Building the “Community” in Community Gardening workshop, 5/2/10 Syracuse NY

On Sunday, May 2, 2010, Syracuse Grows will host “Work with Nature” from 10am to 5pm at the Bob Cecile Center to facilitate a training workshop for representatives of community gardens in Syracuse.

The Building the “Community” in Community Gardening workshop will provide attendees with information about how to be leaders in their community gardening activities.

Thisworkshop is made possible due to a grant from the New York StateDepartment of Agriculture and Markets, through Fiscal Sponsorship bythe Alchemical Nursery. Click on the flyer thumb to the left for a full size version. Topics will include:
• Garden Planning and Organizing
• Effective Communication and Outreach
• Group Decision Making
• Community Leadership Roles
• Networking and Relationship Building
• Fundraising

Space is limited to 30 individuals, so we request each garden send 2‐3 representatives, only.

Cost: Syracuse Grows member gardens can send representatives for $10 each; non member garden representatives are $15 each. Cost covers lunch and seed packets. If the fee is a barrier to your participation, please contact Jonathan Logan (473‐0926 x313) to discuss receiving a workshop scholarship.

Registration: Cash or checks, made payable to Syracuse Grows c/o Alchemical Nursery, can be mailed along with registration (Click here for Registration Form ) to: Syracuse Grows, c/o Jonathan Logan, 800 North Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13208.

About the Trainers: Work with Nature, based in Ithaca, NY, offers a series of workshops designed to address the challenges of urban environments while capitalizing upon the many resources cities and their residents offer. Their workshops offer participants a unique experience that is hands‐on and based in building real gardening related skills. Both Work with Nature facilitators are well versed in organizing community gardening activities. Liz Falk is the co‐founder of the Common Good City Farm
(http://commongoodcityfarm.org/ ) in Washington, DC and Steve Gabriel draws on three years’ experience as land use manager at a nature center and has designed homes, farms, and gardens across the US.

Location: The Bob Cecile Center is located at 174 West Seneca Turnpike, between South Salina Street and Midland Avenue.

Lunch: Lunch will be catered by local favorite, Sparky Town.

Please register by April 30, 2010.