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Georgia Organics Conference

By Ang Jordan | Published: February 4, 2012
WHAT: Georgia Organics Conference WHEN: February 24-25, 2012 WHERE: Columbus, Georgia COST: varies depending on sessions attended and ASAN membership status MORE INFORMATION: The Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network is jointly sponsoring this year’s Georgia Organics conference. From the ASAN web site: If you’ve ever attended a Georgia Organics conference, you’ll know to expect really useful [...]
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Garden Plots Available at Homestead Village Community Garden, Fairhope

By Ang Jordan | Published: September 11, 2011
Garden plots are available at Homestead Village Community Garden in Fairhope – just in time for fall planting. Sponsored by the Local Food Production Initiative of Fairhope, the community garden is comprised of a total of twenty (20) garden plots. Each plot consists of a raised bed, 4’ wide and 12’ long. Anyone who lives [...]
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14th Annual Conference of the Community Food Security Coalition

By Ang Jordan | Published: October 14, 2010
WHAT: 14th Annual Conference of the Community Food Security Coalition WHEN: Friday, October 15 – Tuesday, October 19 WHERE: Sheraton New Orleans Hotel on Canal Street, New Orleans, LA Note: conference registration is full. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: I’d be remiss not to point out that one of the most important community food conferences in the U.S. [...]
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Fairhope Local Food Production Initiative News

By Ang Jordan | Published: August 23, 2010
The first community garden site has been announced for Homestead Village in Fairhope. There will be 20 raised bed plots. At the last LFPI meeting on August 16, there was a discussion of the site plan and construction plans, what is expected of participants, and the role of Baldwin County Master Gardeners. Beds will be [...]
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Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Community Garden

By Ang Jordan | Published: August 22, 2010
This is the (long-delayed) third installment in a series on urban gardens. WHAT: Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Community Garden WHERE: Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 7125 Hitt Rd, Mobile FOUNDED: April 2009 CONTACT: Lella Lowe, 639.1948 Back in May, Lella Lowe gave me a tour of the community garden project at Episcopal Church of [...]
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Local Food Production Initiative Meeting on Monday, June 28

By Ang Jordan | Published: June 25, 2010
WHAT: Fairhope LFPI Meeting on The Community Garden at Homestead Village: A Presentation of the Plan, and Information on Applying for a Plot WHEN: Monday, June 28 at 6:30pm WHERE: The Ballroom of Homestead Village TOPIC: The June Local Food Production Initiative meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 28, 2010 in the [...]
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Providence Presbyterian Community Garden

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 23, 2010
This is the second in a series on urban gardens. WHAT: Providence Farms Community Garden WHERE: Providence Presbyterian Church, 2320 Schillinger Rd S, Mobile FOUNDED: fall 2009 CONTACT: web site; 251.633.9701 I spoke with Reverend Mark Renn on May 12 about the community garden at Providence Presbyterian Church. Providence Farms Community Garden was conceived as [...]
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De Tonti Square Community Garden

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 16, 2010
This is the first in a series of posts about urban gardens in the Mobile area. WHAT: De Tonti Square Community Garden WHERE: Conception Street, between Adams and Congress Streets in downtown Mobile FOUNDED: March 2009 The first community garden built on public land in the city of Mobile is in the De Tonti Square [...]
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Notes on Growing a Community Garden Talk

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 24, 2010
I attended the Earth Day talk in Fairhope given by Ed Marty, of Jones Valley Urban Farm in Birmingham. He is an inspiring, visionary guy with a ton of energy. Here are some notes I took, though since I’m roughly paraphrasing I’m not going to apply any quotes to this. He began by saying that [...]
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Growing a Community Garden Workshop

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 18, 2010
WHAT: Growing a Community Garden Workshop WHEN: Thursday, April 22 at 5pm WHERE: Windmill Market, Fairhope AL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Edwin Marty, director of the Jones Valley Urban Farm in Birmingham, will be the featured speaker. His topic will be “Growing a Community Garden.” Edwin Marty is an ethno-botanist who, before taking a full-time role at [...]
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