[Education] [Communications] PLEASE ADVISE: Questions about COVID-19 and the Growing Season

[Amy Olson]

Hi Mamie,

We developed a set of guidelines with Neighborspace that we published to the CCGA web site and shared on Facebook on March 25.
I sent it to everyone, but maybe you didn’t see it. I’ve attached the pdf to this email. 

Here is the post on the CCGA web site:
http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/2020/03/24/guidelines-for-chicagos-community-gardeners-amidst-covid-19/ <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/2020/03/24/guidelines-for-chicagos-community-gardeners-amidst-covid-19/>

The Pastor may also want to join the communications mailing list. 
We’ll be sending a newsletter next week with some additional ideas and resources for gardening during the COVID-19 outbreak.

He can sign up on the CCGA web site on the right column of the home page:
http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/ <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/>

We started working on ideas for the newsletter on our call yesterday evening. We’ll follow up with the communications team with more info!

Hope you’re well!
Amy




> On Apr 1, 2020, at 9:53 AM, Mamie Gray via Communications <communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
> 
> Please advise!  Mamie
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Bruce Ray <kimballavenuechurch at yahoo.com <mailto:kimballavenuechurch at yahoo.com>>
> Date: Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 4:23 PM
> Subject: Questions about COVID-19 and the Growing Season
> To: Mamie Gray <mamiegray2012 at gmail.com <mailto:mamiegray2012 at gmail.com>>
> 
> 
> Hi Mamie,
>  
> Given the extension of the “Shelter in Place” restrictions until April 30, we are struggling to figure out ways for people to begin gardening at the Oasis, Kimball Avenue Church’s community garden. We were going to have a garden clean-up and prep day for all of our gardeners on March 28, but we obviously cancelled.  
> 
> Are there guidelines for community gardens to follow? Are other community gardens struggling with knowing how to proceed? 
> 
> Any help or guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated! 
> 
> BW, I really enjoyed the Spring Planting workshop on March 7. It was excellent. Now, I’m disappointed that we haven’t been able to get anything in the ground at this point. 
> 
> Thanks for your assistance.
> Bruce Ray
> Pastor
> 
> Kimball Avenue United Church of Christ &
> Iglesia Episcopal de Nuestra Señora De Las Americas <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Las+Americas+3413+W.+Medill+Ave.+Chicago,+IL.++60647?entry=gmail&source=g>
> 3413 W. Medill Ave. <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Las+Americas+3413+W.+Medill+Ave.+Chicago,+IL.++60647?entry=gmail&source=g> 
> Chicago, IL.  <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Las+Americas+3413+W.+Medill+Ave.+Chicago,+IL.++60647?entry=gmail&source=g> 60647 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Las+Americas+3413+W.+Medill+Ave.+Chicago,+IL.++60647?entry=gmail&source=g>
> 773-278-1990
> http://kimballavenuechurch.org <http://kimballavenuechurch.org/>
> 
> Francisco Medrano, Community Engagement Pastor Intern
> Yesenia Acosta, Parish Administrator
> 
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