The Garden Crusader will also offer a $50 gift certificate and
> will present it personally.
>
> P.S. I'll be in town until Feb 15, then away until March 12, but will
> respond to emails. Let me know what I can do to help.
> P.P.S. The Meriter Commons Retirement Center in downtown Madison needs
> someone (master gardener, youth, whoever) to help with at least two
> gardens. Pass it on.
>
> Rick
>
> Richard Brooks
>
> Outreach Program Manager UW-Madison
> 520 Lowell Center
> 610 Langdon Street
> Madison, WI 53703
> <http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=520+Lowell+Center&csz=Ma
> dison%2C+WI+53703&country=us>
> https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/rsbrooks/web/index.html tel:
> 608-265-4077
> <http://www.plaxo.com/click_to_call?src=jj_signature&To=608-265-4077&Ema
> il=rbrooks@...>
>
> Want a signature like this? <http://www.plaxo.com/signature>
>
>
>
> 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@...
> <mailto:janetp@...> 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@... <mailto:janetp@...>
> 608-246-4730 ext. 218
> www.cacscw.org/gardens <http://www.cacscw.org/gardens>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your
> question on Yahoo! Answers
> <http://answers.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMz
> OTY1NDUxMDMEc2VjA21haWxfdGFnbGluZQRzbGsDbWFpbF90YWcx> .
>
>
>
>