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You are invited to volunteer in the Wishard Slow Food Garden Wednesday evenings from June through August, 4-6 p.m. Volunteers will have the opportunity to provide valuable work in maintaining the garden, as well as to 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.
Small groups and individuals can register for an educational tour and volunteer experience in the Wishard Slow Food Garden through the Indiana State Museum at this link.
Each Wednesday, 4-6 p.m. from June through August, Growing Places Indy will host Work & Learn sessions in the Wishard Slow Food Garden. In addition to having the opportunity to volunteer, participants will have the opportunity to learn from a workshop or guest speaker. Check back for more information about the weekly learning opportunities, or you can find us on Facebook, visit this link for the most up to date information.
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Summer 2011 Work & Learn Schedule
June 8 2011 - Five Ways to Eat Local & Soil Blocking to Start Seeds with Growing Places Indy
June 15 2011 - Trellising and Pruning Tomato Plants with Growing Places Indy
June 22 2011 - Rain Barrel Demonstration with Andy Cochran
June 29 2011 - Building up your soil, Raised Beds with Amy Matthews, South Circle Farm
July 6 2011 - Soil Testing - Why, How, & What to Do based on Test Results with Gabe Filippelli, Center for Urban Health, IUPUI
July 13 2011 - Planting the Seeds of Change with City-County Councilor Maggie Lewis
July 20 2011 - TBA
July 27 2011 - Bee Keeping with Marjorie Hennessy, Center for Urban Ecology, Butler University
August 3 2011 - Composting & Vermiculture with Keith O'Dell, Castaway Compost
August 10 2011 - Season Extension - Using Low Tunnels and Cold Frames with Tyler Henderson, Big City Farms |
Growing Places Indy will work with local organizations to connect garden visitors with speakers, cultural events and other garden and food based workshops, demonstrations and training opportunities. These events will occur in a variety of locations, including the garden. Check back for more information about the weekly learning opportunities, or you can find us on Facebook, visit this link for the most up to date information.
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Slow Food & Garden Adventures
Put on your garden gloves and get your green thumbs ready! Join Growing Places Indy in the Wishard Slow Food Garden and discover the ins and outs of growing your own Victory Garden. Work alongside experts and let your knowledge blossom as you plant, care and harvest the crops in the Wishard Slow Food Garden. Also learn about local food systems, where the produce from the Wishard Slow Food Garden goes, and how you can be involved in a bigger movement.
Wednesdays
June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
July 6, 13, 20, 27
August 10, 24
Session 1: 10:30 – 11:15
Session 2: 11:30 – 12:15
$5.00 per person per session
To make a reservation call the Indiana State Museum at (317) 232-1637
How Food Defines Us - Storytelling & Pitch-In dinner
July 12 2011
Indy Fringe, 719 E. St. Clair St., 46202
Doors open @ 5:30, Storytelling begins @ 6 p.m.
FREE (donations accepted to benefit the Indy Fringe & Storytelling Arts of Indy)
Bring you favorite mid-summer dish to contribute to the Pitch-In, or just come and enjoy the stories!
No matter who you are or where you come from, food is a defining element of all our lives - be it through tradition, religion, culture, health, economics or otherwise. Leaders in the movement to create community around food will share their personal stories of how food has been a defining element in their life. You may bring your own 3-5 minute food story to the table during the open-mike portion of the program. You are also invited, though not obliged, to bring an edible dish to share in a Slow Food Indy pitch-in meal that will accompany the story-telling program.
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