The ground is covered with two feet of snow, so naturally our thoughts are turned towards spring and digging in the garden! We have set April 1 as our target date for having the garden space available.
1. PLOT RENEWALS
If you had a garden plot last year, and would like to continue with a plot this year, but have not already renewed, please send $20 to our treasurer Deb Hickman at 1227 N. 53rd St., Omaha, 68132.
All plots must be renewed by March 1. After March 1, we will open up available plots to people on our waiting list.
2. CHANGE OF PLOT LOCATION
If you had a plot last year, and want a DIFFERENT plot this year, please let us know... even if you told us last year. We are assuming renewals are for the same plot UNLESS you let us know differently. Please e-mail me at megreen4@cox.net if you want to change your plot location.
3. PLOT DISCONTINUANCE
If you had a plot last year, but do not wish to continue with a plot this year, please let us know.
4. BOARD MEETING FEB. 22, 7 p.m.
Our first board meeting for 2010 will be on Monday Feb. 22, 7 p.m. at Dundee Presbyterian Church, in the Parlor, which is UPSTAIRS and towards the Underwood end of the church. All garden members and friends are invited to participate in our board meetings.
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Other items of interest:
1. Sierra Club Program: "The Road to Black Sheep Farms"
Thursday Feb. 25, 7 p.m.
First United Methodist Church, 69th & Cass Streets (Enter north door Education wing)
You may have read about the experiences of Brian and Kelly Smith in the World-Herald last year, when they moved from Omaha to Bennington in order to start a an organic family farm. Join the Sierra Club to hear Brian and Kelly discuss the triumphs and challenges of their first year, as well as the importance of buying locally and knowing how your food is produced. For more information, go to http://sierranebraska.org/?p=432
2. Slow Food Potluck and Meeting
When: February 21st at 5pm
3. Green Garden Workshops
Is there a better way to manage your yard?
The City of Omaha is offering a series of workshops on how to create and maintain rain gardens and other sustainable landscapes in March. Participants will learn the ins and outs from experts in the fields of landscape horticulture, soil science and landscape design.
The cost is $20 per person, which includes a take-home rain garden manual developed by the City of Omaha through a grant from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. The workshop dates, times and locations are as follows:
Saturday, March 20
9:00am to noon
Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Building 7
30th and Fort streets
Thursday, March 25
6:30 to 9:30pm
Douglas County Extension Office
8015 W. Center Road
Saturday, March 27
9:00am to noon
Douglas County Extension Office
8015 W. Center Road
To register, email greengardens@lovgren.com or call Nancy at 397.7158
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If you would like your name removed from the Dundee Community Garden list, please send an e-mail to megreen4@cox.net and ask to be removed from the list!
How do we know if we are on the waiting list -- I emailed the info and megreen emails but did not hear anything back.
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jason
do you guys plan to publish meeting minutes? im new to the area and want to see what's been going on? or, is this website the only source of information?
ReplyDeleteanybody have an idea of how long the waiting list is? is there a chance of getting on the list this year?
ReplyDeletedoes the plot list rotate every year?