ama posted on October 05, 2011 17:33
greetings garden family & friends,
it's that time of year again! the collard green cook-off and wellness expo is coming up on saturday, october 15.
this year we'll have art activities for kids, booths from community health organizations, healthy food demos, and, of course, our famous collard greens. to enter your greens, volunteer, or donate, contact ama at 781-0517 or via
email. thank you!
in other news,
we have new volunteer hours. for fall and winter, our volunteer hours are wednesdays 12-4 and saturdays 12-4.
view our weekly schedule here.
also: we now have our own
email newsletter! to receive monthly email updates with information like the things included in this blog post,
sign up here.
community calendar
join our partners at these upcoming fall events:
women in agriculture conference - FREE this friday oct. 7 (4 - 8:30 pm) and saturday (8 am - 4:30pm)
where: holiday inn express, bessemer (friday night) and hopewell community life center, 4817 jefferson ave. sw (saturday)
"it's just business" - featuring workshops on organic farming careers, edible landscapes, things women should know but are afraid to ask, social media, running a business and more. email
hopewellwomeninagriculture@gmail.com to register.
a night of unity - saturday, october 15, 2011, 7 p.m. cost: $15
where: grodner group - 2255 highland ave. south
directly following the collard green cook-off, join real life poets for a great show featuring local artists, food tasting, henna body art, a silent auction, and the legendary sunni patterson. call 585-8271 for ticket information.
breast exams, mammograms and pap smears - FREE
where: bethesda life center, 321 19th street ensley
for women 40-64 who are underinsured or uninsured. call 788-2200 for more information.
peace and gratitude
from the fields
ama
why we garden:
toeat tolive towork toplay tolaugh tolove togive