Meeting Reminder and Kids Gardening Newsletter Link

[Jasmine Samar Angelini-Knoll]

Hello there!

Just a reminder, for those who can make it, we are meeting as a committee this evening at 6 pm in the Foundation Room at the Alachua County Library Headquarters, which is the library downtown on University Avenue.

I'll send out minutes of the discussion to everyone, hopefully by tomorrow.

Jenny also forwarded this issue of the Kids Gardening e-newsletter that is put out by kidsgardening.org, which is a part of the National Gardening Association-- check it out, looks like lots of useful information, and it may be worth signing up to receive.

Thanks so much and I look forward to tonight's discussion!

~jasmine

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jennifer Seitz <jse...@alachuacounty.us>
Date: Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Subject: Grow Gainesville- School Committee- Resources
To: Jasmine Samar Angelini-Knoll <jasmin...@gmail.com>

Hi Jasmine-

 

I wasn’t sure how to contact everyone on the School Gardens Committee. I receive the Kids Gardening free e-newsletter monthly. It has many great learning resources and grant opportunities for schools. Below is the recent newsletter.

 

If you find this appropriate can you share with the group?

 

Thanks-

Jenny

 

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Jennifer Seitz

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Alachua County Public Works Waste Management Division

PO Box 1188, Gainesville, FL 32602-1188

(352) 548-1296

 

OFFICE HOURS:

M-TH 7 AM - 5 PM

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Embrace Zero Waste

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From: KidsGardening.org [mailto:kidsg...@kidsgardening.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7:40 PM
To: Jennifer Seitz
Subject: Kids Garden News - March 2011

 

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	MARCH 2011 THIS MONTH... Garden Safety A school garden is an outdoor classroom laboratory, attracting countless organisms, each a great opportunity to teach students about the complex and fascinating ecosystem that we are a part of. Visit the Teachers' Room » Family Room Feature: Grafting Can Be Child’s Play The focus of my sixth-grade science fair project was to compare and contrast the differences between several grafting techniques. I became fascinated with the methods and new information. Visit the Family Room » This Month's Articles: Exploring Toxicity Read more about different chemical concentrations to determine the dose-response for seed toxicity. Rules Keep Us Safe A lesson targeting grades K-6 to explore importance of rules and determine the impacts that come from following them. Children's Attention Home Charter School Learn more about the Children's Attention Home Charter School, winners of the Jamba Juice It’s All About the Fruit Grant, and Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award.		NEWS ITEMS Announcements ·         Kidsgardening is on Facebook ·         Syngenta IPM in School Gardens Grant ~ Deadline: March 21 ·         It’s All About the Fruit ~ Deadline: April 11 ·         California School Garden Project ·         Read more » Resources for Educators ·         Seed Fundraiser from Renee’s Garden ·         Seeds to Grow from Seed Savers Exchange ·         Read more » Conferences & Workshops ·         Sowing the Seeds of Wonder: Discovering the Garden in Early Childhood Education ~ March 5 ·         The Growing Classroom: Intro to Garden-Based Learning ~ April 1 ·         Growing Communities- One Garden At A Time ~ April 1-2 ·         Read more » Funding Opportunities 12 programs are now accepting applications!
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