MLK Day Work Party @ Nokomis School Garden (1.20.14)

FoodCorps Service Member Keegan Niland is hosting a garden work party in tribute to Dr. King!

Where: Nokomis School Garden @ 495 Washington Avenue (Garden is located west of school on Helen Avenue).
When: Monday January 20, 2014. From 9am to 12:30pm.
What: Transferring soil to garden beds, creating a garden reading circle, and planting.
Why: "The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is a way to transform Dr. King's life and teachings into community service that helps empower and strengthen local communities."

* Snacks and beverage will be provided. Please wear closed toe shoes and bring garden gloves if preferred.

Gardens Celebrate Earth Day!

This year, we decided to celebrate Earth Day by getting our hands dirty!

11 Gardens, 2 California Conservation Corps (CCC) crews and a whole lot of enthusiastic volunteers spent the week of Earth Day shoveling compost, spreading mulch, installing irrigation, battling weeds, building fences and planting starts! Whew!

Thanks to all the gardens that participated by hosting a work day:

Grow the Good Food Garden- Fort Bragg

Orchard Apartments Garden- Ukiah

South Valley High School- Ukiah

Yokayo Elementary School Garden- Ukiah

Grace Hudson Elementary School Garden- Ukiah

Calpella School Garden- Calpella

Willits Charter Elementary School Garden- Willits

Yuki Trails Garden- Covelo

Anderson Valley High School Garden- Boonville

Anderson Valley Elementary School Garden- Boonville

And thank you to all the wonderful volunteers and the hardworking CCC crews who gave their time and energy to getting these gardens ready for spring planting!

To see more photos check out our Flicker page
If you have photos from a Earth Day Garden Blitz work party please email them to nloots@ncoinc.org

Four New Gardens!

2 residents at Thunderbird Apts. stand by their garden plots

The Gardens Project and community gardeners have been very BUSY this spring creating four new residential and community gardens!