City Sprouts is proud to be participating in Omaha Gives! – a 24 hour charitable challenge organized by the Omaha Community Foundation. The online giving holiday will take place May 22nd from midnight to midnight. Mark your calendars because we will need your help! We will be joining nearly 300 local nonprofits to raise money together and compete for matching funds and prize money. The more money we raise, the larger percentage of the match pool we will receive. The more donors we get to give to us, the more likely we are to win prize money.

Omaha Gives! is a one day event led by the Omaha Community Foundation to raise as much money as possible for local nonprofits through online fundraising. It is a community-wide event to show off Omaha’s spirit of giving, raise awareness about local nonprofits, and celebrate the collective effort it takes to make this city great. Learn more at OMAHAGIVES24.ORG.

What is City Sprouts raising money for?

What’s happening at City Sprouts now that spring has finally arrived? Take a look!

We will have roughly 20 beds available this year, so join us from 10:00-12:00 to come pick out your bed. We are charging $20 to rent a bed for the season, $30 if you’re outside of Orchard Hill neighborhood.
If you can’t make it that day just get a hold of Roxanne at director@omahasprouts.org, or 402-216-9616.
We can’t wait to see what everyone has sprouting soon!

Join us in conjunction with the Nebraska Science Festival (nescifest.com) and get a head start on your garden. What makes seeds grow? What grows from seeds? How many different ways are there to plant seeds? We will answer these questions and more. Participants will have the chance to make seed tape, seed bombs and bean bags. Tour the gardens and then start several types of seeds that you can take home to grow in your garden.

Sunday, April 14th from 1:00 – 4:00pm

We will have roughly 20 beds available this year, so join us from 10:00-12:00 to come pick out your bed.  We are charging $20 to rent a bed for the season, $30 if you’re outside of Orchard Hill neighborhood.

If you can’t make it that day just get a hold of Roxanne at director@omahasprouts.org, or 402-216-9616.

We can’t wait to see what everyone has sprouting soon!

Potlucks continue tomorrow night!!!  Long time friend of the garden and current board member Meg is hosting this Welcome to Spring Potluck starting at 6:30!!  Hope to see everyone there!!

Board member Nate is hosting and we will have a guest from the North Omaha Tool Library (omahatools.org) to tell us all about who they are and what they have available. So come join the fun! We’ll see you at 6:30!!

David Klitz (pictured above with his father) is next in the our spotlight.  He currently serves on our Finance and House committees and was recently elected as Treasurer.

Here’s a little more about him:

How long have you been involved with City Sprouts?

I have worked with and had a plot for the past 5 years.  Working for the Habitat ReStore, we provided some materials etc for some of the renovations for the house etc. I have been on the board for the past year.

What grows the best in your garden?

Tomatoes and herbs… I had a early and huge tomatoe harvest last year

What are you most passionate about in regards to City Sprouts?

It is all about community. Plants, sun and dirt just bring folks together. Playing in the dirt is great therapy!

What do you do for a living?

I am the Director of the Habitat for Humanity ReStores here in Omaha

Tell us about your family.

I am the oldest of 5, the uncle to 8 nieces and one nephew, partner of 1 and stepdad to 2, and dad to 3 hounds and a cat

If you had to give up a favorite food, which would be the most difficult to give up?

Pasta and Bread!!!

If you won a lottery ticket and had a million dollars, what would you do with it?

Pay off all my debt, take a great vacation and donate a ton to my favorite non profits

You’ve been given access to a time machine.  Where and when would you travel to?

Early 1900’s to Italy

Which is the best vacation you’ve ever had?

I had a chance to go to Italy about 15 years ago…. Amazing everything and can’t wait to return

If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go?

President Jimmy Carter and anywhere.  He is one of the great minds and souls of our time; and I would love even just an hour to sit and chat with him.

Join the Nebraska Forest Service on March 12 for Tree Care Workshops!

http://nfs.unl.edu/tree-care-workshops

Developed specifically for public works employees, landscape managers, tree
board volunteers, arborists, nursery and green industry professionals and
landscape enthusiasts, these workshops cover emerging issues in tree and
landscape care.

For more information contact:

Graham Herbst
402.444.7875 or gherbst2@unl.edu

Or Nebraska Forest Service district forester
(nfs.unl.edu/NFSdistricts.asp)