For Immediate Release
Contact Information: Krista Bailey Start Date: June 4, 2009
Community Gardens of Michiana End Date: September 12, 2009
P: 574/233/1055
E: sbgardens@yahoo.com
Gardening Workshops Announced
Community Gardens of Michiana has announced a series of gardening workshops for 2009. They will take place at a variety of Community and Unity Garden locations in the greater South Bend area.
All workshops are designed to provide information and hands-on experience. Presented by Purdue Extension educators, Master Gardeners, and area gardening experts, the hour-long sessions will highlight a variety of topics appropriate to each stage of the gardening season. Workshops will be held either in the garden or indoors for seasonal food preparation.
All workshops are free and open to the public, including events held at service agencies such as the Center for the Homeless, The Salvation Army, and Broadway Christian Parish.
“We are excited that our guests will be able to learn about gardening and for the public to learn about the garden and our guests,” said Stephanie Brauer, an executive assistant at the Center and one of the staff who works with the garden.
“Having presentations on how to make our container gardens pretty and provide food and culinary herbs will help parishioners accept the idea of having a new garden at the church and be able to learn from it, too,” said Nancy Nichols, Pastor of Broadway Christian Parish.
The workshop schedule so far is:
Savor the Flavor: Grow an Easy Herb Garden
Wednesday June 10
6:00pm
Center for the Homeless Community Garden
813 S. Michigan St.
Composting 101
Monday June 15
10:30am
The Unity Garden at The Salvation Army
Chapin & Western Ave. ( 303 Chapin St .)
Cooking from the Garden
Tuesdays at 10:00am
June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15
Ric's Garden of Hope at Broadway Christian Parish
Broadway and Carroll St.
(2 blocks East of Michigan, corner of Carroll & Broadway)
Cooking from the Garden
Wednesdays at 3:00pm
June 17, July 22, August 19, and September 16
Center for the Homeless Community Garden
813 S. Michigan St .
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Garden Bugs
Tuesday July 14
10:30am
The Unity Garden at The Salvation Army
Chapin & Western Ave. ( 303 Chapin St .)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Garden Bugs
Tuesday July 14
6:30pm
Greenhouse Community Garden
Potawatomi Greenhouse
2105 Mishawaka Ave.
(north of building near Kids Kingdom parking lot)
Community Gardens Open House
September 12
Times and Locations TBD
All workshops are free and open to the public. Late summer and fall workshops will be announced soon.
For more information, contact the gardens at sbgardens@yahoo.com or see the website at www.sbcg.org for garden phone and email contact information.
Community Gardens of Michiana provides gardening and educational opportunities that help connect people to each other and to the natural world. Gardens are designed to meet the needs of the neighborhoods where they are located. Community Gardens, which are open to a set group of gardeners each season, and Unity Gardens, which are open to the public to plant and harvest as needed, are both represented in the organization.
The Unity Gardens are 501(c)3 Non-profit. Initiated in the South Bend area with a goal of community building through a framework of Gardens. The gardens not only provide healthy food for anyone, but also educate the community on how to grow, and eat healthy food. Checkout our new website at www.theunitygardens.org
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