As promised, Monday will be the last day of this blog. I've started updating the new blog, so take a look!
Today is Friday, which means though this blog technically has three days of life left, I'll only be writing in it once more.
So go to http://www.idahofoodbank.org/community_gardens already!!
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Countdown: 4 days
Just when I've gotten you used to a routine...
...it's time to change it up a little bit!!! Go here and donate a "virtual can of food". To do this, put in a name and e-mail address. If you're like me and don't want follow-up in your e-mail uncheck the box that says "Yes! Keep Me Informed!". Then you'll get three options. Click "volunteer." If Idaho gets more virtual cans of food than anyone by March 19, we get a free truckload of food! This is the real deal, people.
Then after you're done helping out the Idaho Foodbank, go to the website. You know, the gardening website. You can get recipes, learn how to start a community garden, and check out the maps and community calendar. http://www.idahofoodbank.org/community_gardens
Go on... you know you wanna...
...it's time to change it up a little bit!!! Go here and donate a "virtual can of food". To do this, put in a name and e-mail address. If you're like me and don't want follow-up in your e-mail uncheck the box that says "Yes! Keep Me Informed!". Then you'll get three options. Click "volunteer." If Idaho gets more virtual cans of food than anyone by March 19, we get a free truckload of food! This is the real deal, people.
Then after you're done helping out the Idaho Foodbank, go to the website. You know, the gardening website. You can get recipes, learn how to start a community garden, and check out the maps and community calendar. http://www.idahofoodbank.org/community_gardens
Go on... you know you wanna...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Countdown: 5 days
You've read it all before.
You know the drill.
I've even started updating the blog on the new website. In case you didn't get that last link, here it is again. And here it is written out, in case either of those forms don't do it for ya: http://www.idahofoodbank.org/community_gardens
So go to it! It's waiting for you.... :)
You know the drill.
I've even started updating the blog on the new website. In case you didn't get that last link, here it is again. And here it is written out, in case either of those forms don't do it for ya: http://www.idahofoodbank.org/community_gardens
So go to it! It's waiting for you.... :)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Countdown: 6 days
Once again, I will soon be retiring this blog for the new one at the website. I even updated it today! Check it out!
Come Monday, March 8th, I won't write in this thing anymore. Go to the website, people!
Come Monday, March 8th, I won't write in this thing anymore. Go to the website, people!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Finally!
ATTENTION!
I'm proud to announce that the website is ready for your viewing and reading pleasure. Keep the URL www.idahofoodbank.org/community_gardens in the back of your brain. Browse, test out the links, visit often... I've proofread it many a time, but I'm sure I've missed some things, links are broken, etc. Enjoy! I'm very excited, and I think this will be a great central resource for community gardeners, local gardening organizations, and general gardening enthusiasts. I'm especially pleased with the embedded material. I know, I know, it's a little off-center, but I'm working on it. I've never embedded anything before then, so I'm actually pretty proud of myself. :)
In that vein, I will soon not write in this blog anymore. One more week and I'll be writing strictly in the blog on the aforementioned website.
I'm proud to announce that the website is ready for your viewing and reading pleasure. Keep the URL www.idahofoodbank.org/community_gardens in the back of your brain. Browse, test out the links, visit often... I've proofread it many a time, but I'm sure I've missed some things, links are broken, etc. Enjoy! I'm very excited, and I think this will be a great central resource for community gardeners, local gardening organizations, and general gardening enthusiasts. I'm especially pleased with the embedded material. I know, I know, it's a little off-center, but I'm working on it. I've never embedded anything before then, so I'm actually pretty proud of myself. :)
In that vein, I will soon not write in this blog anymore. One more week and I'll be writing strictly in the blog on the aforementioned website.
In other fantastic news, we now have three bands booked for the Homegrown Hootenanny! This is going to be a great show, everyone!!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Webpage!
Woohoo! I am constructing the Idaho Community Gardens webpage as you read this! However, I'm going to wait for the initial unveiling until a future date... it's still very bare bones and slightly embarrassing at this point. :)
But I CAN tell you more about the Homegrown Hootenanny! Plans are moving very quickly in that direction. The Homegrown Hootenanny is a concert and fundrasier. The purpose of this event is to promote Idaho Community Gardens, to benefit the Idaho Foodbank through a silent auction, and to celebrate all things local. We'll have local bands playing, local businesses donating for the silent auction, and of course, donations for the silent auction strictly from local businesses!
This event will take place at the Visual Arts Collective on May 7th. We aren't quite certain of the timeframe yet, but it will probably start at 8 PM.
These are all the details I can give you. All I know is, it's going to be a rooty-toot-tootin' good time with some good music and good fun. And, of course, it's for a very worthy cause!
More details to follow...
But I CAN tell you more about the Homegrown Hootenanny! Plans are moving very quickly in that direction. The Homegrown Hootenanny is a concert and fundrasier. The purpose of this event is to promote Idaho Community Gardens, to benefit the Idaho Foodbank through a silent auction, and to celebrate all things local. We'll have local bands playing, local businesses donating for the silent auction, and of course, donations for the silent auction strictly from local businesses!
This event will take place at the Visual Arts Collective on May 7th. We aren't quite certain of the timeframe yet, but it will probably start at 8 PM.
These are all the details I can give you. All I know is, it's going to be a rooty-toot-tootin' good time with some good music and good fun. And, of course, it's for a very worthy cause!
More details to follow...
Friday, December 11, 2009
Busy busy busy...
The meeting took place Wednesday night as planned! It was quite cold here in Boise, and that had a toll on the attendance... however, I am not disappointed with the results! One very dedicated volunteer wants to meet with me once a week and work on what needs to get done. I would rather have one very dedicated volunteer than 100 flaky ones. And anyway, you have to start somewhere! So I am, in reality, very pleased.
I also got a call from someone who couldn't attend the meeting, but wanted to be included on any mailing lists and in any events in the future. We ended up talking for a few minutes on the phone, and he had an idea that's really sticking with me: go to the mayor's office hours. If we can convince the mayor that community gardens are important, then, well, they are! So eventually I would like to assemble a small group of people and go to his office hours. Then, together we can present "The Case for Community Gardens".
Another volunteer and I (mostly the volunteer...) are in the process of finding lands suitable for community gardens. This could prove to be fairly difficult... city-owned land has, of course, many restrictions that apply. I'm not going to give up, but I'd like to see all of my options. I came across the Idaho Foundation for Parks and Lands website, and it got me thinking... what if we could somehow partner with them, and get people to donate land for the use of community gardens? Essentially a community garden land easement, if you will. There would even be something in it for the people who donated the land; they could get a break on their taxes. It's worth a thought anyway... I have absolutely no idea how the whole easement thing works, but their website has been helpful so far, and I'm going to start doing research. It can't hurt.
What is boils down to is this. I've done research on tons of community gardening programs throughout the country (and Canada), but none of them so far are able to offer people land. No matter how many dedicated volunteers you have, they're useless without some land to work on. If we could offer committed gardeners and interested neighborhoods land... and if we could connect donors to Sharing Backyards or some other mapping service... what would stop them from starting a new garden??
In other news, the website should be up and running by mid-January! Finally I won't have to try and remember everything that's happened... I can give a summary and direct people to the website. Eventually, this blog will become a part of that website as well, but that won't happen for a few months yet. No rush...
This is completely unrelated to gardening, but I think it's hilarious. The town where I spent my undergrad, Madison, WI, got pounded by the blizzard this week. They got 17 inches of snow, and when you combine that with a bunch of college kids who have a snow day, you get a huge snowball fight with over 3000 people.
Most of the time I'm very happy to be away from the homework and tests... but this made me miss college a little bit. :)
I also got a call from someone who couldn't attend the meeting, but wanted to be included on any mailing lists and in any events in the future. We ended up talking for a few minutes on the phone, and he had an idea that's really sticking with me: go to the mayor's office hours. If we can convince the mayor that community gardens are important, then, well, they are! So eventually I would like to assemble a small group of people and go to his office hours. Then, together we can present "The Case for Community Gardens".
Another volunteer and I (mostly the volunteer...) are in the process of finding lands suitable for community gardens. This could prove to be fairly difficult... city-owned land has, of course, many restrictions that apply. I'm not going to give up, but I'd like to see all of my options. I came across the Idaho Foundation for Parks and Lands website, and it got me thinking... what if we could somehow partner with them, and get people to donate land for the use of community gardens? Essentially a community garden land easement, if you will. There would even be something in it for the people who donated the land; they could get a break on their taxes. It's worth a thought anyway... I have absolutely no idea how the whole easement thing works, but their website has been helpful so far, and I'm going to start doing research. It can't hurt.
What is boils down to is this. I've done research on tons of community gardening programs throughout the country (and Canada), but none of them so far are able to offer people land. No matter how many dedicated volunteers you have, they're useless without some land to work on. If we could offer committed gardeners and interested neighborhoods land... and if we could connect donors to Sharing Backyards or some other mapping service... what would stop them from starting a new garden??
In other news, the website should be up and running by mid-January! Finally I won't have to try and remember everything that's happened... I can give a summary and direct people to the website. Eventually, this blog will become a part of that website as well, but that won't happen for a few months yet. No rush...
This is completely unrelated to gardening, but I think it's hilarious. The town where I spent my undergrad, Madison, WI, got pounded by the blizzard this week. They got 17 inches of snow, and when you combine that with a bunch of college kids who have a snow day, you get a huge snowball fight with over 3000 people.
Most of the time I'm very happy to be away from the homework and tests... but this made me miss college a little bit. :)
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