What we do:
- Give public talks on growing your own food.
- Sponsor public workshops to educate the community members.
- Maintain a Google Group for ongoing discussion and resource lists.
- Hold monthly discussion groups on gardening and local food topics.
- Coordinate publicity and car pools to out-of-town events.
- Work with and through local media to provide perspectives promoting local food issues.
- Mentor new gardeners.
Current Google Group Discussions
Re: Group ordering of garden supplies
Thanks for posting the offer to share! I am interested in the compost/
topsoil mix. Did you use the mix for top dressing or new beds and how
far did it go? We want to put in some new beds and don't really know
how to estimate it. If a truck was rented for that, maybe it could
also be driven to the individual addresses of those who order it. The
- Stacey
Re: {Home Grown Food:201} Group ordering of garden supplies
I could use some drip tape, so consider me 'in' on a portion of that. Have
to think about how much.
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- Lindsay Ogden
Group ordering of garden supplies
As planting time comes closer, I am thinking about garden supplies. In
particular, for the Foothills Unitarian Church garden we will be
ordering drip tape, soil, and straw. In the spirit of sharing costs by
bulk ordering like we do with seeds, what about the following?
The Unitarian garden needs 1000 feet of drip tape, with 4" spacing, 10
- AlexB
Gardening, local food & HGF events:
Below are the next three upcoming events. View our Calendar to learn more about events in Fort Collins and surrounding areas over the next couple of months.
Mon - Feb 08 - 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Getting Connected 2010: Growing Deeper
Wed - Feb 10 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Sustainability PLUS - Come support HGF!
Thu - Feb 11 - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Local Harvest Happy Hour


