| City Sprouts Event Archive |
(Events here in the archive are listed by descending date, please check the home page for upcoming events.)
Kathleen Cue on "Types of Gardens"
Date: Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Time: 9:30 AM
Place: City Sprouts Education Center
Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Time: 9:30 am to 11:00 am
Place: City Sprouts Education Center, 4002 Seward St. (the pink house on the corner)
Gardening is not only in your backyard. Perhaps you do not have too much space.
Perhaps you are planning on starting a garden next year. Come learn about it.
Kathleen Cue from the Extension Office will be presenting. She is an expert in horticulture at the University of Nebraska Extension in Douglas & Sarpy Counties.
Time: 9:30 am to 11:00 am
Place: City Sprouts Education Center, 4002 Seward St. (the pink house on the corner)
Gardening is not only in your backyard. Perhaps you do not have too much space.
Perhaps you are planning on starting a garden next year. Come learn about it.
Kathleen Cue from the Extension Office will be presenting. She is an expert in horticulture at the University of Nebraska Extension in Douglas & Sarpy Counties.
John Fech on "What Vegetables Can I Plant Now?"
Date: Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Time: 9:30 AM
Place: City Sprouts Education Center
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Time: 9:30 am to 11:00 am
Place: City Sprouts Education Center, 4002 Seward St. (the pink house on the corner)
Summer plantings are almost done. Time to plant for the fall.
John Fech will be presenting on what to plant for the fall season. He is an expert in horticulture at the University of Nebraska Extension in Douglas & Sarpy Counties.
Time: 9:30 am to 11:00 am
Place: City Sprouts Education Center, 4002 Seward St. (the pink house on the corner)
Summer plantings are almost done. Time to plant for the fall.
John Fech will be presenting on what to plant for the fall season. He is an expert in horticulture at the University of Nebraska Extension in Douglas & Sarpy Counties.
Children's Garden Party Time!
Date: Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
Place: City Sprouts
Date: Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Time: 10 am to 11:30 am
Place: City Sprouts Education Center and Gardens, West Side of 40th St., between Seward and Franklin Streets, Omaha
Party Time!
The children’s garden had a great time in the garden this year.
Please join us this Saturday as we celebrate the end of our season.
Sheryl Fratt, our head gardener will be providing a garden inspired snack. We will also be bringing back some of the favorite snacks that we shared over the last 12 weeks. UNMC Masters of Public Health student and nutritionist Vickie Gregorio will be leading the ceremonies.
Children will paint a small pot to take home with some flower seeds to keep their garden going inside during the summer. There will also be games, water balloons and more!
Even if you did not make it out to any of our other children’s garden programs we would love to have you come to this party.
Free and open to all.
Most importantly, BRING A FRIEND!
Gala Poster
Date: Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Time: 5:00 PM
Place:
The Poster for this year's Gala was designed and printed by Bonnie O'Connell, head of the Book Arts program at University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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City Sprouts 8th Annual Gala
Date: Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
Time: 2:00 PM
Place: Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St.
Please join us Sunday, August 22, 2010, from 2 pm to 4 pm
at the Lauritzen Gardens at 10th & Bancroft Sts.
Tickets at the door are $25.00 each. A table of ten is $200.
Fantastic food by Hap Abram Catering , toe tapping music by the Prairie Gators featuring Steve Kunasek and a scintillating silent auction with irresistible items of art, gardening gadgets, gift certificates and much more. There will be a cash bar.
All to help you help us! Our annual galas provide our financial support to continue growing gardens and building community.
As the oldest continuing community garden in Omaha - we appreciate your wonderful support over the years and need your support to keep growing on growing!
This year we farmed 1.5 acres at our main sites; we hired and trained ten North Omaha at risk high school students, worked with ten other at risk youth on building and maintaining our new Decatur St. site, led the efforts to start a half dozen new community gardens in the North Omaha area, maintained fifty garden beds for families and organizations, and offered gardening and nutrition classes.
For more information or advance tickets contact Norita Matt at 402-214-0534 or email her at Norita.Matt@ci.omaha.ne.us
City Sprouts is a 501(c)(3) public charity; donations are tax deductible as provided by law
Storing Canning & Freezing Your Crop
Date: Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: City Sprouts Education Center, 40th & Seward Sts., Omaha
Nancy Urbanec, Douglas Sarpy County Extension Office Associate for Food and Nutrition will offer a class at City Sprouts on preservation and storage on Tuesday August 17th from 5:30 pm-7:00pm.
This will briefly include canning and freezing.
Nancy brings twenty years of Food Safety and Nutrition experience to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Service. She holds a degree in Family Consumer Science and Secondary Education from Wayne State College.
Attendance is free and all are invited.
Children's Garden Field Trip
Date: Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Time: 9:30 AM
Place: Gather at City Sprouts Garden at 40th & Seward Streets
Children's Garden Field Trip Time!
Saturday August 14th is the annual City Sprouts Children’s Garden field trip with Gifford Park Children’s Garden. This year we will be going to Fontenelle Forest to see the Big Bug exhibit.
If you plan to attend please be at City Sprouts by 9:15am. The bus will be departing promptly at 9:30am.
The bus will return to City Sprouts at 1:30pm.
We will eat a sack lunch provided by Gifford Park Children’s garden while we are at the forest.
This is a FREE field trip however we would accept a $3.25 donation.
If you have any questions or if you would like to sign your child up please contact Vickie at 215-7145 or vickie-g@hotmail.com.
Trees in Your Neighborhood: Identification and Appreciation
Date: Friday, August 6th, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
Place: Orchard Hill Neighborhood & City Sprouts
Jack Phillips, our own Omaha Consulting Arborist will be leading a tree identification walk in Orchard Hill Neighborhood this Friday with the support of City Sprouts and The New Tree School.
Date: Friday, August 6, 2010
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Meet at: City Sprouts Omaha, 40th and Franklin Streets, Omaha, Nebraska
For more information contact Jumoke Omojola at csgardening@gmail.com
For more on Jack Phillips and local tree-related education, see:
http://newtreeschool.org/
http://www.consultingarborist.org/index.htm
Date: Friday, August 6, 2010
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Meet at: City Sprouts Omaha, 40th and Franklin Streets, Omaha, Nebraska
For more information contact Jumoke Omojola at csgardening@gmail.com
For more on Jack Phillips and local tree-related education, see:
http://newtreeschool.org/
http://www.consultingarborist.org/index.htm
Children's Gardening: The 4 B’s: Beautiful Butterflies, Bees, & Bugs
Date: Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
Place: City Sprouts Garden, 4007 Franklin St.
Time: 10 am to 11:30 am
After tending to their gardens, this week the children will be building a butterfly feeder together that will be hung near a butterfly bush!
Children will learn about how important butterflies, bees and bugs are for our garden. We will explore the process of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly, how butterflies and bees pollinate, and the importance of decomposer bugs.
Please join us! Our board chair Nicole Giron, horticultural therapist, will be leading this class. For questions, please contact Vickie at 402-215-7145 or vickie-g@hotmail
Our Next Childrens Classes
August 3-6: Special Program: "Sprouting Good Health" Nutrition in the Garden Program.
August 7: Wacky World of Red Worms and Weeding Party
August 14: Field trip to Fontenelle Forest with Gifford park children’s garden.
August 21: Name that insect.
August 28: Party time! Bring a friend!
Please see our "About Us" web page for more information.
After tending to their gardens, this week the children will be building a butterfly feeder together that will be hung near a butterfly bush!
Children will learn about how important butterflies, bees and bugs are for our garden. We will explore the process of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly, how butterflies and bees pollinate, and the importance of decomposer bugs.
Please join us! Our board chair Nicole Giron, horticultural therapist, will be leading this class. For questions, please contact Vickie at 402-215-7145 or vickie-g@hotmail
Our Next Childrens Classes
August 3-6: Special Program: "Sprouting Good Health" Nutrition in the Garden Program.
August 7: Wacky World of Red Worms and Weeding Party
August 14: Field trip to Fontenelle Forest with Gifford park children’s garden.
August 21: Name that insect.
August 28: Party time! Bring a friend!
Please see our "About Us" web page for more information.
A Garden Scavenger Hunt
Date: Saturday, July 10th, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
Place: City Sprouts Garden, 40th & Franklin Sts.
This week the children will be going on a scavenger hunt! Children will be explore the garden to find plants, fruits, and vegetables beginning with each letter of the alphabet.
They will need to get to know their fellow gardeners to complete this task!
Once the list is complete we will examine some unusual plants that are not in our gardens. Children will get to examine and taste jicama. We will also examine a vanilla bean. Since we can not eat a vanilla bean we will sample vanilla by making home made vanilla ice cream!
For questions, please contact contact Vickie at 402-215-7145 or vickie-g@hotmail.com.
| July 10: | A Scavenger Hunt in the Garden |
| July 24: | The Four B’s Beautiful Butterflies, Bees, and Bugs |
| August 3-6: | Special Program: "Sprouting Good Health" Nutrition in the Garden Program. |
| August 7: | Wacky World of Red Worms and Weeding Party |
| August 14: | Field trip to Fontenelle Forest with Gifford park children’s garden. |
| August 21: | Name that insect |
| August 28: | Party time! Bring a friend |
All classes start on Saturday mornings about 10 am and finish up about 11:30 am. For questions, please contact Vickie at 402-215-7145 or vickie-g@hotmail.com. | |
Weekly Weed & Feed Potluck
Date: Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: City Sprouts House & Garden, 40th & Franklin Sts
This Wednesday, July 7th, City Sprouts garden and Orchard Hill neighborhood are inviting all to our weekly Weed and Feed Potluck.
Come early and help us weed the garden!
Please bring a dish to the potluck; whatever you like!
We will supply plates, cups, forks, and beverages.
Attendance is free and open to the public.
Come early and help us weed the garden!
Please bring a dish to the potluck; whatever you like!
We will supply plates, cups, forks, and beverages.
Attendance is free and open to the public.
Weed and Feed Potluck
Date: Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Time: 6:30 PM
Place: City Sprouts Garden at 40th and Franklin Sts.
This Wednesday, June 30, City Sprouts garden and Orchard Hill neighborhood are inviting all to a Weed and Feed Potluck.
Come early and help us weed the garden! We pulled a lot of bindweed last weekend, but there are many more remaining kinds of weeds to get to know.
Please bring a dish to the potluck, preferably something you have grown in a garden.
We will supply plates, cups, forks, and beverages.
Attendance is free and open to the public.
THANKS!
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with weeding and with the table at the market last weekend!
Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings are our regular work party days. Gardener Sheryl Fratt will be present to help with gardening questions.
Our next children's class will be held after the 4th, on Saturday, July 10th.
Come early and help us weed the garden! We pulled a lot of bindweed last weekend, but there are many more remaining kinds of weeds to get to know.
Please bring a dish to the potluck, preferably something you have grown in a garden.
We will supply plates, cups, forks, and beverages.
Attendance is free and open to the public.
THANKS!
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with weeding and with the table at the market last weekend!
Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings are our regular work party days. Gardener Sheryl Fratt will be present to help with gardening questions.
Our next children's class will be held after the 4th, on Saturday, July 10th.
Volunteers Needed at Florence Mill table
Date: Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM
Place: Florence Mill Farmers Market in Florence at 9102 30th St.
Day: Sunday June 27
Time: 11 am to 3 pm
Length of Commitment: If you can do 2 hours in this period great!
Needs: Just come; we will provide materials and space. Thanks to Linda Meigs at Florence Mill for inviting us.
Please let us know in advance if you can help at the Florence Mill market: Contact Jeannie Dickes at jeaninedickes@gmail.com or call her at 402-680-0118
Time: 11 am to 3 pm
Length of Commitment: If you can do 2 hours in this period great!
Needs: Just come; we will provide materials and space. Thanks to Linda Meigs at Florence Mill for inviting us.
Please let us know in advance if you can help at the Florence Mill market: Contact Jeannie Dickes at jeaninedickes@gmail.com or call her at 402-680-0118
Bindweed Pulling Party
Date: Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
Place: City Sprouts Garden 40th & Franklin Streets
A special invitation by the Knights of the Order of the Bindweed. Despite completely excellent mulching and weeding last year, we are beginning to get signs of bindweed at the garden, so, we are having a special bindweed pulling at the garden (at 40th & Franklin Streets)
Day: Saturday, June 26
Time: 9 am to noon
Length of Commitment: Come anytime and stay as long as you like.
Needs: We supply trowels and gloves.
No need to let us know in advance; questions to Andy Jameton ajameton@unmc.edu
Weeders receive the latest City Sprouts pin and membership in the Order of the Bindweed.
Day: Saturday, June 26
Time: 9 am to noon
Length of Commitment: Come anytime and stay as long as you like.
Needs: We supply trowels and gloves.
No need to let us know in advance; questions to Andy Jameton ajameton@unmc.edu
Weeders receive the latest City Sprouts pin and membership in the Order of the Bindweed.
Volunteers Needed at Omaha Farmers Market Downtown
Date: Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Time: 7:45 AM
Place: Omaha Farmers Market downtown in the Old Market
Day: Saturday June 26
Time: Set up by 8 am; take down at 12:30 pm.
Length of Commitment: If you can do any 2 hours in this period great!
Needs: Just be at the table (Booth #41). Jeannie Dickes will provide vegetables, fliers, T shirts
This time at the Market is being donated by the Farmers Market and with the help of the BIG Garden project (http://www.gardenbig.org/)
Please let us know in advance if you can help at the downtown Omaha Farmers Market: Contact Jeannie Dickes at Jeannie Dickes at jeaninedickes@gmail.comor call her at 402-680-0118
Time: Set up by 8 am; take down at 12:30 pm.
Length of Commitment: If you can do any 2 hours in this period great!
Needs: Just be at the table (Booth #41). Jeannie Dickes will provide vegetables, fliers, T shirts
This time at the Market is being donated by the Farmers Market and with the help of the BIG Garden project (http://www.gardenbig.org/)
Please let us know in advance if you can help at the downtown Omaha Farmers Market: Contact Jeannie Dickes at Jeannie Dickes at jeaninedickes@gmail.comor call her at 402-680-0118
Our Regular Weekly Work Parties Continue
Date: Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: City Sprouts Garden 40th & Franklin Streets
Our regular City Sprouts weekly work parties are on Wednesday nights at 5:30 pm to dusk, and on Saturday mornings from 9:00 am to about noon.
All are welcome. There are many opportunities to help with weeding, planting, cleaning up, watering, socializing, etc.
All are welcome. There are many opportunities to help with weeding, planting, cleaning up, watering, socializing, etc.
Children's Class: Seed Exploration
Date: Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
Place: City Sprouts House & Garden, 4002 Seward St.
Sasturday, June 19th we will be having a seed exploration.
Children will learn about the purpose and the process of seeds in plant development. They will also learn about the parts of seeds and their functions. They will be able to examine seeds close up with magnifying glasses and seed identification boxes.
After learning about seeds the children will make harmless "seed bombs" to take with them. After a "seedy" snack children will take pictures of their gardens and do some weeding.
They will end with writing a short story about the journey of a seed.
Vicki Gregorio, Public Health & Nutrition Grad Student at UNMC, will lead the class.
1st Childrens Class This Summer: What Is In My Garden? ABCs Of The Garden
Date: Saturday, June 5th, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
Place: City Sprouts House & Garden, 4002 Seward St.
Children will meet the other children gardeners. They will do simple exercises in learning plant names and the basics of starting garden plants. This should last 45 minutes. We get a break of 10-15 minutes for snacks. Then we visit our beds to weed/plant and meet the plants.
This Saturday, Nicole Giron (City Sprouts Board Chair and horticultural therapist), Jeanine Dickes (urban farmer), and Vicki Gregorio (public health) will be heading up the class, while Children's Garden Program Director Jumoke Omojola is in New York City on family business.
City Sprouts / Orchard Hill Neighborhood Annual Garage Sale
Date: Friday, June 4th, 2010
Time: 9:30 AM
Place: City Sprouts House, 4002 Seward St.
Dates: Friday and Saturday, June 4th and 5th
Time: All day Friday and Saturday (about 9:30 am to about 4:00 pm)
Place: City Sprouts house, 4002 Seward St.
All manner of things. Plant related. House related. Arts. Books. Tools. Furniture. You will be amazed what we have!
This is a fund raiser for City Sprouts. All proceeds go to our programs.
Learn How to make a Self-Watering Container
Date: Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
Place: City Sprouts Education Center 4002 Seward St.
Grow incredible vegetables from inexpensive materials. Go on that vacation and don't worry about the plants!
Materials provided for free will donation.
Presenter Larry Kurtz.
Time 10:00am -12:noon
Annual Garden Opening Celebration
Date: Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: City Sprouts Gardens, Franklin & 40th Sts
Come join City Sprouts Community Garden to kick off the 2010 Garden season on Wednesday May 19th at the City Sprouts Garden (40th and Franklin Streets) from 5:30 pm-8:30 pm
We are growing at City Sprouts! We have 48 beds assigned to individuals, families or groups and 1 bed for our kitchen herbs! We also have 11 children-sized beds for kids. The kids beds are free so bring the kids to sign up for a bed.
This year we have a new half acre plot nearby at 40th and Decatur Streets for growing produce for the community.
We have had a successful cool season period with lettuce, radishes and more. The past avalanche of snow did not stop the spinach and some greens from overwintering.
Garden specialists will be available to assist throughout the growing season. The garden tool shed is open Saturday mornings 9:00 am-1:00 pm and Wednesday evenings, 5:30 pm till dusk. You are of course free to visit the garden at other times! Come get free seeds , free plants and free food on Wednesday! Bring a friend along as well. If there are any questions please ask away!
City Sprouts Plant Sale at the Lauritzen Spring Festival
Date: Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
Place: Lauritzen Gardens, 10 Bancroft St.
We will be selling plants and sprouts at the Lauritzen Gardens Spring Into Spring Festival and Plant Sale.
The Sale runs both Saturday and Sunday, May 15th and 16th, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm both days.
Come early while supplies last! Other gardens clubs will be selling plants, too.
We will have a wide range of vegetables for sale.
Green and Local Foods Potluck
Date: Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: City Sprouts, 4002 Seward St.
Tonight: Wednesday, May 12th, 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
We are holding an informal green and local foods potluck tonight at City Sprouts (4002 Seward St.).
We are serving foods from our gardens created by our gardeners and other local and vegetarian dishes.
This is a potluck so feel free to bring green foods to share from your kitchen!
We will furnish eating utensils,and hopefully music!
All are invited. No charge.
Questions? Please call the community house at 402-502-5902.
Orchard Hill City Sprouts Fiesta
Date: Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Time: 1:53 PM
Place: City Sprouts, 4002 Seward St.
FREE!! Orchard Hill City Sprouts Fiesta!!
A Family Event.Everyone is Invited!!
Food, Fun Activities
A Raffle…Cool Prices
Proceeds go to City Sprouts Orchard Hill Neighborhood activities
When: Saturday, April 24
Time: 11:00am-4:00pm
Where: City Sprouts House, 4002 Seward St.
This is being led by a group of students conducting service learning for their Psychology class at UNO.
Thank you to the entire group and to UNO for supporting service learning!
Garden Bed Sign Up Day
Date: Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
Place: City Sprouts 4002 Seward St.
Hello Gardeners! Happy New Garden Season!
It looks like the snow is never going away! But it will soon! Come garden with City Sprouts.
The 2010 Season garden bed sign-up is on Saturday, March 20th from 10:00 am-2:00 pm at the City Sprouts House, 4002 Seward Street.
Bed rental costs are $20 for Orchard Hill residents and $30 for everyone else for the entire growing season (Please bring cash or check payment with you). Scholarship funds may be available. Water, compost, some seeds, plants, tools and some instruction are included in these fees.
We require gardeners with plots to volunteer 4 hours/month minimum towards overall garden maintenance on garden workdays. Of course we would love more volunteer hours for those who are able.
Garden workdays are Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings (May through November).
Please be reminded that City Sprouts promotes organic gardening and does not allow chemical herbicides, pesticides or fertilizer. Black gold (compost) will often take care of fertilizing needs!
All gardeners will need to sign a waiver and a responsibility agreement.
Priority will be given to former gardeners and Orchard Hill neighbors but you must sign up to be sure of getting a bed. Bed allocations are on first come first serve basis.
Several children sized beds are available free for children aged 5 -12 years to grow flowers, vegetables and learn about gardening.
Educational and fun activities are offered 10:30-12:00 pm on designated Saturdays throughout the season.
If you cannot make it out on Saturday the 20th to sign up for a bed, please contact Jeanine Dickes at jeaninedickes@gmail.com or Jumoke Omojola at csgardening@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you all!
Jumoke Omojola & Jeanine Dickes
www.omahasprouts.org
"A garden is a friend you can visit any time"
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Workshop: "Starting a Community Garden"
Date: Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Time: 6:30 PM
Place: Douglas/Sarpy Extension 8015 W. Center Rd.
This training is free. For more information, contact Patty Falcone at 402-444-7146.
Richard Komp Solar Energy Potluck
Date: Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: City Sprouts / Orchard Hill Community Center 4002 Seward St.
Nebraska Solar Energy Society is bringing Richard Komp again to City Sprouts. He is a pioneer in solar panels; hot water and air panels, etc. With him, maybe we can get some panels up on our projects' buildings. This is a POTLUCK and informal. If you can, bring something to eat. For more information, please contact Rita Corell, President NSES,
402-551-5275,
http://www.nebraskases.org,
lightenup1@cox.net
402-551-5275,
http://www.nebraskases.org,
lightenup1@cox.net
Restore Omaha Conference
Date: Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
Place: MCC South O Campus Industrial Training Ctr
City Sprouts / Orchard Hill will be sharing a table with Gifford Park Neighborhood Association. The conference runs from 9 am to 4 pm. For more information & the brochure see: www.restoreomaha.com
Restore Omaha Reception
Date: Friday, March 5th, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Frank's Pieces of the Past at 814 S. 14th St.
Owner Frank Horejs has been an architectural salvager since the 1980's and has a remarkable warehouse of historic salvage that represents Omaha's past. Plan to swap experiences with conference speakers and participants.
City-Wide Community Garden Network Meeting
Date: Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Time: 4:15 PM
Place: Douglas County Extension, 8015 West Center Road
This is a periodic meeting to discuss promotion of community gardening and local, nutritious food supply. We are reviewing the Douglas County Health Dept toolkit for community gardening. For more information, contact Mary Balluff at Mary.Balluff@douglascounty-ne.gov.
Steven McFadden will discuss his book: The Call of the Land: An Agrarian Primer for the 21st Century
Date: Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM
Place: Soul Desires Bookstore in the Omaha Old Market (1026 Jackson St.)
Steven's book surveys a wide range of positive actions people are taking to create a just, secure, and sustainable food system. From community gardens to farm-to-school programs, edible rooftops to urban farming, The Call of the Land focuses on solutions! For more information, visit Steven's blog at www.thecalloftheland.com
Growing Food and Justice (GFJI) annual meeting in Milwaukee.
Date: Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: City Sprouts house and garden, 4002 Seward St.
We at City Sprouts are pleased to announce that Leo and Nicole Louis will be presenting their report on the recent Growing Food and Justice (GFJI) annual meeting in Milwaukee.
- Leo & Nicole were co-leaders of our very successful summer program of gardening for teens at risk in partnership with the Great Summer Program (an Impact One project).
- There is a lot going on nationally about growing food and promoting healthier lives at low cost, and the GFJI meeting was a great place to learn about it.
- We will also report on the recent Des Moines meeting of the national Community Food Security Coalition.
OPPD Energy Savings Workshop
Date: Saturday, August 15th, 2009
Time: 9:00 AM
Place: City Sprouts/Orchard Hill neighborhood center, 4002 Seward St.
Green up your budget in an "How to Save Energy" Workshop. This is a two part presentation. It will include opportunities to recieve and apply for: weatherization and energy-efficient products, financial incentives. And light refreshments.
Sponsored by: City of Omaha, Family Housing Advisory Services, OPPD, and the Orchard Hill Neighborhood Association
Pre-registration is required. Limited to 20 participants. To register, call 402-502-5902 and leave a message. Or, call Jeannie at 402-558-9031.