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- Aug 10, 2013 from 4:00am to 8:30am MDT
- Location: Walnut Creek Public Library
- Latest Activity: Oct 30, 2020
Sustainable Contra Costa (SCOCO) is hosting the first-ever Gather of Urban Gardeners, Educators, Organizers and Activists on Saturday, August 10th from 10 am to 2:30 pm at the Walnut Creek Public Library.
The Gathering is designed as a forum for presenting their projects, sharing perspectives, ideas and resources, discussing opportunities and challenges, and building community.
This event is a part of SCOCO's "Growing Together" initiative - a collaborative project to encourage and support urban gardening and farming in Contra Costa County toward the goal of increasing local food production.
Urban gardening and farming includes community gardens, school gardens, horticultural therapy gardens, urban farming projects, gleaning projects, and demonstration and training gardens.
Presentations include:
Historical Perspective
- The Roots of Urban Gardening in Contra Costa County - Mark Westwind
Community Gardening
- Brentwood Community Garden - Larry Gaines, Third Eye Coalition
- El Cerrito Community Garden Network - Robin Mitchell
School Gardening
- The Garden Academy in Bay Point - David Walters
- Global Student Embassy - Mallory Bressler, Campolindo High School
- Growing West County School Gardens Collaborative - Molly Wahl
Adaptive Gardening
- The Gardens at Heather Farm - Patrice Hanlon
- DVC Adaptive Horticulture/ALIVE - Karen Talbot & Penny Musante
Land Use and Urban Food Production
- Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust - Kathryn Lyddan
- Sustainable Commercial Urban Farm Incubator (SCUFI) - James Kalin
For more information, go to www.sustainablecoco.org/growingtogether or call Mark Westwind at 925-372-8486.
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