[Communications] Fwd: CCGA 8th Annual Conference Registration is Now Open • Indoor Plant Distribution • Watch out for Jumping Worms!

[Julie Samuels]

Yes, Amy, that's could work   - could you email and ask her and then I will
send her an application.....

On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 1:55 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:

> Julie, that’s what I was thinking too! There is a big leap between worms
> and chickens and goats, lol.
> I emailed her about a post on Facebook, and can reach out to her again if
> everyone is ok with this idea.
>
> I would vote to invite her to have a table ($50) and to give folks starter
> ‘containers' of worms and maybe do a vermi-composting demo.
>
> On Feb 12, 2020, at 1:44 PM, Julie Samuels <jsamuels1966 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think it would be interesting to have worms at the conference - they  do
> the work to create the best compost and there will be gardeners there who
> could learn and maybe become willing to house a bin of worms   Maybe she
> would be willing to bring a bin?  of at least instructions on creating one.
>
> julie
>
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:27 PM Lorraine Kells via Communications <
> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>
>> No I have not replied.  The school has some club that does rescue of
>> animals although this wouldn't quite quality.  I'm not in favor if
>> initiating this kind of exchange at the conference. We may be open then to
>> people offering chickens and goats, although it might sound extreme, I'd
>> rather she made he exchange before the conference.  Do not want to take a
>> bucket of sick or starving worms.  Don't know this person.
>>
>> Maybe we can offer it on Facebook and let the persons interested contact
>> each other?  O does Julie want them In any case let;s not wait until the
>> conference.
>>
>> L
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 11:05 AM Amy Olson via Communications <
>> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Did anyone reply to MJ? Maybe she could have a table with the vendors
>>> and give them away at the conference?
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>> *From: *"mj garnier. via Communications" <
>>> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org>
>>> *Subject: **Re: [Communications] CCGA 8th Annual Conference
>>> Registration is Now Open • Indoor Plant Distribution • Watch out for
>>> Jumping Worms!*
>>> *Date: *February 11, 2020 at 10:36:47 PM CST
>>> *To: *CCGA <info at chicagocommunitygardens.org>
>>> *Reply-To: *"mj garnier." <reinrag6 at gmail.com>
>>>
>>> I have a superfluidity of composting worms I’d love to give away.
>>> Ideas?  MJ Garnier
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 2:14 PM CCGA <info at chicagocommunitygardens.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Join us for a Distribution of Indoor Plants  • Registration is open for
>>>> the CCGA 8th Annual Gardeners' Conference  •  Jumping Worms - Beware!
>>>> View this email in your browser
>>>> <https://mailchi.mp/1016d479d3e5/ccga-8th-annual-gardeners-conference-register?e=9d74fd70ff>
>>>>
>>>> *News for Community Gardeners*
>>>> *"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
>>>> change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."*
>>>> - Margaret Mead
>>>> *Hello Community Gardeners!*
>>>>
>>>> Many spent the early weeks of the new year reflecting on the year past,
>>>> but we are gardeners; we are plant people. We more often look forward than
>>>> back. We’ve already torn one page off a calendar and are eager to tear the
>>>> pages until the first signs of Spring, until we can garden again to “plant
>>>> dreams, pull weeds, and grow a happy life."
>>>>
>>>> Connection with plants and the environment has been an integral part of
>>>> human culture. The process of making connections starts at an early age in
>>>> life, even without conscious thought. Connection encompasses feelings of
>>>> belonging that give us a sense of place, of identification, and of
>>>> inspiration. This year’s theme, *Connections through Gardening:
>>>> Plants, People and the Environment,* aims to explore and celebrate the
>>>> interconnectedness of our shared garden work and to foster relationships
>>>> and conversations that shape and support best practices for sustainable
>>>> living and growing in Chicago. We hope you will join us on March 21st to
>>>> discover deeper connections in your own communities!
>>>> *Conference Registration is Open!*
>>>>
>>>> We're excited to invite you to our 8th Annual Conference on Saturday,
>>>> March 21 at light-filled Whitney Young High School on the Near West Side.
>>>> Check the CCGA web site
>>>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=9d99045c95&e=9d74fd70ff>
>>>> and follow us on Facebook for all the details.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Workshops*
>>>> We saw our theme come alive in many wonderful ways as we read through
>>>> the proposals we received for conference workshops this year. Thank you to
>>>> all of you who submitted proposals. To all past attendees: we heard you!
>>>> This year’s workshops are longer, giving attendees more time for Q&A with
>>>> the presenters.
>>>>
>>>> *Session 1 - 10:00am - 11:15am*
>>>>
>>>>    - WK1: Técnicas eficaces para la jardinera ecológica en pequeños
>>>>    espacios (Spanish only)
>>>>    - WK2: What does the environment have to do with my health?
>>>>    - WK3: Treehuggers Unite!  Let’s plant and protect our trees!
>>>>    - WK4: Sharing Notes:  Four Experienced Community Gardeners Talk
>>>>    About Creating and Perpetuating a Community Garden
>>>>    - WK5: Yard Sharing; Reimagining Community Gardening, Private
>>>>    Space, and Cultivating Deeper Roots for Climate Resilient Communities
>>>>    - WK6: Health and Wellbeing in our Community Gardens and Beyond:
>>>>    Insights from Surveys and Practice
>>>>
>>>> *Session 2 - 11:30am - 12:45pm*
>>>>
>>>>    - WK7: Creciendo Comunidad: Invitando interacción desde la
>>>>    perspectiva de Permacultura / Growing Community: Inviting Interaction
>>>>    through a Permaculture Lens (English/Spanish)
>>>>    - WK8: Mapping Soil Lead in Chicago and Understanding it’s
>>>>    Potential Uptake by Vegetables
>>>>    - WK9: Using Traditions to Build Our Gardens and Our Community
>>>>    - WK10: Production Planning for Community Garden Systems
>>>>    - WK11: Birds as Connectors to Nearby Nature (Great for kids!)
>>>>    - WK12: The Offers & Needs Market
>>>>
>>>> Register for the conference
>>>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=d868437b9a&e=9d74fd70ff>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Growing With Purpose *
>>>> *Keynote Address by Robert Nevel*
>>>> Robert is an architect, urban farmer and pioneer in the food and eco
>>>> justice movement. He is a former member of the Board of Advocates for Urban
>>>> Agriculture, a current member of AUA’s Leadership Council and a past
>>>> president of KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation. In 2009, he founded the award
>>>> winning, nationally recognized Food Justice and Sustainability Program at
>>>> KAMII. The program is focused on transforming unproductive urban spaces
>>>> into micro-farms and food forests, improving access to fresh food, teaching
>>>> urban agriculture and sustainability skills and advocating for healthy food
>>>> systems and responsible energy, land and water use. He'll be speaking
>>>> during lunch about his experiences and "growing with purpose."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Educational Table for Kids*
>>>> The CCGA Education Committee is pleased to again host an educational
>>>> table for kids! We’ll have fun activities and kids will also receive books
>>>> (some in Spanish) to learn about bugs, gardening, harvesting rain, and
>>>> being green. Each child will also receive a special gardening kit to take
>>>> home!
>>>>
>>>> *Free on-site soil heavy metal screening at the conference!*
>>>> Bring soil directly from your garden to be tested on-the-spot for heavy
>>>> metal contamination! We're excited once again to host Dr. Andrew Margenot
>>>> from the University of Illinois Department of Crop Sciences in
>>>> collaboration with University of Illinois Extension to offer a free soil
>>>> screening at the conference! Your soil must be dry to test, so be sure to
>>>> collect it soon.
>>>>
>>>> *Sometimes Questions are More Important than Answers*
>>>>
>>>> New this year is a panel discussion on Health and Wellbeing in our
>>>> Community Gardens and Beyond: Insights from Surveys and Practice. For our
>>>> panel of professional researchers and medical practitioners, your questions
>>>> are as important to them as their answers are important to you. They will
>>>> present information in discussion format about health and wellness as
>>>> surveyed in Chicago’s community gardens. Each of the panelists and our
>>>> moderator will give a professional and personal take on the statement that
>>>> gardening *does* provide substantial health benefits to those who
>>>> garden. Take a minute then to think about what you’d like to learn from
>>>> this panel of experts. What would you like to ask? You can ask it now in
>>>> this informal survey. What do you want to know? For those of you shy about
>>>> asking questions in “public” this is a good time to put your thoughts into
>>>> words and ask! Send your questions to Lorraine at lxkells at gmail.com
>>>>
>>>> Who is on this panel? Two of the panelist’s researchers, Professors
>>>> Howard Rosing and Molly Doane, will draw from their broader studies in
>>>> health, wellbeing, and social and behavioral issues, and from their recent
>>>> surveys of Chicago’s community gardens to provide you with insights and
>>>> some interesting facts about community gardening. Dr. Miller and Dr. Rowin
>>>> will draw from their practices, to give community gardeners information
>>>> about personal and community health and vitality. Vincent Gomez completes
>>>> the panel, drawing on people-plant wellness concepts.
>>>> *Share photos of your garden*
>>>> Show off your garden! Each year we present a slideshow of Chicago's
>>>> community gardens during lunch. Please send photos via email to photos at
>>>> chicagocommunitygardens dot org.
>>>>
>>>> *Join our Conference Support Team*
>>>> We are looking for people to help out at the conference! Support Team
>>>> members receive a $5.00 discount from general registration which includes
>>>> workshops, breakfast, and lunch. Support Team members who don't
>>>> attend workshops pay $15 for lunch only. To sign up, select the Support
>>>> Team option on the main conference registration page.
>>>>
>>>> *Become an exhibitor*
>>>> You're invited to share your valuable knowledge, resources and skills
>>>> with Chicago’s community gardeners at our annual conference where up to 250
>>>> community gardeners attend to network, attend workshops, and actively visit
>>>> the tables of our exhibitors. There are still a limited number of exhibitor
>>>> tables available! For an application, please contact communications at
>>>> chicagocommunitygardens dot org.
>>>> *Upcoming CCGA Resources Committee Events *
>>>>
>>>> *Indoor Plant Distribution on February 22*
>>>> The Resources Team has been propagating house plants like crazy, and
>>>> has taken cuttings for community gardeners. There will be a variety of
>>>> plants available, and many can filter indoor air effectively. *Pothos*,
>>>> with its heart-shaped leaves, is one of the plants NASA deems an indoor air
>>>> cleaner. This event will take place at 9:30am at the Hatchery Chicago, at 135
>>>> North Kedzie
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/135+North+Kedzie?entry=gmail&source=g>.
>>>> Follow us on Facebook for more details!
>>>>
>>>> *Getting Ready for Growing Vegetables Talk & Tool Distribution on March
>>>> 7*
>>>> Stay tuned for more details about a tool distribution at the CCGT, at 445
>>>> N. Sacramento, 2nd floor
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/445+N.+Sacramento,+2nd+floor?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> classroom, which will follow a talk by Dan Gibbs on "Getting Ready for
>>>> Growing Vegetables." Dan works with the Austin Green Team, where he is
>>>> president and garden leader. The Austin Green Team converts derelict
>>>> properties into gardens. Dan is a noted garden educator who works to make
>>>> local food gardening accessible and easy for families through education,
>>>> inspiration and ongoing support. Follow CCGA on Facebook for more
>>>> information and to sign up for this workshop.
>>>> *Beware of ... Jumping Worms?*
>>>>
>>>> There is a new pest in Illinois. Will you find it in your community
>>>> garden? We look for earthworms in our gardens as a good sign. Worms help
>>>> increase the amount of air and water that gets into the soil, and they
>>>> leave behind castings that are a valuable type of fertilizer. That is
>>>> rapidly changing; a new invasive and damaging pest may be in your gardens.
>>>>
>>>> A local landscape designer described the devastation she has
>>>> encountered in containers with this detrimental pest this way: “Generally,
>>>> at the end of the growing season when I remove plants from containers, the
>>>> roots are woven thickly together making each plant hard to remove. This
>>>> year, plants easily pulled out of my containers with no soil attached to
>>>> the roots.” The infestation she found causes the soil to deteriorate to
>>>> something akin to loose coffee grounds. As the worms fed on the organic
>>>> matter in the containers, the plant roots no longer had anything to hold
>>>> onto!
>>>>
>>>> Jumping worms, *(Amynthas spp.)* were first identified in our region
>>>> in 2015 in northern Illinois. These worms are native to East Asia, and they
>>>> also have been called crazy worms, jumping worms, and snake worms because
>>>> the worm thrashes wildly when handled or disturbed, and it can shed its
>>>> tail in defense. The landscape designer we spoke with found these worms in
>>>> Ravenswood Manor both in the ground and in containers, but she hasn't seen
>>>> them elsewhere yet.
>>>>
>>>> *Adult jumping worms. Photo courtesy of UW Aboretum*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Unlike red earthworms, these appear to be grey or brown. Jumping worms
>>>> do not burrow far into soil – they live on the soil surface in debris and
>>>> leaf litter. We are told to look for them in our gardens, in mulch,
>>>> compost, potted plants and other suitable places. You will learn that the
>>>> cocoons are nearly impossible to find; they are the size of mustard seeds,
>>>> and although the cold kills adult worms, the cocoons protect them from cold.
>>>>
>>>> CCGA community gardeners should start looking for them just as soon as
>>>> the temperatures consistently rise above freezing. They become most active
>>>> in June, but we’re not sure the temperatures this winter have been cold
>>>> enough to kill the worms, and we know the cocoons are not killed by
>>>> cold. (After the polar vortex at Halloween, our gardener saw plenty of
>>>> them.) CCGA gardeners must be very, very careful and aware of this threat,
>>>> and look for their presence in any potted plants that are purchased or
>>>> shared and in any compost or mulch. Use only compost that you know has been
>>>> heated to appropriate temperatures and duration following protocols for
>>>> reducing pathogens. Test your own compost and garden soil with this mix:
>>>> For every gallon of water mix with 1/3 cup of ground yellow mustard seed
>>>> and pour slowly into the soil. This will drive any worms to the surface. If
>>>> you have jumping worms be sure to capture them and to drown them in vinegar
>>>> or solarize them in a plastic bag before discarding them in the trash. Then
>>>> report it to your state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) so that
>>>> they can track the spread, and absolutely avoid moving plants, compost or
>>>> soil from your garden.
>>>>
>>>> Please read through the information thoroughly on the websites given
>>>> below. You’ll find Information for identifying the worms as well as
>>>> recommendations on how to reduce their spread. At this time, there are no
>>>> controls, organic or otherwise, to kill the worms or their cocoons. The WI
>>>> DNR is doing some testing this coming year and we hope that their efforts
>>>> will result in an organic method to rid our gardens of this terrible new
>>>> pest.
>>>>
>>>> For further reading:
>>>> https://ipm.illinois.edu/first_detector/Jumping_Worm_Handout.pdf
>>>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=bba1c372e0&e=9d74fd70ff>
>>>> https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/invasives/fact/jumpingworm/index.html
>>>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=98489aaeb3&e=9d74fd70ff>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> Farm Facilitator Training
>>>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=656f62fb76&e=9d74fd70ff>
>>>> February 22 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
>>>> Farm on Ogden, 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago,
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/3555+Ogden+Ave,+Chicago,+60623?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>>  60623
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/3555+Ogden+Ave,+Chicago,+60623?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> Fee: $75
>>>> Presented by: *Windy City Harvest*
>>>>
>>>> Avondale Gardening Alliance Seed Swap
>>>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=4fc960d13f&e=9d74fd70ff>
>>>> February 23 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
>>>> Metropolitan Brewery, 3057 N. Rockwell, Chicago, 60618
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/3057+N.+Rockwell,+Chicago,+60618?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> FREE
>>>> Presented by: *Avondale Gardening Alliance*
>>>>
>>>> Beginning Beekeeping Class
>>>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=bdad3f5812&e=9d74fd70ff>
>>>> February 29 @900 am - 2:00 pm
>>>> Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave, Chicago, 60624
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/300+N.+Central+Park+Ave,+Chicago,+60624?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> Fee: $56-70
>>>> Presented by: *Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance*
>>>>
>>>> AUA's 8th Annual Urban Livestock Expo
>>>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=9e5fdbf5d3&e=9d74fd70ff>
>>>> February 29 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
>>>> Prosser Career Academy, 2148 N. Long Ave., Chicago, 60639
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/2148+N.+Long+Ave.,+Chicago,+60639?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> FREE
>>>> Presented by: *Advocates for Urban Agriculture*
>>>>
>>>> Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
>>>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=8455a34da7&e=9d74fd70ff>
>>>> March 7 @ 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
>>>> Washington Park Youth Farm, 555 East 51st St., Chicago 60615
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/555+East+51st+St.,+Chicago+60615?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> $75
>>>> Presented by:
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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