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

[JW Glass]

Just fyi...no one with that name registered....could just be crap...  JW

On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 8:53 AM Lorraine Kells via Communications <
communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:

> JW and Amy,
>
> I'm not sure if Sel's comments relate to the health and wellness piece in
> which case I do not have access to comments left on the website for the
> moderator or the panel.  Can you forward these or make them available?
>
> Thank you
>
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 7:07 AM sel dunlap via Communications <
> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>
>> CCGA,
>>
>> I submitted a registration along with filling out the survey with
>> comments, before realizing I am having surgery March 19th.  I would
>> appreciate my comments being considered for discussion at the workshop.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Sel Dunlap
>> (708) 288-7102
>>
>> *A  C L E A N  SOUL AND ATTITUDE LEADS TO A C L E A N  CHARACTER AND
>> CONDUCT. *
>> *CLEAN FROM THE INSIDE................... OUT.              *
>> *GOD WILL FIGHT YOUR BATTLES, BUT YOU MUST THROW THE FIRST PUNCH! *
>>
>>
>> On Monday, February 10, 2020, 02:15:14 PM CST, 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=bc733e7fc4>
>>
>> *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=bc733e7fc4>
>> 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=bc733e7fc4>
>>
>>
>> *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. 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 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=bc733e7fc4>
>> https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/invasives/fact/jumpingworm/index.html
>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=98489aaeb3&e=bc733e7fc4>
>>
>> *Upcoming Events*
>>
>> *Click on an event title for more info.*
>>
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>> Farm Facilitator Training
>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=656f62fb76&e=bc733e7fc4>
>> February 22 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
>> Farm on Ogden, 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, 60623
>> 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=bc733e7fc4>
>> February 23 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
>> Metropolitan Brewery, 3057 N. Rockwell, Chicago, 60618
>> FREE
>> Presented by: *Avondale Gardening Alliance*
>>
>> Beginning Beekeeping Class
>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=bdad3f5812&e=bc733e7fc4>
>> February 29 @900 am - 2:00 pm
>> Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave, Chicago, 60624
>> 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=bc733e7fc4>
>> February 29 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
>> Prosser Career Academy, 2148 N. Long Ave., Chicago, 60639
>> FREE
>> Presented by: *Advocates for Urban Agriculture*
>>
>> Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=8455a34da7&e=bc733e7fc4>
>> March 7 @ 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
>> Washington Park Youth Farm, 555 East 51st St., Chicago 60615
>> $75
>> Presented by:
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>>
>> *Windy City Harvest Check our Events Calendar
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>>
>>
>> *CCGA Monthly Coordinating Meeting Tuesday, February 18*
>> Our next CCGA coordinating meeting is *Tuesday, February 18, at 6pm at
>> Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N Sacramento.* We will meet in
>> the second floor classroom, and there is parking behind the building. As
>> always, try and bring a snack or drink to share if you can.
>>
>> Please join us for our monthly coordinating meeting; this is your
>> opportunity to get involved in CCGA! People from all the working groups
>> come together to coordinate our actions in support of community gardens and
>> gardeners! All community gardeners and supporters are invited to attend.
>> Just come to the meeting to explore how you can help our city-wide
>> gardening community. We need and value the support all our volunteers bring
>> to CCGA.
>>
>> The main focus of the meeting is on continued planning for our 8th annual
>> conference. Please submit any additional items you would like to see on the
>> agenda to communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org.
>>
>> Check the CCGA website for any location changes and as agendas become
>> available.
>>
>> Thanks very much and hope to see you there.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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