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SUMMARY:Happy Hour in the Garden
DESCRIPTION:Join us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022\, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn’t do it without you! \nThis event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer and non-alcoholic beverages are provided for all who volunteer. Each event includes seasonal ongoing tasks as well as special projects as needed throughout the growing season. Volunteers are welcome to pop in for an hour or stay the whole time. No need to RSVP or commit ahead of time. (Pro tip – put the following dates in your phone calendar now – then when it pops up you can decide if it works out for you or not!) \nIn 2024\, Happy Hour in the Garden will once again run twice a month from March through October on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 4-6pm. This schedule throughout the extent of the growing season offers meaningful volunteer experiences for all who come\, and deeper care for the garden when it needs it.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/happy-hour-in-the-garden-4/2024-04-02/
LOCATION:The Environmental Center\, 16 NW Kansas Avenue\, Bend\, OR\, 97703
CATEGORIES:Food,Garden,Sustainability,Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Know Gardens: Stories in the Garden at The Environmental Center
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a story time and explore the wonders of gardening! \nSpace is limited. Registration is required. This event is suggested for children ages Kindergarten and younger\, and all children must be accompanied by a caregiver. \nChildren and families are invited to explore the Kansas Avenue Learning Garden at The Environmental Center. The event will begin with a nature-based story time\, provided by Deschutes Public Library\, followed by a chance for caregivers and little ones to get their hands dirty with Denise Rowcroft. Some or all of this program will take place outside\, so please bring appropriate layers\, snacks\, and sun protection. \nDenise Rowcroft joined The Environmental Center in 2006 and is responsible for the Kansas Avenue Learning Garden and the Garden for Every School program. The Garden for Every School program exists to connect youth to nature through food. This program includes food-based education in classrooms\, cafeterias\, school gardens and field trips. It also supports youth organizations\, schools and districts with annual garden grants and on-going technical assistance. \nThe Environmental Center’s mission is to embed sustainability into daily life in Central Oregon. The organization’s programs and advocacy efforts focus on building community connections\, educating students\, revolutionizing energy\, and rethinking waste. \nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/know-gardens-stories-in-the-garden-at-the-environmental-center/
LOCATION:The Environmental Center\, 16 NW Kansas Avenue\, Bend\, OR\, 97703
CATEGORIES:Food,Garden,Youth Education
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SUMMARY:Happy Hour in the Garden
DESCRIPTION:Join us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022\, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn’t do it without you! \nThis event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer and non-alcoholic beverages are provided for all who volunteer. Each event includes seasonal ongoing tasks as well as special projects as needed throughout the growing season. Volunteers are welcome to pop in for an hour or stay the whole time. No need to RSVP or commit ahead of time. (Pro tip – put the following dates in your phone calendar now – then when it pops up you can decide if it works out for you or not!) \nIn 2024\, Happy Hour in the Garden will once again run twice a month from March through October on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 4-6pm. This schedule throughout the extent of the growing season offers meaningful volunteer experiences for all who come\, and deeper care for the garden when it needs it.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/happy-hour-in-the-garden-4/2024-04-16/
LOCATION:The Environmental Center\, 16 NW Kansas Avenue\, Bend\, OR\, 97703
CATEGORIES:Food,Garden,Sustainability,Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Know Gardens: Garden Fair at Sisters Firehouse Community Hall
DESCRIPTION:Description\nLearn about composting\, pollinator habitat\, growing vegetables\, seed bombs and more. \nLearn from local experts how to help pollinators\, compost\, roll up seed bombs\, grow vegetables in our climate\, create paints from your garden\, and more! Join Deschutes Public Library and the following community organizations for this free\, fun event: \n– Artist Lee Kellogg\nOutdoors is where Lee Kellogg would rather be just about any day and anytime. Sketchbook in hand\, she records the world around her. A bird watcher from a young age\, Lee has long been interested in the natural world around us. From working summer camp as a teen to the Adult Education Coordinator at the Audubon Society of Portland to owning a retail business focused on art and craft\, Lee has had much experience that all focuses on her love of the outdoors and art. Inspiring others to be creative and become aware of the world around them is part of her mission when she teaches. https://www.leekellogg.com/ \n– DPL Community Librarian \n– Deschutes Land Trust\nThe Deschutes Land Trust’s mission is to conserve and care for the lands and water that sustain Central Oregon\, so local communities and the natural world can flourish together for generations to come. https://www.deschuteslandtrust.org/ \n– OSU-Master Gardeners\n“The Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener program educates Oregonians about the art and science of growing and caring for plants. OSU Extension Master Gardeners are volunteer educators\, neighbors\, and on-the-ground researchers who serve their community with solid training in science-based\, sustainable gardening and a love of lifelong learning.” https://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg \n– Pollinator Pathway Bend\nPollinator Pathway Bend is a community-wide effort to create and connect pesticide-free habitat for imperiled native pollinators in the city of Bend and beyond. https://pollinatorpathwaybend.org/ \n– Seed to Table\n“Seed to Table envisions a vibrant and resilient community where all people\, regardless of race\, gender\, geography\, ability or socioeconomic status\, have access to fresh produce that is nourishing\, locally grown\, and in keeping with their preferences. From our 4-acre farm plot\, we strive to model a food system that restores ecosystems while providing equitable access to fresh foods and opportunities for community members to engage positively with farm-fresh foods.” https://www.seedtotableoregon.org/ \n– Sisters Garden Club\n“The Sisters Garden Club\, a non-profit organization\, was founded in 1988 by 13 original members who wanted to spread the joy of gardening to this wonderful community they called home. The goals of our club are to stimulate increased knowledge of our unique local environment and how it affects our gardens; aid in the protection of native plants and wildlife including our essential beneficial insects; and encourage the sharing of this information with others in the community to make it even better.” https://www.sistersgardenclub.com/ \n– The Environmental Center\nIn 1989\, The Environmental center was born to inspire locals to live lighter on the planet. “Our mission is to embed sustainability into daily life in Central Oregon. To us\, that means driving local change that makes a world of difference.” https://envirocenter.org/
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/know-gardens-garden-fair-at-sisters-firehouse-community-hall/
LOCATION:Sisters Firehouse Community Hall\, 301 S Elm St\, Sisters\, 97759\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food,Garden,Youth Education
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