[RP TownTalk] Register Now for Growing Community Gardens - Please Spread the Word!

[Christie Balch]

Register now for

Growing Community Gardens

A gathering for Prince George's County gardeners to build community, learn from each other, and gain gardening skills

Saturday, March 24, 2012, 10 am - 3 pm

University of Maryland Center for Educational Partnership,
6200 Sheridan St., Riverdale, MD 20737


Join us for workshops, a panel discussion, and lunch
$20 per person

Workshop #1: Plant and Pest Identification and Organic Control by Jon Traunfeld, Director of the University of Maryland Home and Garden Information Center and State Master Gardener Coordinator.

Workshop #2: Garden Planning and Crop Rotation by Elizabeth Olson, Master Gardener and Certified Professional Horticulturalist.

Panel Discussion: "Successful Community Gardens" with Esther Mitchell from University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener Coordinator; Alexandria Lippincott, co-leader from Sheridan Street Community Garden; Dave Kneipp from the Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation; and Gül Güleryüz from M-NCPPC.



Register at http://growingcommunitygardens.eventbrite.com/.  Contact Christie Balch at cbalch at umd.edu<mailto:cbalch at umd.edu> for more information or to register by mail.
Sponsored by University of Maryland Extension Prince George's County

Co-sponsored by:
Eric C. Olson, Council Member, District 3, Prince George's County Council
Ingrid M. Turner, Council Member, District 4, Prince George's County Council
MOM's Organic Market
Prince George's County Farm Bureau, Inc.

University of Maryland Extension programs are open to everyone without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, or disability.


Christie Balch
University of Maryland Extension Program Coordinator
Center for Educational Partnership
6200 Sheridan St.
Riverdale, MD  20737

Email: cbalch at umd.edu<mailto:cbalch at umd.edu>
Phone: (301) 779-2806 x706

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Like the Sheridan Street Community Garden on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/SheridanStreetCommunityGarden>!

Register Now for Growing Community Gardens<http://growingcommunitygardens.eventbrite.com/> Event on March 24

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