Meet our new Americorps member!

Myself, Cassie and our newest volunteer, Elizabeth, in the State St. Garden

Hi! My name is Natalie! I'm the new Americorps member here at the Gardens Project. After making the trek from the Midwest out here to the great state of California I am excited to explore life in Ukiah and be a part of the Gardens Project. I can already tell its going to be a busy year! I dove right in this past Sunday by helping out at the annual Homegrown Community Garden Tour   -the perfect orientation to some of the beautiful community gardens here in town. I got to meet many of the great people who manage and work in the gardens and I am already looking forward to helping out with the next big event: Run the Ranch on September 30th. Ukiah is beautiful and I am looking forward to hiking, biking, climbing and exploring the coast here. Hope to meet you soon!

Homegrown Community Garden Tour 2012

This past Sunday was our 3rd annual Homegrown Garden Tour. With a break in the late summer heat, it was a beautiful evening to showcase 5 of our community and school gardens and the people that make them possible. More than 50 community members came out to experience and celebrate the State Street, Cleveland Lane, Plowshares, South Ukiah Head Start and Thunderbird Apartments gardens. Garden members served tasty bites made from their own produce, played music, grilled out and gave tours of their bountiful plots.

The evening wound down at the Grace Hudson Museum as people enjoyed fresh caprese salad, sipped wine, traded garden tips and discussed how adorable the Head Start garden is while they listened to lovely music provided by Steven Hahm and Sid Bishop. Thank you to all who came out to support the Gardens Project! We hope to see you again next year! 

A big thank you to everyone who  made the event possible!            

Garden managers and garden members from all five gardens

Grace Hudson Museum

Husch Vineyards, Fetzer Vineyards and Jaxon Keys Winery

Sid Bishop and Steven Hahm

Wipf Construction

Patrona Restaurant and Lounge

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A Chance to Make a Difference

We need Ukiah volunteers for Proposition 37, the Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods campaign that is on the November ballot.  Are you interested or do you know anyone who might be interested in tabling at the Farmers Market or other fun events in town? Call today to help in our efforts to passProposition 37.

Now is the time to help make the Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods a reality in California.  After all, we have the right to know what’s in our food.  Biotech/agribusiness is pouring tens of millions of dollars into the campaign to defeat labeling andto confuse the issue. We need you to talk to people and clarify the Proposition.  We will support you so you can talk comfortably about the issue.

This issue is important! Please call or email now to help.  Join other local volunteers who have the same concerns as you do.  Please call Eileen at 707 234 0380 or email emitro@pacific.net

2 Fun Workshops in August!

As part of our garden workshop series, this month the Gardens Project is sponsoring two workshops, one on nutrition and one on food preservation (pickling, canning...etc.).


Family Nutrition & Feeding Cultural Traditions Tuesday, August 14th from 5:30-6:30pm at Pomolita Middle School in Room 509. This workshop is FREE and will be taught by Terry D'Selkie and Leah White, no RSVP necessary!

Food Preservation; Canning 
Monday, August 27th from 6-7:30pm at Pomolita Middle School in the Home Ec. Room. This workshop is hosted by Ukiah Natural Foods; the cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. If you are interested in attending this workshop but cannot afford it, limited financial assistance is available from the Gardens Project. This class will be taught by Jacquie Lee, please call Ukiah Natural Foods to RSVP, 462-4778.

Need directions to Pomolita Middle School? Click here! 

Hope to see you there! 

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