[Communications] Meet the Presenters! • Register Now for the CCGA 8th Annual Conference • Bring One, Get One: A Garden Goods Swap

[Hermitage Street Community garden]

Amy
One suggestion- can we list the conference date, time, location in the text
somewhere at this page?

On Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 11:45 AM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone - Below is a final draft of the ‘meet the presenters’
> conference email. Please let me know if you have any feedback as soon as
> possible today. If you’re looking at this on your phone, the presenter
> photos vary a bit in size.
>
> We plan to send another email next week with the other 6 workshops and
> keynote speaker.
>
> Thanks - Amy
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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> *News for Community Gardeners*
>
>
> *"A garden is a richly woven place of culture, contemplation,connection
> and learning."*
>   - Georgina Reid, author, "The Planthunter: Truth, Beauty, Chaos, and
> Plants"
> This year’s theme, *“Connections through Gardening: Plants, People and
> the Environment,” *is found everywhere we look and everywhere we turn.
> It's as simple as sticking your hands in the soil, feeling the warm earth,
> and smelling the mineral and organic matter. It's a bit early to find
> those tangible outdoor connections, but still, we're inspired to take a
> closer look at the twelve presentations that bring very real connections to
> our conference and to you. We hope you will find them as interesting as we
> do.
>
> Below are six of the workshops, and we'll send another email next week
> with the other six, so stay tuned. Or, if you can't wait, you can visit the
> conference website via the link below (and register)!
>
> Register for the conference
> <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/conference/>
> Bring One, Get One: CCGA Steps into the 'Sharing Economy' with a Garden
> Swap Table
>
> We all want to live more economically, more purposefully, and consumption
> trends are changing to reflect our needs – sharing items – bartering is
> more popular, reusing is more common. Community gardeners are experts at
> thrift exchange rather than trashing what they may no longer use. We know
> that in nature there is no concept of waste, simply something in the wrong
> place. It’s apparent in our connection to nature as we garden.
>
> So, please bring ONE gently used, clean, garden-related item to swap at
> our conference. A pair of gloves, a hand tool, a rake or shovel, gardening
> book or unused journal, a small plaque – bring one, get one. We’ll have a
> special table set up for this garden goods swap. Anyone who brings
> something can get something in exchange!
> *WORKSHOP:*
> *A new approach to building community resilience: The Offers & Needs
> Market*
>
> Mike Strode is the Founder and Exchange Coordinator of the *Kola Nut
> Collaborative*, a time-based skills and service trading platform which
> seeks to advance conversation on time banking, community currency design,
> and social economy in Chicago. Mike's presentation, *The Offers & Needs
> Market*, is about building a sense of community and moving away from
> faceless exchanges. We are happy to have a person of such empathy as Mike
> presenting at our conference. He is a writer, IT consultant, and
> collaborative social economist residing in southeast Chicago.
>
> *The Offers & Needs Market* is rapid-fire skill and need matching
> workshop introducing a new way to approach neighborhood assets - through
> “time banking.” This time banking concept enables communities to map the
> human assets which exist in their neighborhood to increase the resilience
> and agility of those communities.
> *WORKSHOP:*
> Explore how the natural and built environment can impact human health
> Caitlin Donato is a Program Coordinator for the University of Illinois at
> Chicago School of Public Health. She currently works in the Division of
> Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. In this role, she manages a
> training grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
> Health (NIOSH) and works with graduate students, faculty and staff to
> improve, promote and maintain the health of workers and communities.
>
> In her presentation, *What Does the Environment Have to do With My
> Health? *she explores how the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the
> soil that grows our food affect our health. Attendees will participate in
> an activity that will allow them to dig a little deeper into these topics
> and will walk away with tips and tools they can use to advocate for their
> individual and community health. The overall goal of this workshop is for
> attendees to share the knowledge gained with their fellow gardeners and
> evaluate environmental health in their communities.
>
> *WORKSHOP:*
> *Learn about how Chicago's community gardens are having a positive impact
> on community health *
> Two recent reports produced from surveys of Chicago community gardens
> focused on gardens as assets of Chicago neighborhoods by measuring produce
> yields across Chicago and gathering data on where food goes and how it
> impacts communities. *The findings of the Harvest Study are remarkable:
> 517,157 pounds, or 259 tons, were harvested for a total value of
> $1,665,698.00.** Food is the foundation of health, so it stands that
> growing vegetables and fruits, especially organically, in our community
> gardens should be accessible to all.
>
> We're excited to host a panel discussion, *Health and Wellbeing in our
> Community Gardens and Beyond: Insights from Surveys and Practice, *that
> brings together a group of individuals who are passionate about the
> connection between food and health and how gardens support the wellbeing of
> people, plants, and the environment.
> *Pictured clockwise from top left: Dr. Julie Rowin, Dr. Doriane Miller,
> Molly Doane, and Vincent Gomez.*
>
> Dr. Julie Rowin, Dr. Doriane Miller, researcher Molly Doane, and
> horticultural therapist Vincent Gomez are all part of this panel because
> they see the interconnectedness of health, food, and the environment in
> their work. *Dr Julie Rowin*, a neurologist, emphatically states that
> "food changes our body chemistry at the cellular level.” *Dr. Doriane
> Miller* has worked with underserved populations for over 20 years. Under
> her leadership, physicians, educators, and community members work to
> improve population health outcomes for residents on the South Side of
> Chicago. *Molly Doane* is researching how community gardens contribute to
> urban biodiversity and global wellness. This project is a collaboration
> between cultural, health, and biological scientists at the University of
> Illinois at Chicago and the Field Museum. *Vincent Gomez* is responsible
> for the planning, promotion, and delivery of evidence-based programs that
> form the basis of horticultural therapy, barrier-free gardening, and
> people-plant wellness concepts. He is an advocate for the health benefits
> of therapeutic horticulture and will share ways we can promote health
> through gardening.
> The panel will be moderated by *Dr. Howard Rosing*, the Executive
> Director of the Steans Center at DePaul University and a faculty member
> with the Asset-Based Community Development Institute. We welcome this warm
> and gregarious researcher and cultural anthropologist. His research on
> community and urban food systems has led to many publications including the
> co-authored book *Chicago: A Food Biography.*
>
> Read more about the Harvest Study on our website
> <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/2020/03/03/learn-about-how-chicago's-community-gardens-are-having-a-positive-impact-on-community-health>
> .
>
> ** “Community Gardens Count: Measuring Chicago’s Harvest” (The Harvest
> Study) completed by NeighborSpace and DePaul University in 2015 (Rosing,
> Helphand, and DeLorenzo 2019)*
> *WORKSHOP:*
> Yard Sharing; Reimagining Community Gardening, Private Space, and
> Cultivating Deeper Roots for Climate-Resilient Communities
> Not everyone has access to a community garden, a place to grow herbs or
> plant seeds for pollinators. Some communities are without the means to
> appropriate land. Rethinking urban land use is critical for food
> sovereignty and *Molly Costello* offers a solution in yard sharing. *Yard
> Sharing* is the practice of sharing private yard space for the purpose of
> collaborative food growing and relationship building. With this
> presentation, Molly shares the model that was practiced and documented in
> the Rogers Park neighborhood. Folks will get to hear the story of the
> Rogers Park Yard Sharing Network, how it was built, what they learned in
> the process, talk through different implementation models and will gain
> access to their Yard Sharing Tool Kit as well as their Land Use Agreement.
> This is all about sustainable landscaping and native habitat restoration
> within an interconnected network.
> *WORKSHOP:*
> Sharing Notes: Four Experienced Community Gardeners Talk About Creating
> and Perpetuating a Community Garden
> *Kasey Eaves (left) and Cordia Pugh in their gardens, where else!*
>
> Join a dynamic panel of gardeners familiar with every aspect of building
> robust, organic community gardens from the first shovel full of dirt to
> engaging neighbors. Panelists May Toy, Kasey Eaves, and Cordia Pugh with
> moderator, Ellen Newcomer each have a lot to offer and a combined wealth of
> wisdom to handle anything you throw at them during the sharing and
> discussions.
>
> *May's* love of gardening started as a toddler, learning from her mother
> who's a natural gardener. She has been a community gardener for over 25
> years. As president of the Skinner Park Advisory Council, she led efforts
> to help build and restore three community gardens: two in Skinner Park and
> another on a closed section of Loomis Street. *Kasey *too started growing
> edibles and her treasured sunflowers at age two on family farm property in
> Southern Illinois. Now as Garden Leader at the Montrose Metra Community
> Garden, she leads large volunteer days, oversees plot assignments, food
> pantry harvests, and more. Kasey loves finding creative and easily
> maintained growing solutions for city dwellers. *Cordia* is a longtime
> Englewood resident and gardener, who grew up gardening with her
> grandfather. In 2011, when the first shovels hit the dirt, Cordia became
> founding director of the Hermitage Community Garden, which covers three
> lots. She is still the coordinator of this community-managed garden of
> raised beds, a gazebo, and a tree-shaded gathering area which has many
> programs for students including the Global Design Team of Englewood's
> Lindblom High School. The power of connection in these three gardeners’
> lives is remarkable. The panel moderator, *Ellen,* is an experienced
> gardener, former Openlands board member, and former chair of its community
> garden committee. She is also a Master Gardener and an integral member of
> the CCGA Resources Committee.
> *WORKSHOP:*
> Get the lead out! Learn about vegetable uptake and strategies for
> mitigation
> *Meet lead avengers Dr. Andrew Margenot (left) and George Watson.*
>
> One of the biggest (and possibly costliest) challenges for community
> gardeners is access to healthy soil, that very soil where health begins. As
> we collect seeds and enjoy the process of deciding what to grow in our
> gardens, we are also faced with confronting a hidden danger that may lurk
> in our soil—lead.
>
> Dr. Andrew Margenot and George Watson will demystify the problem of lead
> in their workshop *Mapping Soil Lead in Chicago and Understanding it’s
> Potential Uptake by Vegetables. *As an Assistant Professor of Soil
> Science with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Crop Sciences
> Department, *Dr. Andrew Margenot *is advancing how we monitor and manage
> soils as natural capital. *George Watson* is a graduate student at the
> University of Illinois studying heavy metal contamination in Chicago soil
> systems. Their presentation will delve into their research based on two
> years of collecting thousands of soil samples from Chicago backyards,
> community gardens, and city parkways resulting in an extensive mapping
> project. Gardeners will learn mitigation strategies for safe growing and
> soil health.
>
> This team is once again offering *free soil testing!* This is an
> opportunity to participate in their project and also learn about your lead
> levels. Remember to collect your sample soon so that it has time to dry
> completely. The team may not be able to test results at the conference, but
> they promise all results will be mailed back to gardeners.
> Register for the conference
> <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/conference/>
>
> *Community Garden Slide Show!*
> 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.org.
>
> *Volunteer at the Conference*
> We are looking for people to help out at the conference! Support Team
> members (volunteers) 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.
>
> *Exhibit at the Conference*
> You're invited to share your valuable knowledge, resources and skills with
> Chicago’s community gardeners at our annual conference where over 200
> 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@
> chicagocommunitygardens.org.
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