Learning delicious and inexpensive ways to prepare and preserve the fresh food we grow, or that we buy from our local farmers, is an exciting aspect of this project. Cultivating Community partners with Opt for Healthy Living in offering cooking demonstrations and classes, as well as workshops in preserving produce. When the summer comes, our [...]
Specialty Crops include fruits, vegetables, tree-nuts, and the plants or seeds that will become them. We can strengthen local food security by increasing community education about Specialty Crops, which are the edible jewels of our local food webs. Specialty Crops grown locally and without artificial pesticides or fertilizers are extremely nutrient-dense, in-season are relatively inexpensive, [...]
Farmers markets provide fresh, nutritious food, stimulate our local economy, and let us get to know our area farmers. Farmers Markets and Community-Supported Agriculture farms allow our local Specialty Crops growers to sell directly to the consumer. Buyers can learn from the farmers themselves about how and where the food is grown, and make informed decisions [...]
About Workshops REGISTRATION FORM Qualifications for Priority Access Workshops Resources – To Continue Learning
About GRUB Supported Community Gardens Chico Map of Community Gardens Garden Photos
May 16, 2012 in Uncategorized
Do you know who you friends and enemies in the garden are? Professor Betsy Boyd has the answers for you!
Suggested donation of $5 supports the OVP. No one turned away for lack of funds
Reserve your spot, go to cultivatingcommuty.org/register. For more information, contact Monica at workshop@grubchico.org or 588-0441
May 15, 2012 in Uncategorized
May 19, 2012 @ 8:00 pm – May 20, 2012 @ 2:00 pm @ 1700 Bidwell ave
We will be digging a trench for water lines, laying pipe and building a 5 section compost bin. We will need help moving dirt, setting posts and securing wire screen around the sections. Bring gloves, a shovel, water, lunch and a happy community spirit. Thor is suppossed to rent a ditch witch for the trenching.
Call, text or email Irma with any questions. 530-828-4470
May 10, 2012 in Uncategorized
A Project of Butte Environmental Council
$25 for a 15×15 plot
$50 for a 25×25 plot
The lease includes water and limited liability insurance (a city requirement). Water service is slated to begin in mid-May. The Humboldt Community Garden is intended to be self-supporting. All improvements to the plot are the responsibility of the gardener. The garden coordinator will attempt to arrange bulk purchases of compost.
April 19, 2012 in Uncategorized
Are you a new or young food grower wanting to try your hand at selling produce you grow? Cultivating Community is offering ten $240 mini-grants to lower-income urban and rural food growers to encourage them to sell at small farmers markets a minimum of 6 times in 2012.
DEADLINE: May 25th, 2012
March 22, 2012 in Uncategorized
Also if you haven’t already done so, check out our Workshop Resources page for more great gardening info.
March 22, 2012 in Uncategorized
Thank you Gerard Ungerman for writing a review of our recent Seed Starting and Greenhouse Care Workshop, complete with detailed descriptions of some of the tips shared that day.
March 5, 2012 in Uncategorized
Thanks to Heather Hacking for the neat article and plug in the E-R today about EBT use at Farmers Markets.
February 13, 2012 in Uncategorized
February 7, 2012 in Uncategorized
Join the W. Lindo Community Garden workdays every Sunday at 2pm. We are looking for ‘consistent’ gardeners—experience level –just beginning to ‘master’ If you have gloves/tools please bring them. Canceled if raining.
305 W. Lindo Ave, Chico, CA (Very excess able for bike or walking from the bus stop) Not far from the Esplanade… Off W. 11th Avenue shoot over to W. Lindo Avenue.
Check out the W. Lindo Garden on Facebook
Contact: Elizabeth Daniels
solutions@happyfeetreflexology.net
321-6897
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