THIS SATURDAY...
ROCK THE GARDENS AT MADISON'S ONLY URBAN FARM!

MUSIC, GAMES AND RATATOUILLE HIGHLIGHT AN AFTERNOON AT TROY GARDENS.

Event: Northside Savor the Summer Festival
Date: 08/11/2007
Time: Noon to 6:30 p.m.
Place: Troy Gardens, 500 block of Troy Drive, Madison
Organizers: Friends of Troy Gardens and the Vera Court Neighborhood
Center
Cost: Free

Savor the summer with music, crafts, ethnic cooking demonstrations,
kid's activities, food, prairie hikes and hay rides at Troy Gardens --
Madison's only urban farm and the gem of the Northside.

MUSIC AND DANCE
Noon Acoustic Woody's (old time folk/blues duo)
1:00 Momus Boda (motown-tinged blues)
2::00 WADOMA (African dance and drum)
3:30 Kissers (Irish root rock)
4:45 Vera Court Girl Power drill team
5:00 Hmong Dancers
5:30 The Betrayed (high octane rock & roll)

KID FUN: Hands-on crafts, outdoor games and races, plus bubbles, slip
& slide, discovery in the Kids' Garden.

WORKSHOPS: Medicinal Herb Lesson and Tour, Tour of co-housing and
discussion of green living, green landscaping, chili roasting, bird
walk.

COOKING DEMOS: Huitlacoche, Hmong and soul food demonstrations, along
with oil infusion techniques with herbs.

FOOD: Ratatouille made from vegetables grown at Troy Community Farm,
the three B's of summer (beer, brats, burgers, also veggie varieties),
Hmong snacks, ice cream.

DIRECTIONS TO TROY GARDENS .... 500 BLOCK OF TROY DRIVE:

By bus: take bus No. 22 from the North Transfer point. There's a stop
right by the gardens on Troy Drive.

By car: If you are coming from the East, take Sherman Drive to
Northport Drive (or come in from Packers). Follow Northport Dr. past
Warner Park. Turn left onto Troy Drive. Go several blocks until you
pass under the railroad passing. Pass both E. and W. Karstens Dr. on
your right. Troy Gardens is beyond this. You can park on the street.

By bicycle: If you are coming from points east, the best way to get to
the gardens is through Maple Bluff. Wind around Maple Bluff (take
Lakewood Blvd. to Farwell Dr.; avoid the bluff by cutting through
Butternut and then back on to Farwell). Farwell turns into Woodward
Dr. Go past Warner Beach on your right. Turn right onto Marcy Rd.,
which ends at Troy Drive. Turn left onto Troy Drive. The gardens are
on your left.

For more information contact Friends of Troy Gardens, 608- 240-0409
info@..., www.troygardens.org.

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Friends of Troy Gardens Seeks Executive Director! (PLEASE FORWARD)

Friends of Troy Gardens (FTG), a nationally respected and innovative nonprofit organization, seeks an experienced, skilled, and dedicated Executive Director. FTG, in partnership with Madison Area Community Land Trust (MACLT) and Urban Open Space Foundation, manages twenty-six acres of land on which is integrated community gardens, an organic farm, and restored prairie and woodlands. An adjacent five acres, also owned by MACLT, contains mixed-income green-built housing. The ED will work with staff, directors, and partners to assure that the agency meets its goals, which are to become an economically stable and financially sustainable organization with a diverse income stream, continuity in leadership and an effective board and staff; develop and steward the land in a sustainable manner; increase food security for residents of Madison's Northside; develop educational programs on nature, gardening, nutrition and the environment; engage numerous community organizations and educational institutions in creating a "learning community" around the land; and create an aesthetically pleasing, accessible, natural areas resource that will be available in perpetuity for widespread community use.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ED will lead approximately five administrative and program staff; manage budgeting and fundraising; communicate with multiple constituencies; and be responsible for overall coordination and administration of all FTG activities. Applicants should have several years of experience in managing an organization of similar or greater complexity. Salary will be commensurate with experience. College degree preferred but not necessary. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced leader with vision, affinities with sustainability, and commitment to community-based decision-making.

Position Description
The ED of the FTG reports to the board of directors and is responsible to the board as a whole.

The ED provides leadership in the achievement of the mission of FTG, including the formulation and implementation of strategies and goals. Duties include preparation and management of the agency budget, as adopted by the board, and oversight of the delivery of all programs. The ED also oversees the planning and implementation of all fundraising activities for the agency, identifying resources and approaching donors, and is responsible to make sure that the agency's revenue goals are met each year. The ED attends to many constituencies, such as board, staff, members, volunteers, donors, gardeners, partner organizations, and others. Duties include representation of the agency to these groups and to the public. The ED staffs all board committees and attends selected committee meetings.

The ED manages all human resources and bears final responsibility for all hiring decisions. The ED provides a supportive setting in which staff can be successful and is responsible for general supervision of senior staff, who supervise their subordinates and take the lead in their hiring.

Skills required of the ED include effective, consultative organizational management, diligent financial management, effective grant writing, responsive communications, effective use of the English language, and a demonstrated caring for the land and the stewardship mission of the agency.

To apply
Send a letter of application addressing your interest, experience, and skill set along with a resume. The position will be open until filled; interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis with the goal of hiring by August 1, 2007. The first review of applications will occur after May 24, 2007. Applications will be accepted via:
Email: info@...
Mail: Friends of Troy Gardens, Attn: Christie Ralston, Rm 171, Bldg 14, 3601 Memorial Drive, Madison, WI 53704.

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Dear All-

Can anyone help here with small scale things for Off the Square Club's
efforts to make a little garden space.

We are tapped out in these areas right now.

Sorry for the short notice but I have been out and just getting to this.


Please reply directly to MIKALA STEENHOLDT.

Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
From: MIKALA M STEENHOLDT [mailto:msteenholdt@...]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 7:16 PM
To: Joe Mathers
Subject: homeless shelter plant donation

Mr. Joe Mathers,

I was referred to you by Nathan from Troy Gardens. I'm in a Social Work
class on homelessness and for our service learning project for the
class, my twin sister and I volunteer at the Off the Square Club in
Madison. The Off the Square Club is a day shelter for individuals with a
diagnosed mental illness and who are also suffering with drug/alcohol
abuse. To boost motivation and to help the club members take pride in
their shelter, Rachael and I decided that it would be beneficial if we
organized a "clean up day" where members and staff clean up the
shelter's backyard and then celebrate with a cookout.

The Off the Square club's backyard has a small basketball court, a few
plants, a broken picnic table, over-grown trees, thin grass with weeds,
etc. Pretty much everything in the backyard is overgrown, dying, or
broken. As typical of shelters, The Off the Square Club does not have
money to fund a clean up day so I asked my Professor if she knew of any
organization that could help us out and she referred me to Troy Gardens
who referred us to you. I was wondering if Community Action Coalition
had any extra flowers, grass, small gardening tools, outside seating,
etc. to donate to us for our clean up day scheduled tenatively for this
Saturday, May 12th. Please let me know if this is possible and thank you
for your consideration.


Best,
Mikala Steenholdt

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I am writing you regarding a terrific summer internship opportunity for youth. 

The program, called Farm & Field, is an internship program designed to provide youth, ages 14-17, with environmental leadership and job skills training through experience in organic farming, natural areas restoration, community outreach, and teaching.  In addition to the skills youth gain through the internship, they recieve a stipend, paid out in three monthly checks over the summer.

Farm & Field takes place at Troy Gardens, a 26-acre open area (located on Madison's Northside) consisting of an organic farm, a tallgrass prairie, woodland and wildlife corridors, community gardens, and an educational children's garden.

I have attached a copy of the internship application, which also includes information about the program.   Please distribute applications to interested youth.  We are also happy to provide you with hard copies of the application if necessary.  If you would like a Farm & Field flier to post, please contact me and I will send you a copy.

Please also contact me if you have any questions about the program or if you would like to schedule a presentation for a group of interested teens at your center, school, or organization. 

Thank you for helping to spread the word about this internship!

Warm regards,

Nathan Larson
Education Program Director
Friends of Troy Gardens
608-240-0409
education@...
www.troygardens.org

Hi Julie!
  Thanks for the info, and for the welcome. My house is the one with the blue
metal roof on Jerome- stop in sometime if you're around! Also I wanted to let
you know (if you don't already) that a pair of Cooper's Hawk's are nesting in
the large elm in the little forest corner of Allis' property (where the big oak
and wildflowers are). Last year, they nested right across from my house. Keep an
eye out for them!

>>> "Julie Fitzpatrick" <jfitzpatrick@...> 03/22/07 2:03 PM >>>
Hi Clare,
Welcome to the neighborhood! I live 5 blocks off Buckeye, but on the far side of
Stoughton Rd. The construction at Allis will all be inside, but they will have
lots of equipment outside, so they recommended not doing the garden this year.
They are putting in a new furnace and all new duct work, upgrading electrical,
new lights, some new ceilings and soffits. We have to take home all of our
personal stuff, even furniture. It shouldn't impact the neighbors much, though,
I wouldn't think.

>>> "Clare Seguin" <cseguin@...> 03/22/07 9:57 AM >>>
Hi Julie!
  I live nearly next door to Allis now, and am wondering what kind of
construction is in store. I hadn't heard of any....
And, how are you?

>>> "Julie Fitzpatrick" <jfitzpatrick@...> 03/21/07 4:33 PM >>>
Hi Ben,
I would like a couple to start a patch with. Our school garden will be out of
commission this summer, due to building construction not wanting us in their
way, but I will start them at my house and move some to school next summer.
Thank you! You have my sympathy for losing your grandfather and uncle.

>>> "Ben Sommers" <bens@...> 03/21/07 2:21 PM >>>
Hi All,



I am planning on digging some raspberry bushes this weekend, and would
like to offer them free to anyone who is interested in starting a patch.
These are "special" not because of their ability to grow in outer space
or anything amazing, but because they are part of a large patch tended
by my grandfather and uncle since 1991.  Both Gramps and Uncle Scott
passed away in 2006 and I would be very happy to see their work live on
in years to come.  We are preparing to sell the house, so this is a
one-time offer.



They are VERY prolific bushes; bearing large, flavorful, deep-red fruit.
I do not know the variety but are growing very well in Beaver Dam, so
would likely do well in the Madison area.



Please respond to me by Friday with any requests.  The amount I can give
each person depends on how many people respond, as there is only so much
room in the back of my Subaru.



Be well and happy, happy Spring,



Benjamin Sommers

Agency & Garden Technician

Community Action Coalition for Southcentral Wisconsin, Inc.

1717 N. Stoughton Rd.

Madison, WI 53704

(608) 246-4730 ext. 208

mailto:bens@...



Visit CAC online for more program information: http://www.cacscw.org
<http://www.cacscw.org/>

Also check out our new Community Garden Organizer's Handbook!!!  It is a
great resource for all gardeners!!
http://www.cacscw.org/gardens/handbook/

-----Original Message-----
From: susan.boldt@... [mailto:susan.boldt@...]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 11:46 AM
To: susan.boldt@...
Subject: Fwd: Seed to Supper Project 2007

Hello,
You're receiving this e-mail because you had expressed an interest in
the past about our Seed to Supper project. Here is our 2007 update.

We're having a seed distribution and tasting at Bunky's Cafe this
Thursday, April 19th 5:00PM (or so) to 8:00 PM.  It is an open house.
See the details below.

If you'd prefer to be removed from future notifications, please let me
know.

Looking forward to a productive 2007 season.

Sincerely,  Susan Boldt


> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:45:20 -0500
> From:  <susan.boldt@...>
> To: susanboldt@...
> Subject: Seed to Supper Project 2007
>
> Please share the attached information with your friends who may be
interested in participating in the Seed to Supper Project for 2007.  The
seed list is enclosed.
>
> Also, please note the April 19th Seed2Supper event at Bunky's Cafe.
>
> Any questions, please contact me.   Thank you, Susan
>
> P.S I've cut and pasted the text in this message for those of you who
can't accept attachments.
>
> SEED TO SUPPER:
> GROWING and TASTING ITALIAN HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES AND FRUITS TO CREATE
TASTE MEMORIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
>   (A Culinary History Project)
> YEAR  5
>
> UPCOMING EVENT
> APRIL 19, 2007 - Thursday 6:00PM-8:30PM
> Seed Distribution AND A Celebration to Support Our School and
Community Gardening Programs, Bunky's Cafe, 2827 Atwood, Madison, WI.
>
> For reservations contact 204-7004.  Our special evening will feature
foods that highlight some of the vegetables that we will be growing this
year in our Seed-to-Supper and Renewing America's Food Traditions (RAFT)
Projects. Pick up seeds for your garden!  Please help us support our
community programming.  Cost $10.00
>
> Please contact Susan at susan.boldt@... or call her at 608
219-8846 if you have questions about the event or the project
>
>
>
>
>
>
> PROJECT BACKGROUND
> We began our project by asking these questions. 1. Do you have special
memories of Italian heirloom fruits and vegetables grown by your family
and friends? 2. Have you grown these varieties? 3. Would you like to
grow and sample vegetables from your favorite regions in Italy and to
share this vegetable heritage with future generations?  The rest is
history!
>
> We provide SOME SEEDS AND MAYBE A FEW PLANTS and ask that you share
your memories, growing tips and a few of your vegetables.  We'll capture
our "taste memories" through photos and interviews.  We will record our
results, impressions, vegetable uses (recipes), preservation tips and
even garden designs for future generations.
>
> We are seeking volunteers to grow a vegetable or two like, Radicchio
di Mantova, Italian Torpedo onions (Rossa di Milano), (Costoluto
Genovese) tomatoes and others. We'll continue to share our successes and
feature the fruits of our labor at "special tasting" events.
>
> Our project began in conjunction with our Sister City Madison,
Wisconsin-Mantova, Italy partnership and has expanded over the years.
Members from Slow Food Madison, the Italian American Women's Club,
Italian Workingmen's Club, Madison-Mantova Sister City Partnership,
Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin, CIAO, Community Food and
Gardening Network have grown our vegetables.  Again, this year we'll
have Slow Food Sister City Seed-to-Supper demonstration garden at the
University of Wisconsin West Madison Research Station.  We hope to
continue our project at Community and school gardens, home gardens and
container plantings around the state.  We will be distributing seeds at
community meetings and events throughout the spring.
>
> Our small demonstration gardens will feature seasonal favorites and
will be located throughout the city including the planters at
neighborhood restaurants. Our calendar includes several special events
for spring, summer and fall: perhaps a container planting workshop,
revitalize our Seed to Supper Garden Tour and Tasting when our summer
veggies are at their prime, a vegetable preservation workshop and a
harvest dinner.  For information contact kboldt@...,
susan.boldt@... or call Susan at 608 219-8846.
>
>
> A PARTIAL LISTING OF SEED TO SUPPER PLANT VARIETIES FOR 2007
> arugula(selvatica, sylvetta)
>
> basil (basilico greco, large lettuce leaf, monstruoso mammoth,
napoletano mammoth, sweet genovese)
>
> beans (different varieties of bush and vines, annellino, cannelino,
trionfo violetto, borlotto)
>
> beets (chioggia)
>
> many chicories (radicchio di Mantova)
>
> eggplant (listada di Gandia, violette di Firenze)
>
> garlic (italian late, lorz italian, music, early italian and chet's
red ttalian)
>
> lettuce (misticanza, which is an Italian mesclun mix),lolla rossa,
riccia rossa d'America, rosa di Trento, rossimo
>
> melons (capitol, dalton, giusto, honey moon)
>
> onions (cippolina borrentano,italian torpedo, rossa di milano)
>
> parsley (giante d'italia, catalogno)
>
> peppers (Cuneo Giallo e Rosso, Piacentino Lungo, Mantovano, Porta
Innesto, marconi sweet, quadratto Asti Giallo, Jimmy Nardello)
>
> pumpkins/squash (bush delica, black, yellow, piacentia, round
Ungherese), squash (a large variety of summer and winter squash -
cristoforo(S), marina di chioggia (W), romanesco (S), tonda padana,
tromboncino(S), zucchino (S)
>
> tomatoes (Cuore di Bue, cherry, principe Borghese, Roman Candle,
Speckled Roman
>
> watermelon (merilee, mostarda, giant watermelon) and more!
>
> Plus.... kale, onions, chard, borage and a few surprises including
unnamed family varieties!
>

----- Original Message -----

From: Brooks, Richard

To: communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com

Cc: info@...

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 2:10 PM

Subject: [cfgn] Earth Day...and Nonviolent Communication

Yes, this is probably a strange combination of messages, but here they are. Check these two websites:

www.wiscpsa.org Why? Because there are lots of wonderful things you can get through the Earth Day Online Auction through Wisconsin Partners for SustainAbility (dinner for 4 at Lombardino's or Dardenelles! Overnight stays at hotels and resorts, massages, non-toxic products, flowers…green stuff for community building) and the auction is only online until April 22.

www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/rosenberg.htm
Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication, is coming to Madison May 1-2. His topic: "Speaking Peace in a World of Conflict: Conversational Judo with a Heart Connection." This training has been especially popular and effective with social workers, counselors, law enforcement, corrections and juvenile justice personnel, teachers and parents. Dr. Rosenberg has taught throughout the world.

Key words: conflict resolution, restorative justice, counseling, negotiation, mediation, violence prevention

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Full-day workshops will be held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Come to either or both days. Student rates and scholarships available. Participants are strongly encouraged to register in advance.

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Please forward this message to as many people as possible. Many thanks!

Rick (Brooks)

265-4077

Yes, this is probably a strange combination of messages, but here they are. Check these two websites:

www.wiscpsa.org Why? Because there are lots of wonderful things you can get through the Earth Day Online Auction through Wisconsin Partners for SustainAbility (dinner for 4 at Lombardino's or Dardenelles! Overnight stays at hotels and resorts, massages, non-toxic products, flowers…green stuff for community building) and the auction is only online until April 22.

www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/rosenberg.htm
Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication, is coming to Madison May 1-2. His topic: "Speaking Peace in a World of Conflict: Conversational Judo with a Heart Connection." This training has been especially popular and effective with social workers, counselors, law enforcement, corrections and juvenile justice personnel, teachers and parents. Dr. Rosenberg has taught throughout the world.

Key words: conflict resolution, restorative justice, counseling, negotiation, mediation, violence prevention

Tuesday, May 1 and Wednesday, May 2 Workshops

Full-day workshops will be held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Come to either or both days. Student rates and scholarships available. Participants are strongly encouraged to register in advance.

For More Information: http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/rosenberg.htm

Register Online Now: http://www.regonline.com/speakpeace

Please forward this message to as many people as possible. Many thanks!

Rick (Brooks)

265-4077

FYI, Ben, I did get mine week before and got them in the ground
before the winter returned...

Thanks for getting these all to us!

ken

On Apr 2, 2007, at 10:10 AM, Ben Sommers wrote:

> Hi Katherine,
>
> Yup, there are a few bags left here at Spaight. Take two if you
> want, as I think a few others have not come by yet either. With the
> cold nights coming, it will important to get them back in the
> ground ASAP. I hope they grow well for you.
>
> Ben
>
> ________________________________
>

If there are still any bags at CAC, I could pick them up today.

>>> "Ben Sommers" <bens@...> 04/02/07 10:10 AM >>>
Hi Katherine,

Yup, there are a few bags left here at Spaight.  Take two if you want, as I
think a few others have not come by yet either.  With the cold nights coming, it
will important to get them back in the ground ASAP.  I hope they grow well for
you.

Ben

________________________________

From: communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Katherine Ann
Bolton
Sent: Mon 4/2/2007 10:00 AM
To: communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [cfgn] Raspberries Ready



Hey Ben, sorry I haven't picked up my raspberries yet. Last week was kind of
crazy. Are there still bags at your house on Spaight?

-Katherine

---------------------------------------------------
Katherine A. Bolton
AmeriCorps VISTA
Morgridge Center for Public Service
University of Wisconsin-Madison
716 Langdon Street, Room 154
Madison, WI 53706

Phone: 608-262-0731
Fax: 608-262-0542
E-mail: Vista@... <mailto:Vista%40union.wisc.edu>
www.morgridge.wisc.edu

----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Sommers <bens@... <mailto:bens%40cacscw.org> >
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:26 am
Subject: [cfgn] Raspberries Ready
To: communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:communityfoodandgardennetwork%40yahoogroups.com> ,
CommunityActionCoalition <CACSCW@... <mailto:CACSCW%40cacscw.org> >

> <<pdf%5CA1610.url>>
> Hello to all who requested raspberries,
>
> I have dug the raspberries and they are ready to go. I left the full
> canes attached, as they were not cut down last fall and already showing
> signs of life...the existing canes may make it. If not, new shoots
> should soon form from the rhizomes. Each plastic bag should contain 3-5
> rhizomes, which may be seperated and planted a few feet apart, or left
> as a clump and planted as is. Water liberally after planting.
>
> Please come by CAC, 1717 N. Stoughton Rd. to pick up if you are on the
> North side. They are placed under a semi-trailer we use for storage
> near the rear of the building. There are 14 bags here. Or, stop by
> Ben's house 1237 Spaight St. (Near Orton Park & Willy St. Co-Op) and
> choose from the 10 bags in back of the house. They are partly under a
> roll of rubber roofing to protect the roots from exposure to sunlight.
> Or, make arrangements with me on a pick-up or drop off time and place.
>
>
> **Please take only one bag per person, for now, as I have just about as
> many bags as people who requested them. I may be able to go get more
> for those who requested more.**
>
> I am not an expert on these plants, but some of my family dug and
> transplanted last year in late April and they were successful, so this
> should work. Below is a link from UW-EX on growing raspberries in WI.
>
> Thanks everyone for your interest and please let me know how you do!
>
> Ben
>
>
> The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link
> attachments:
>
> Shortcut to: http://learningstore.uwex.edu/pdf%5CA1610.pdf
<http://learningstore.uwex.edu/pdf%5CA1610.pdf>
>
>
> Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent
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Hi Katherine,

Yup, there are a few bags left here at Spaight.  Take two if you want, as I
think a few others have not come by yet either.  With the cold nights coming, it
will important to get them back in the ground ASAP.  I hope they grow well for
you.

Ben

________________________________

From: communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Katherine Ann
Bolton
Sent: Mon 4/2/2007 10:00 AM
To: communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [cfgn] Raspberries Ready



Hey Ben, sorry I haven't picked up my raspberries yet. Last week was kind of
crazy. Are there still bags at your house on Spaight?

-Katherine

---------------------------------------------------
Katherine A. Bolton
AmeriCorps VISTA
Morgridge Center for Public Service
University of Wisconsin-Madison
716 Langdon Street, Room 154
Madison, WI 53706

Phone: 608-262-0731
Fax: 608-262-0542
E-mail: Vista@... <mailto:Vista%40union.wisc.edu>
www.morgridge.wisc.edu

----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Sommers <bens@... <mailto:bens%40cacscw.org> >
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:26 am
Subject: [cfgn] Raspberries Ready
To: communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com
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> Hello to all who requested raspberries,
>
> I have dug the raspberries and they are ready to go. I left the full
> canes attached, as they were not cut down last fall and already showing
> signs of life...the existing canes may make it. If not, new shoots
> should soon form from the rhizomes. Each plastic bag should contain 3-5
> rhizomes, which may be seperated and planted a few feet apart, or left
> as a clump and planted as is. Water liberally after planting.
>
> Please come by CAC, 1717 N. Stoughton Rd. to pick up if you are on the
> North side. They are placed under a semi-trailer we use for storage
> near the rear of the building. There are 14 bags here. Or, stop by
> Ben's house 1237 Spaight St. (Near Orton Park & Willy St. Co-Op) and
> choose from the 10 bags in back of the house. They are partly under a
> roll of rubber roofing to protect the roots from exposure to sunlight.
> Or, make arrangements with me on a pick-up or drop off time and place.
>
>
> **Please take only one bag per person, for now, as I have just about as
> many bags as people who requested them. I may be able to go get more
> for those who requested more.**
>
> I am not an expert on these plants, but some of my family dug and
> transplanted last year in late April and they were successful, so this
> should work. Below is a link from UW-EX on growing raspberries in WI.
>
> Thanks everyone for your interest and please let me know how you do!
>
> Ben
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Hey Ben, sorry I haven't picked up my raspberries yet.  Last week was kind of
crazy.  Are there still bags at your house on Spaight?

-Katherine

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Katherine A. Bolton
AmeriCorps VISTA
Morgridge Center for Public Service
University of Wisconsin-Madison
716 Langdon Street, Room 154
Madison, WI 53706

Phone: 608-262-0731
Fax: 608-262-0542
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Sommers <bens@...>
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:26 am
Subject: [cfgn] Raspberries Ready
To: communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com, CommunityActionCoalition
<CACSCW@...>


>  <<pdf%5CA1610.url>>
> Hello to all who requested raspberries,
>
> I have dug the raspberries and they are ready to go.  I left the full
> canes attached, as they were not cut down last fall and already showing
> signs of life...the existing canes may make it.  If not, new shoots
> should soon form from the rhizomes.  Each plastic bag should contain 3-5
> rhizomes, which may be seperated and planted a few feet apart, or left
> as a clump and planted as is.  Water liberally after planting.
>
> Please come by CAC, 1717 N. Stoughton Rd. to pick up if you are on the
> North side.  They are placed under a semi-trailer we use for storage
> near the rear of the building.  There are 14 bags here.  Or, stop by
> Ben's house 1237 Spaight St. (Near Orton Park & Willy St. Co-Op) and
> choose from the 10 bags in back of the house.  They are partly under a
> roll of rubber roofing to protect the roots from exposure to sunlight.
> Or, make arrangements with me on a pick-up or drop off time and place.
>
>
> **Please take only one bag per person, for now, as I have just about as
> many bags as people who requested them.  I may be able to go get more
> for those who requested more.**
>
> I am not an expert on these plants, but some of my family dug and
> transplanted last year in late April and they were successful, so this
> should work.  Below is a link from UW-EX on growing raspberries in WI.
>
> Thanks everyone for your interest and please let me know how you do!
>
> Ben
>
>
> The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link
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Ben,
Thanks so much!  You are a prince.
Rick B.

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Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:25 AM
To: communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com; CommunityActionCoalition
Subject: [cfgn] Raspberries Ready

<<pdf%5CA1610.url>>
Hello to all who requested raspberries,

I have dug the raspberries and they are ready to go. I left the full
canes attached, as they were not cut down last fall and already showing
signs of life...the existing canes may make it. If not, new shoots
should soon form from the rhizomes. Each plastic bag should contain 3-5
rhizomes, which may be seperated and planted a few feet apart, or left
as a clump and planted as is. Water liberally after planting.

Please come by CAC, 1717 N. Stoughton Rd. to pick up if you are on the
North side. They are placed under a semi-trailer we use for storage
near the rear of the building. There are 14 bags here. Or, stop by
Ben's house 1237 Spaight St. (Near Orton Park & Willy St. Co-Op) and
choose from the 10 bags in back of the house. They are partly under a
roll of rubber roofing to protect the roots from exposure to sunlight.
Or, make arrangements with me on a pick-up or drop off time and place.

**Please take only one bag per person, for now, as I have just about as
many bags as people who requested them. I may be able to go get more
for those who requested more.**

I am not an expert on these plants, but some of my family dug and
transplanted last year in late April and they were successful, so this
should work. Below is a link from UW-EX on growing raspberries in WI.

Thanks everyone for your interest and please let me know how you do!

Ben

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From: communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com [mailto:communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Ben Sommers
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:25 AM
To: communityfoodandgardennetwork@yahoogroups.com; CommunityActionCoalition
Subject: [cfgn] Raspberries Ready

<<pdf%5CA1610.url>>
Hello to all who requested raspberries,

I have dug the raspberries and they are ready to go. I left the full
canes attached, as they were not cut down last fall and already showing
signs of life...the existing canes may make it. If not, new shoots
should soon form from the rhizomes. Each plastic bag should contain 3-5
rhizomes, which may be seperated and planted a few feet apart, or left
as a clump and planted as is. Water liberally after planting.

Please come by CAC, 1717 N. Stoughton Rd. to pick up if you are on the
North side. They are placed under a semi-trailer we use for storage
near the rear of the building. There are 14 bags here. Or, stop by
Ben's house 1237 Spaight St. (Near Orton Park & Willy St. Co-Op) and
choose from the 10 bags in back of the house. They are partly under a
roll of rubber roofing to protect the roots from exposure to sunlight.
Or, make arrangements with me on a pick-up or drop off time and place.

**Please take only one bag per person, for now, as I have just about as
many bags as people who requested them. I may be able to go get more
for those who requested more.**

I am not an expert on these plants, but some of my family dug and
transplanted last year in late April and they were successful, so this
should work. Below is a link from UW-EX on growing raspberries in WI.

Thanks everyone for your interest and please let me know how you do!

Ben

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Hi.  I'll be by today at lunch.  Thanks,  Susan
---- Ben Sommers <bens@...> wrote:
>  <<pdf%5CA1610.url>>
> Hello to all who requested raspberries,
>
> I have dug the raspberries and they are ready to go.  I left the full
> canes attached, as they were not cut down last fall and already showing
> signs of life...the existing canes may make it.  If not, new shoots
> should soon form from the rhizomes.  Each plastic bag should contain 3-5
> rhizomes, which may be seperated and planted a few feet apart, or left
> as a clump and planted as is.  Water liberally after planting.
>
> Please come by CAC, 1717 N. Stoughton Rd. to pick up if you are on the
> North side.  They are placed under a semi-trailer we use for storage
> near the rear of the building.  There are 14 bags here.  Or, stop by
> Ben's house 1237 Spaight St. (Near Orton Park & Willy St. Co-Op) and
> choose from the 10 bags in back of the house.  They are partly under a
> roll of rubber roofing to protect the roots from exposure to sunlight.
> Or, make arrangements with me on a pick-up or drop off time and place.
>
> **Please take only one bag per person, for now, as I have just about as
> many bags as people who requested them.  I may be able to go get more
> for those who requested more.**
>
> I am not an expert on these plants, but some of my family dug and
> transplanted last year in late April and they were successful, so this
> should work.  Below is a link from UW-EX on growing raspberries in WI.
>
> Thanks everyone for your interest and please let me know how you do!
>
> Ben
>
>
> The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link
> attachments:
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<<pdf%5CA1610.url>>
Hello to all who requested raspberries,

I have dug the raspberries and they are ready to go.  I left the full
canes attached, as they were not cut down last fall and already showing
signs of life...the existing canes may make it.  If not, new shoots
should soon form from the rhizomes.  Each plastic bag should contain 3-5
rhizomes, which may be seperated and planted a few feet apart, or left
as a clump and planted as is.  Water liberally after planting.

Please come by CAC, 1717 N. Stoughton Rd. to pick up if you are on the
North side.  They are placed under a semi-trailer we use for storage
near the rear of the building.  There are 14 bags here.  Or, stop by
Ben's house 1237 Spaight St. (Near Orton Park & Willy St. Co-Op) and
choose from the 10 bags in back of the house.  They are partly under a
roll of rubber roofing to protect the roots from exposure to sunlight.
Or, make arrangements with me on a pick-up or drop off time and place.

**Please take only one bag per person, for now, as I have just about as
many bags as people who requested them.  I may be able to go get more
for those who requested more.**

I am not an expert on these plants, but some of my family dug and
transplanted last year in late April and they were successful, so this
should work.  Below is a link from UW-EX on growing raspberries in WI.

Thanks everyone for your interest and please let me know how you do!

Ben


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Hi Clare,
Welcome to the neighborhood! I live 5 blocks off Buckeye, but on the far side of
Stoughton Rd. The construction at Allis will all be inside, but they will have
lots of equipment outside, so they recommended not doing the garden this year.
They are putting in a new furnace and all new duct work, upgrading electrical,
new lights, some new ceilings and soffits. We have to take home all of our
personal stuff, even furniture. It shouldn't impact the neighbors much, though,
I wouldn't think.

>>> "Clare Seguin" <cseguin@...> 03/22/07 9:57 AM >>>
Hi Julie!
  I live nearly next door to Allis now, and am wondering what kind of
construction is in store. I hadn't heard of any....
And, how are you?

>>> "Julie Fitzpatrick" <jfitzpatrick@...> 03/21/07 4:33 PM >>>
Hi Ben,
I would like a couple to start a patch with. Our school garden will be out of
commission this summer, due to building construction not wanting us in their
way, but I will start them at my house and move some to school next summer.
Thank you! You have my sympathy for losing your grandfather and uncle.

>>> "Ben Sommers" <bens@...> 03/21/07 2:21 PM >>>
Hi All,



I am planning on digging some raspberry bushes this weekend, and would
like to offer them free to anyone who is interested in starting a patch.
These are "special" not because of their ability to grow in outer space
or anything amazing, but because they are part of a large patch tended
by my grandfather and uncle since 1991.  Both Gramps and Uncle Scott
passed away in 2006 and I would be very happy to see their work live on
in years to come.  We are preparing to sell the house, so this is a
one-time offer.



They are VERY prolific bushes; bearing large, flavorful, deep-red fruit.
I do not know the variety but are growing very well in Beaver Dam, so
would likely do well in the Madison area.



Please respond to me by Friday with any requests.  The amount I can give
each person depends on how many people respond, as there is only so much
room in the back of my Subaru.



Be well and happy, happy Spring,



Benjamin Sommers

Agency & Garden Technician

Community Action Coalition for Southcentral Wisconsin, Inc.

1717 N. Stoughton Rd.

Madison, WI 53704

(608) 246-4730 ext. 208

mailto:bens@...



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