Events
Growing Places Indy hosts a series of public conversations at the Chase Near Eastside Legacy Center (727 North Oriental St.) that are free and open to anyone interested in attending. It is not necessary to reserve a place in the pbulic conversation, please just show up on the appropriate day and time. 

The schedule for our summer 2012 public conversation series is as follows:

Tuesday, June 5 (5:00pm-6:00pm) | Integrating Local Food into Public Health
- Barb Ammerman, Clinical Nutrition Manager: Wishard Health Service
- Brandy Hauser, Dietitian: Wishard Health Services
- Rhonda Bayless, Director: Center of Wellness for Urban Women
- Denise Ferguson, District Nutritionist NEDHO, Marion County Public Health Department

Tuesday, June 12 (5:00pm-6:00pm) | Integrating Local Food into Institutional Cooking
- Becky Hostetter, Executive Chef: Duos Food Truck and Duos Kitchen
- Tom Thaman, Food Service Director: Wishard Health Services
- Nate Jackson, Executive Chef: IUPUI Food Service

Tuesday, June 19 (5:00pm-6:00pm) | Gaining Media Literacy
- Michael Kaufmann, Director of Special Projects and Civic Investment: Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County

Tuesday, June 26 (5:00pm-6:00pm) | Integrating Local Food into Community Development
- Imhotep Adisa, Executive Director: Kheprw Institute EcoCenter
- Sister Faizah, Founder: Living Well Urban Farm

Tuesday, July 10 (5:00pm-6:00pm) | Integrating Local Food into Hunger Relief
- Cindy Hubert, President and C.E.O.: Gleaner’s Food Bank
- Jerry Adams, Chairman: Second Helpings
- Dave Miner,  Chair: Indy Hunger Network

Tuesday, July 17 (5:00pm-6:00pm) | The Basics of Understanding City Civics
- Jane Henegar, Former Deputy Mayor for Indianapolis Neighborhoods

Tuesday, July 24 (5:00pm-6:00pm) | The Benefits of Eating Raw
- Audrey Barron, Certified Raw Food Chef

Volunteer
You are invited to volunteer from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Wishard Slow Food Garden at White River State Park on Wednesday evenings from June through August Volunteers provide valuable work in maintaining the garden, and will also learn about urban agriculture, the local food community, Slow Food and more. Volunteers are welcome to bring their own gloves and hand tools, though a limited amount will be provided. Please bring drinking water and wear appropriate attire.
 

Workshops

Growing Places Indy typically runs a series of gardening related workshops throughout the year. Our 2012 schedule has not been finalized, but once it has details can be found here.