<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Julie,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Sorry for any confusion, but the idea is to post this graphic on Facebook and on our website asap because it could help provide some clarity around community gardening right now, amidst the stay-at-home order. While it may seem serious, the guidance we are putting out there basically says - <u class="">garden, but do so cautiously</u> :)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">About the newsletter - I completely agree with you that our newsletter should begin with a <b class="">very</b> positive message of support. I envision something like this:</div><div class="">1. Message of support and happy spring</div><div class="">2. Conference update (info about refunds?)</div><div class="">3. Announcement of forum</div><div class="">4. Some resources, seed starting info, things to do while home, DIY sanitizer for tools, etc.</div><div class="">5. COVID-19 guidelines from CCGA and Neighborspace</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If anyone has time, feel free to pull together some resources we could include in the newsletter. I can work on it but am busy also with some other projects.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Have a lovely evening, stay positive!</div><div class="">Amy</div><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 24, 2020, at 5:31 PM, Julie Samuels <<a href="mailto:jsamuels1966@gmail.com" class="">jsamuels1966@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I think we should reach out first with a positive piece about spring and gardens and seeds and after providing some suggestions and information about starting seeds (and seed sources - from our CCGA conference maybe?) we can send (attach) the Covid19 information. Everything that's going out to read now is heavy and negative. I think we could and should lighten it a little. That's what gardening is for, right?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">julie</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 1:30 PM Amy Olson via Membership <<a href="mailto:membership@chicagocommunitygardens.org" class="">membership@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi CCGA working groups,<br class="">
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Attached is a pdf flyer with some guidelines for community gardens in Chicago. <br class="">
This was developed by NeighborSpace, many thanks for their efforts!<br class="">
I helped with the design and some edits.<br class="">
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The communications team will share this on Facebook, post on the website and include the info in our next newsletter.<br class="">
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Please reach out with any thoughts or questions.<br class="">
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Thanks!<br class="">
Amy<br class="">
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