It's Almost Spring Meeting Details
Amy Joens
Good morning!
The "It's Almost Spring" meeting is coming right up... Next weekend, in fact! A detailed schedule is below- please indulge yourself in reading the different breakout sessions you could attend and some of the people you might connect with. Please forward this along to others that might benefit.
The event will be held at Youth Emergency Shelter and Services. The parking instructions are as follows: Parking is available on SE 11th St, as well as along Railroad Ave. and in the agency’s parking lot (north side of the building). The building is a secure facility, so we ask that all guests refrain from leaving and re-entering the building if possible. Please enter through the Green Hope Hall doors on SE 11th Street. Entrance is handicap accessible. (If you arrive at a different door, you will be instructed to walk around to the correct entrance.)
A few things to remember:
- There will be a potluck lunch towards the end of our session! Please bring something to share, and bring your own reusable dinnerware. (We won't have paper plates, and we'll be composting food waste). Also, please label your food in case we have any allergies (ie. dairy, eggs, gluten, nuts, seeds, etc.)
- You might meet people you'd like to connect with. Bring a few business cards to trade!
- Feel free to bring any organizational material or helpful resources to share. We'll have an area to post ideas, resources, and connections- whether that is jotting down where you get mulch and your favorite gardening handbook, or a stack of flyers about your organization, we welcome this sharing.
It’s Almost Spring Meeting - 2016
Date: March 5th
Time: 8:30 am - 12:30pm
Location: Youth Emergency Services and Shelter of Iowa, 918 SE 11th St. Des Moines, IA 50309
Schedule of events:
8:30 am - 9:15 am Opening/Breakfast
9:20 am - 10:00 am Breakout Sessions #1: Garden Logistics
Planning Your Garden
Amy Joens and Jenetta Hargrove (FoodCorps)
- Volunteer Support/Management/Recruitment
- Michelle Voelker (Perkins Elementary)
- Tim Goldman (Faith and Grace Gardens)
- Gaining Financial Support for the Garden (Grants, Partnerships, Sponsorships)
- Erin Drinnin (United Way)
City support for a garden
Joe Rothman (Autumn Gardens)
10:05 am - 10:45 am Breakout Sessions #2: Garden Skill Building
Pollinators and Bees
Natasha Bures (People for Pollinators)
Julia McGuire (Iowa Beekeepers Association)
Composting and Soil Health
Colleen and Robert Lees (The Soil Kitchen)
Using Your Head As Well As Your Hands: Reducing The Drudgery and Having More Fun In The Garden
Dan Goldman (Horticulturalist)
10:50 am - 11:30 am Breakout Sessions #3: Extensions and Connections
Farm to School and Educational Gardens
Lyn Jenkins (Des Moines Public Schools)
Donation Gardens: Tracking and Evaluating Progress in the Garden
Aubrey Alvarez (Eat Greater Des Moines)
Tim Goldman (Faith and Grace Gardens)
Bringing others into your garden- Getting external assistance
Mary Farlow (Master Gardeners)
Joann Muldoon (King-Irving Neighborhood Association)
Nate Houck (Waldinger Corporation)
Community Outreach- Gardening with your community, addressing needs, and being an asset
Ralph Chiodo (Forest Avenue Outreach)
Cynthia Huafna (Creative Visions)
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Group Discussion and Potluck
- Community garden signs update, Garden workshop survey results, Ralph's bucket gardens, Gallery walk, Lunch + small group discussions
Amy Joens
It’s Almost Spring Meeting - 2016
Date: March 5th
Time: 8:30 am - 12:30pm
Location: Youth Emergency Services and Shelter of Iowa, 918 SE 11th St. Des Moines, IA 50309
Draft schedule of events:
8:30 am - 9:15 am Opening/Breakfast
Breakfast, Welcome, Introductions, Explanation of the day
9:20 am - 10:00 am Breakout Sessions #1: Garden Logistics
Planning Your Garden
Ben Saunders (Wabi Sabi Farms)
Volunteer Support/Management/Recruitment
Michelle Voelker (Perkins Elementary)
Gaining Financial Support for the Garden (Grants, Partnerships, Sponsorships)
Erin Drinnin (United Way)
Working with the city or facilities
Joe Rothman (Autumn Gardens)
10:05 am - 10:45 am Breakout Sessions #2: Garden Skill Building
Pollinators/Bees
Natasha (People for Pollinators)
Julia McGuire (Iowa Beekeepers Association)
Composting/Soil Health
Colleen and Robert Lees (The Soil Kitchen)
Using Your Head As Well As Your Hands: Reducing The Drudgery and Having More Fun In The Garden
Dan Goldman (Horticulturalist)
10:50 am - 11:30 am Breakout Sessions #3: Extensions and Connections
Farm to School/Educational Gardens
Lyn Jenkins (Des Moines Public Schools)
Jennifer Walters (Des Moines Public Schools)
Donation Gardens or Tracking/Evaluating Progress in the Garden
Aubrey Alvarez (Eat Greater Des Moines)
Tim Goldman (Faith and Grace Gardens)
Human Resources and Support (Master Gardeners, Corporate volunteers, etc.)
Mary Farlow (Master Gardeners)
Joann Muldoon (King-Irving Neighborhood Association)
Nate Houck (Waldinger Corporation)
Community Outreach
Ralph Chiodo (Forest Avenue Outreach)
Cynthia Huafna (Creative Visions)
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Group Discussion and Potluck
- Community garden signs presentation, Garden workshop survey, Bucket garden presentation, Gallery walk, Lunch