[Communications] Invitation to discuss the safety of biosolids and PFAS from a soil and plant perspective: how we got here and the way forward

Wed Feb 8 09:50:37 CST 2023

Wonderful! I did a promotion yesterday and will look to reshape your posts
this week.

Thanks,

On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 21:35 Amy Olson <akeo at icloud.com> wrote:

> Hi Elizabeth!
>
> I’ll be making some posts on FB/Insta tomorrow and you can share them! Or,
> you can use this link:
>
> [image: cropped-CCGA-Web-Header-3.png]
>
> Join CCGA on Saturday, Feb. 25 to discuss the safety of biosolids and PFAS
> from a soil and plant perspective
> <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/2023/02/04/feb-25-panel-biosolids-pfas/>
> chicagocommunitygardens.org
> <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/2023/02/04/feb-25-panel-biosolids-pfas/>
>
> <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/2023/02/04/feb-25-panel-biosolids-pfas/>
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> .…….…
> amy olson
> sent via iphone
>
>
> On Feb 6, 2023, at 21:51, Lorraine Kells via Communications <
> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Elizabeth,
>
> Please feel free to promote this event. For this event, it's to encourage
> registration when the time between our announcement and the event is short.
>
> We do have an option at the venue to move to a larger room if need be.
>
> Thanks for your concern.
>
> Lorraine
>
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 9:01 PM Elizabeth Berkeley via Communications <
> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi CCGA Team,
>>
>> Would it be helpful for me to promote this event on the Chicago Grows
>> Food social media? I saw that space is limited.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 3:16 PM CCGA <info at chicagocommunitygardens.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Join CCGA on Saturday, Feb 25 to discuss the safety of biosolids and
>>> PFAS from a soil and plant perspective.
>>> View this email in your browser
>>> <https://mailchi.mp/0ed6a946d553/ccga-8th-annual-gardeners-conference-register-9309308?e=15edd27189>
>>>
>>> *Join CCGA to discuss the safety of biosolids and PFAS from a soil and
>>> plant perspective, how we got here, and the way forward*
>>> Saturday, February 25, 2023
>>> 10:30am - 12:30pm
>>> The Hatchery Chicago
>>> 135 N. Kedzie
>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/135+N.+Kedzie?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>> (at the Kedzie Green Line)
>>>
>>> The issue of PFAS contamination in biosolids has become a concerning
>>> issue for community gardeners. Since last autumn, CCGA has been focused
>>> specifically on the problem community gardeners face with biosolids from
>>> MWRD (Metropolitan Water Reclamation District) and the necessity of
>>> starting a community-wide discussion to outline a way forward.
>>>
>>> CCGA has invited a team from MWRD to join Jennifer Walling, Executive
>>> Director of the Illinois Environmental Council, Andrew Margenot, Assistant
>>> Professor of Crop Sciences at University of Illinois, and concerned
>>> community gardeners to have a discussion about the issue. MWRD will bring
>>> research findings to contribute to an open and solution-oriented
>>> discussion. Jen Walling will provide environmental policy and strategy
>>> insight, and Dr. Margenot will share a soil science and chemistry
>>> perspective, as PFAS contamination of agricultural soils and water has
>>> quickly become a farm and food safety issue in many states.
>>>
>>> The CCGA education team promises an informative discussion, open to all
>>> community gardeners and interested participants. With this event, CCGA aims
>>> to identify resources for gardeners who have been impacted by the possible
>>> contamination of soil in our gardens and urban farms. CCGA's overarching
>>> goal is to develop a community gardening policy for biosolids and PFAS, as
>>> well as advocate for a city-wide plan.
>>> *A large variety of plant species can take up PFASs from the
>>> environment. Vegetables and grains are the most commonly investigated
>>> crops, with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
>>> (PFOS) as the most studied PFASs. The potential sources of PFASs for plant
>>> uptake include industrial emissions, irrigation with contaminated water,
>>> land application of biosolids, leachates from landfill sites, and pesticide
>>> application. Image credit & Source
>>> <https://chicagocommunitygardens.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f2904daf2a26a891c68f8bb0&id=31976b2ea9&e=15edd27189>*
>>>
>>>
>>> Bring your questions to the event! We will be collecting question cards
>>> from attendees for the moderator to present to the panelists.
>>>
>>> Cost: Free
>>> Space is limited, please RSVP by signing up below
>>>
>>> RSVP FOR THIS EVENT
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>>> Read more about PFAS contamination and biosolids on the CCGA website
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