The Columbia Public Library is offering a free seminar this coming Monday on preparing your garden for the winter. Also, check out this great article from the presenter for lots of good tips on fall & winter gardening.
Winterize Your Garden
Monday, October 10 • 7 p.m.
Columbia Public Library
100 W. Broadway, Columbia
Support the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture and have a grand ole’ time at the Harvest Hootenanny this weekend!
Saturday, October 1 • 4-7 p.m.
The Urban Farm, 1207 Smith St.
suggested donation $5-20
Sunday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Columbia College Student Commons (map)
Check out the 2011 Sustainable Living Fair, Mid-Missouri’s premier event focused entirely on the environment and sustainability, including eight different workshops, three solar tours, an informational fair, and keynote speaker Galen Chadwick of the Well Fed Neighbor Alliance in Springfield, MO.
On Saturday, June 18, the Community Garden Coalition teamed up with the PedNet Coalition for a bike tour of some of Columbia’s finest community gardens. Michelle Windmoeller of PedNet led the group as we cycled from garden to garden. Visiting a diverse array of gardens, we got a taste for what’s growing around town, from the Coalition’s newest garden at the Health Department to the chickens at the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture’s demonstration garden.
On August 28, folks around the world will be celebrating World Kitchen Garden Day, “an annual, decentralized celebration of food produced on a human-scale.” Late August is great time to plan a party and enjoy all those ripe tomatoes and peppers. Get some ideas here for ways to celebrate. And let us know in the comments if you’re planning an event.
A brand new community garden is starting next to the Health Department on Worley! On Monday, March 21 at 5:30 pm come to an informational meeting at the Columbia/Boone County Health Department (1005 West Worley) for people interested in having a garden plot.
The garden will have fruit trees, berry bushes and lots of plots for growing your favorite vegetables. Grow something great in your neighborhood! For more information contact Mike Burden mikeburden77@gmail.com or Adam Saunders (573) 356-9392.
If you’re thinking of gardening this year, or are interested in starting a community garden, don’t miss this annual organizing meeting. You can sign up or confirm a plot to grow your own vegetables and flowers and meet garden leaders and fellow gardeners. You can also learn about how to start a community garden. Newcomers are welcome.
We’ll also be giving away free seeds and providing tasty snacks!
Community gardens around Columbia are beginning to get organized for spring. If you’re helping lead a garden this year, don’t forget about the Garden Leader Meeting this Sunday, February 27, 2-4 pm, at the Friends Room, Columbia Public Library.
If you’re a community gardener, now’s the time to get in touch with a garden leader. Previous gardeners should reconfirm their interest so leaders will know you want your plot again. (You can e-mail leaders directly from each garden’s page.) New gardeners or those looking for a new plot can also get in touch with a leader at the garden of your choice or fill out our contact form, and we’ll put you in touch.
New and old gardeners, don’t miss the SPRING THAW, March 13, 2-4 pm at the ARC. This is our annual meet-and-greet organizing event. You can connect or reconnect with your fellow gardeners, pick up some free seeds and confirm your gardening plot. Learn more about how community gardening works while you enjoy good conversation and tasty snacks.
Thursday, April 22, 5 to midnight at Mojo’s
$8 in advance; $10 at the door
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dtTh4_4W5I
This musical evening, presented by the Mid-Missouri Parrot Head Club, will benefit The Shelter, Welcome Home (for Veterans) & Community Garden Coalition. Scheduled to perform are The Titans featuring Rocket Kirchner & Mark Risch, The Debbie D’Agostino Band, Val Goodrich, and the main attraction will be Dave Bandy’s Crazyfish.
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