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.
Community Garden Bike Tour
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.
Interfaith Garden in the News
“Organic garden brings two faiths together to raise food for needy families” This Tribune article by Marcia Vanderlip is about two CGC gardens: the Interfaith Garden maintained by members of Congregation Beth Shalom and the Newman Center and, in the sidebar, the giving garden at Rockbridge Christian Church.
See these gardens mapped.
Spring Images of Ash St. Garden
Quick Reference Planting Guide
New CGC board member Beth Rota has put together this Planting Guide for our area. Check it out and share it with your gardening friends. Thanks, Beth!
You can find even more gardening help and advice on our Resources page.
World Kitchen Garden Day
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.
Video: Growing a Healthier Community
Joe Wittman from the City of Columbia made this nice video about the new community garden at the Health Department.
Share the Garden Day July 23
Saturday, July 23 at 8:30 am
Presented by Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners and Broadway Christian Church Community Gardeners
Meet at 2601 W. Broadway Christian Church Community Garden, north (behind) the Church
The Broadway Christian Church Community Garden is home to a neighborhood garden with gardeners from around the world and a demonstration garden maintained by the Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners. Join community gardeners from Broadway Christian Church and other area community gardens and Master Gardeners for a lively discussion of interesting vegetable varieties and successful gardening techniques.
For more information, contact Don Day, dday@centurytel.net
Community garden gets kids into veggies
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“Community garden gets kids into veggies” –Read about it in the Tribune.
Interfaith Garden Provides Organic Fare for Those in Need
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CoMo and Columbia Generosity: Interfaith garden provides organic fare for those in need. –Read about the Interfaith Garden at CoMoCollective.
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