[Communications] [Test] 8th Annual Conference Updates • Meet the Presenters, Part 2! • Upcoming Events

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On Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 2:44 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone!
>
> Below is a draft email newsletter we’d liek to send by tomorrow morning.
> Please reply with any thoughts and feedback by this evening.
>
> Thanks!
> Amy
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> *From: *CCGA via Communications <
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> *Subject: **[Communications] [Test] 8th Annual Conference Updates  •
> Meet the Presenters, Part 2!  • Upcoming Events*
> *Date: *March 11, 2020 at 2:42:15 PM CDT
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> *News for Community Gardeners*
>
>
> *“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of
> strengththat will endure as long as life lasts."*
>   - Rachel Carson
> Saturday, March 21 from 9:00am - 2:30pm
> Whitney Young Magnet High School
> 211 S Laflin St, Chicago, IL 60607
> Register for the conference
> <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/conference/>
>
>
> Hello Community Gardeners!
>
> The first day of Spring is nearly here, and we are finalizing details for
> the 8th Annual Conference on March 21. Good weather will energize all of
> us, new as well as returning gardeners. Let's work together to ensure our
> community gardens are a friendly, green, safe, and fun place to unwind and
> recharge during these uncertain times.
>
> Listen this Sunday to the Mike Nowak Show to hear Mike Strode talk about
> his workshop "The Offers and Needs Market." The show has been called the
> "greenest show on the air or in the cloud," and our other Mike is pretty
> green too; he is an urban cyclist. Mike Stroud has told us his grounding
> philosophy is mycelium, collaborative agility, empathic individualization,
> and all things human glue. Let's all tune in on Sunday to hear more about
> what all of that means for creating greater human resilience. Listen to the
> Mike Nowak Show on WCGO 1590 AM or 95.5 FM, Sundays from 9-11am. Tune in to
> hear Mike Strode from 10:30 to 10:45 a.m.
> Over the winter the CCGA Resources committee was the recipient of many,
> many herb, flower, and vegetable seed packets from reputable seed companies
> known for providing fresh, non-GMO seeds.  They've been generously grouping
> packets and donating these to libraries and community gardens and
> distributing them at workshops. We are more than community gardeners, we
> are people connected to each other through growing food for ourselves, for
> pollinators. and small wildlife that depend on an insect population to
> produce young.
>
> Each and every person attending our March 21 conference will receive a
> bundled packet of seeds.  Every seed sown is a little act of rebellion to
> protect our right to grow food and preserve biodiversity. We are glad that
> Resources is sharing the wealth before and beyond our conference!
>
> We'll also provide attendees with these awesome, sustainable bamboo
> utensils. They provide a lightweight, long-lasting alternative to
> disposable silverware. In addition, each carrying case is made from
> recycled plastic water bottles! Keep a set in your bag, glove compartment,
> lunch box or desk, and see how many disposable utensils you can pass by.
>
> We care deeply about the health and well‑being of our attendees,
> presenters, exhibitors, support team, and community. CCGA is closely
> monitoring the evolving situation regarding the novel coronavirus
> (COVID-19) and at this time (today), we plan to move forward with the 8th
> Annual Conference as planned. We are in communication with our event host,
> Whitney Young Magnet High School, and will continue to follow the official
> guidance from the Chicago Department of Public Health and Centers for
> Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If you have any questions or concerns
> about attending the conference, please reach out to
> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org.
>
> Distinctive Calls and High-pitched Whistles in our Trees, from the Likes
> of Birds!
>
>
>
> *“Strictly for the birds” can insinuate that something is not worth
> consideration, and this careless slang bears a hint of how poorly these
> graceful creatures of flight can be thought of. By conference time (next
> weekend!) Spring will officially be here in Chicago, and we should hear the
> birdsongs of robins and blackbirds and the chirps and cackles of
> woodpeckers as they head here to nest in our oaks, sycamores, and in the
> hackberry and hickory trees. Even year-round birds like black-capped
> chickadees get noisier in Spring. Purple martins search for human-made
> nesting boxes. Who doesn’t want to continue seeing these birds and hearing
> those rollicking songs and flute-like excited twitters? Our 8th Annual
> Conference offers hands-on possibilities to rebuild our connections to the
> natural world. Meet more of the amazing presenters for this year's
> workshops!*
>
> *WORKSHOP:*
> *Birds as Connectors to Nearby Nature*
> *Meet Lillian Holden (left) and Jeramie Strickland.*
>
> Did you know that birds are a wonderful introduction to nature for young
> people and their families? Join *Lillian Holden* and *Jeramie Strickland* of
> Openlands for their kid-friendly workshop, *Birds as Connectors to Nearby
> Nature*. By sparking an interest in birds, participants are invited to
> see that nature is around all of us – regardless of where we live – and it
> is our responsibility to steward and protect it. Attendees will learn how
> birds can be used as a catalyst for a life-long appreciation of nature.
>
> Lillian is the Education and Community Outreach Associate for Openlands,
> supporting Birds in my Neighborhood, Space to Grow, and the Building School
> Gardens community conservation programs. She loves being an agent in
> galvanizing succeeding generations to be advocates for nature and is
> passionate about tackling the global climate crisis through youth
> mentorship and nature exploration. Her co-presenter, Jeramie, is the
> Manager of Education and Community Outreach, also at Openlands. Prior to
> his current position, he served as a Wildlife Biologist for ten years with
> the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a National Wildlife Refuge. Jeramie
> is passionate about developing programs that engage communities from
> diverse backgrounds to help them appreciate green spaces, nature, and
> conservation.
> *WORKSHOP:*
> Tree Huggers Unite! Let's Plant and Protect Our Trees!
>
> Trees are vital to having a livable Earth. In this workshop, learn about
> the necessity of trees, where to plant them—in community gardens or
> elsewhere, how to plant them, and why it is extremely important to protect
> the trees that we have left.
>
> *Betsy Elsaesser* is the President of the North Park Village Garden Club,
> one of the oldest and largest community gardens in Chicago. She works to
> plant and maintain trees in her neighborhood of Logan Square. Betsy has
> loved gardens, trees and natural areas all her life. She has been a
> volunteer TreeKeeper with Openlands since 1993 and assists with TreeKeeper
> classes and pruning practical exams. As well, Betsy is a Certified Arborist.
> *Spring Awakenings*
> *As spring comes to Chicago the air loses its winter chill garden, soil
> grows softer and more yielding to plants. As Chicagoans, we dream and seek
> inspiration as the days grow longer, with lots of bed prep, soil building,
> seeding, and transplanting in the days ahead. These presenters bring their
> knowledge and experience to share, so that each participant can take home
> lots of new ideas and processes that can be applied in their community
> gardens.*
> *WORKSHOP:*
> *Production Planning for Community Garden Systems*
> Is figuring out how many seeds and transplants are needed for your beds a
> guessing game? Does computing how much soil, compost, and inputs are needed
> overwhelm you? Don't worry! Zach's workshop will prepare you for a
> successful growing year. He'll share various approaches and techniques from
> his toolkit, and how some simple but powerful tools can provide a clear and
> accurate plan.
>
> *Zachary Grant* is Local Foods and Small Farms Educator for the
> University of Illinois Extension. From 2008-2015 he was the manager and
> director of the Sustainable Student Farm at the University of Illinois
> Urbana-Champaign, a working small farm laboratory located on the fruit
> research farm at the university. Its mission is to grow year-round,
> high-quality produce for the dining halls and university community. In
> addition, the SSF conducts research in intensive small-scale farming
> techniques, season extension techniques, and outreach to the larger growing
> community. In 2015, he became the Local Food Systems and Small Farms
> Educator for Cook County, focusing on urban food production systems
> programming for a diverse group of stakeholders.
>
> *WORKSHOP:*
> *Using Traditions to Build Our Gardens and Our Community *
> *Meet Sharon Holmes, DeVonya Shelly, and Jacqueline Smith (clockwise, from
> left).*
>
> The presenters of this workshop will discuss how The Green Lots Project
> facilitates connections between human communities and human-nature
> relations using principles of the traditional ecological knowledge of our
> Africa American and Mexican American elders and ancestors. Learn how GLP
> has built its organization and maintained their gardens over the past 12
> years utilizing the key principles of diversity and relationships. They
> will also provide information about their growing practices that utilize
> TEK including soil building and maintenance, using chickens in your garden,
> and complementary planting.
>
> *Jacqueline Smith* is an urban vegetable gardener, indigenous food
> cultivator, and the owner and lead consultant of GrowAsis Urban Garden
> Consulting Inc. on Chicago’s south side. Prior to founding GrowAsis, she
> held various leadership roles in urban agriculture with the Chicago Botanic
> Garden, Urban Habitat Chicago, and WeFarm America. Her research on food
> security in Chicago has played a significant role in helping empower
> residents to grow their own produce through organic methods.
>
> *Sharon Holmes* has been a compassionate, dedicated, and resourceful
> social service worker for Catholic Charities for 20 years. She is currently
> in her last semester at Chicago State University majoring in Sociology with
> a goal to continue with the graduate program in social work. When she is
> not working, at school or studying, Sharon enjoys singing and directing a
> harmonious group of singers at her church.
>
> *DeVonya Shelly* is a student at Chicago State majoring in Sociology. She
> joined the Green Lots Project during the Fall semester of 2019. She enjoys
> learning about growing and maintaining healthy edible plants including
> fruits, vegetables, and herbs.
> *WORKSHOP:*
> Técnicas eficaces para la jardinera ecológica en pequeños espacios
> *(presentado solo en Español)*
> Este taller será una discusión guiada e interactiva, centrada en el tema
> de cómo economizar para rendir el mayor provecho posible de una temporada
> de cultivo limitada y escasos recursos de tal forma que también
> contribuimos al cuidado de nuestra tierra. En equipo, diseñaremos un jardín
> urbano estándar que mide 4 pies por 8 pies usando un tapiz a la medida. A
> la vez, exploraremos cómo adaptar las siguientes técnicas para los jardines
> chicos: combinar plantas, plantar en sucesión, hacer nuestro propio abono y
> conservar el agua.  Al final de la discusión, cada participante tendrá
> oportunidad de hacer preguntas mientras dibuja un plan para su propio
> jardín estándar de 4 por 8 pies.
>
> *Emilia Arellano* es Coordinadora de invernadero para el Garfield Park
> Conservatory Alliance. Ofrece talleres de horticultura para adultos y
> dirige un grupo diverso y dedicado de más de 30 voluntarios que propagan
> plantas de adorno y comestibles. Además maneja el Jardín donativo desde la
> etapa de cultivación hasta la distribución de las cosechas. Su pasión por
> la jardinería sostenible no se limita al trabajo.  Como voluntaria en el
> programa Chicago Master Gardeners, tiene mucha experiencia trabajando junto
> a jóvenes y adultos en jardines de escuelas, hospitales y huertos
> comunitarios del norte y oeste de Chicago.
> *WORKSHOP:*
> Creciendo Una Comunidad: Invitando Interacción Desde la Perspectiva de
> Permacultura
> *Growing Community: Inviting Interaction through a Permaculture Lens*
> *Meet Anai Brizuela (left) and Lori Upchurch.*
>
> *This session will be presented in both English and Spanish. A live verbal
> translation and bilingual written materials will be provided.*
>
> For generations, connection with community has been an integral part of
> healthy human culture. Our modern urban society often emphasizes the
> individual's responsibility to survive and thrive purely on their own
> volition. For many, that vital connection to community has been lost,
> leading to an increase in stress, social anxiety, and disconnection. This
> workshop’s goal is to empower individuals to invite community into their
> lives in accordance with their own dreams, creating a stronger, more caring
> culture and a shift toward a healing Earth. It will give an overview of
> permaculture principles and ethics and explore how these tools can be used
> for creative and regenerative community design. Participants will engage in
> discussion to identify needs of their community gardens and explore
> ingredients needed to bring and keep a community together.
>
> *Anai Brizuela* is an information enthusiast and enjoys her connection to
> Earth more every day. After earning her Permaculture Design Certificate in
> November 2018, she went on to co-found the Chicago Urban Permaculture Salon
> with Lori Upchurch. She is working toward cultivating a more resilient
> network of activists to grow a greener world.
>
> *Lori Upchurch* is a permaculture designer and facilitator who has been
> engaged in regenerative community design since 2000, with Northside
> Unschoolers, Great Lakes Urban Explorers, Girls Scouts of Chicago, Edge
> Youth Theater and now, Chicago Urban Permaculture Salon and Permaculture
> Chicago Teaching Institute. She is in the process of turning her rectangle
> of Midwest soil into a food and medicine forest and the wetlands prairie it
> wants to be.
> Free soil testing at the conference! It's time to prepare your sample:
> Register for the conference
> <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/conference/>
>
> *Join the Conference Support Team*
> 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.
>
> *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.
>
> *Calling all Vendors & Exhibitors*
> You're invited to share your *garden-related* products, valuable
> knowledge, resources and skills with Chicago’s community gardeners at our
> annual conference! Connect with our audience of around 200 community
> gardeners who will have time to visit your table and have meaningful
> conversations. Please contact communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org to
> obtain a form and more info.
> Bring One, Get One - A Garden Swap Table
>
> We, as gardeners, are experts at recycling and reusing. And collecting and
> storing! Do you have something extra or something you no longer need that
> you think another gardener might find useful? We can help! We're trying
> something new at this year's conference: please bring *ONE* gently used,
> clean, garden-related item to swap. A pair of gloves, a hand tool, a rake
> or shovel, gardening book or unused journal, a small plaque – bring one,
> get one.
>
> Anyone who brings something can get something in exchange!
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