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Programs/Events
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
| Date | Time | Event |
Location |
| 3/1/2010 | N/A |
2010 Community Garden Plot Rental Applications Accepted |
Link to the Gardens Page for an Application |
| 3/25/2010 |
7PM | CLDS Information Meeting for Members and Non-Members |
Life Expression Wellness Center, Sugarloaf |
| 4/3/2010 | 9AM | Butler Township Community Garden opens for the season | Freedom Park, Drums |
| 4/22/2010 | 4PM | Earth Day Tree Planting | Community Garden @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 5/1/2010 | 10AM | Community Garden Volunteer Work Day | Community Garden @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 5/10/2010 | 5PM | 'GO GREEN' Essay Contest Entries Due | See Contest Rules and Entry Form |
| 5/21/2010 | 8:30AM- 12:30PM |
Learning with Nature: Creating and Using Outdoor Classrooms | Penn State Hazleton, Kostos Building, Room #1 |
| 5/22/2010 | 10AM-4PM | 'GO GREEN' Education Festival | Community Garden @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 5/29/2010 | 10AM | Community Gardener Orientation Session | Community Garden @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 6/5/2010 | 10AM | Community Gardener Orientation Session (make-up date) | Community Garden @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 6/5/2010 | 1PM-2PM | Container Gardening Workshop with Sandy Visintainer, Master Gardener and Certified Horticulturalist with Visintainer Nursery | Butler Township Youth Center Bldg @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 6/14/2010 to 7/9/2010 |
9AM-1PM | CLDS Children's Garden Discovery Camp Begins (Session One) | Community Garden @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 6/19/2010 | 10AM | Preventing Diseases in the Garden (organically) Workshop with Sharon Telesky, Master Gardener | Butler Township Youth Center Bldg @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 7/3/2010 | 1PM | Raising Backyard Chickens for Fresh Eggs Workshop with Don Ritter, Absolute Pastured Poultry | Butler Township Youth Center Bldg @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 7/17/2010 | 10AM | How to Make an English Trough Planter Workshop with Robin Golden, Reminiscent Gardens | Butler Township Youth Center Bldg @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 7/19/2010 to 8/13/2010 |
9AM-1PM | CLDS Children's Garden Discovery Camp Begins (Session Two) | Community Garden @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 7/31/2010 | TBD | Dr. Earth: Organic Fertilizer Brand Basics Workshop with Wade Long, Dr. Earth Company | Butler Township Youth Center Bldg @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 8/14/2010 | 10AM | Herbs for Health: Grow Your Own Pharmacy Workshop with Jule Greco, DocBakers.com | Butler Township Youth Center Bldg @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 8/21/2010 to 8/22/2010 | TBD | Butler Township Festival, contact Jim Caffray for Vendor Opportunities at 233-7613 or email jc194@ptd.net | Freedom Park, Drums |
| 8/28/2010 | TBD | Introduction to Grapevine Art Workshop with Jack Shamberger, Master Gardener | Butler Township Youth Center Bldg @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 9/13/2010 | 6:30PM | Italian Raw Food Un-Cooking Class with Toby Landon, Natural Chef | Life Expression Wellness Center, 298 Rock Glen Road, Sugarloaf |
| 9/25/2010 | 10AM | Raw Food Desserts Un-Cooking Class with Carola Sauers | Butler Township Youth Center Bldg @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 9/30/2010 to 10/2/2010 | TBD | Your Town Workshop: Citizens' Institute on Rural Design | Valley Country Club and Penn State Hazleton Campus |
| 10/16/2010 | 1PM | Fall Decor: Wreaths & Roping Workshop with Jack Shamberger, Master Gardener | Butler Township Youth Center Bldg @ Freedom Park, Drums |
| 11/13/2010 | 1PM | Decorating for Christmas Workshop with Jack Shamberger, Master Gardener | TBD |
| 11/20/2010 | 10AM | Create Your Own Garland Workshop with Paua Zanolini, Zanolini Nursery and Country Shop | TBD |
2010 Organic Gardening and Design Workshops
Our adult classes and workshops teach you how to “go green” in your own backyard (see above for workshop dates, times, and instructor information). Unless noted otherwise, workshops are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jule Greco at 570-436-2339 or jg.greco@verizon.net.
The Landscape Narrative Project
In an effort to increase awareness of our cultural landscape heritage, the CLDS is launching the Landscape Narrative Project. This project will result in a collection of personal memoirs documenting the meaning and memory of everyday landscapes.
Are there any gardens or landscapes that hold special meaning in your life? What about a garden of a close friend or family member? If so, the CLDS would like to hear about it.
Landscapes have memories associated with them and in many instances, these places have helped shape who we are and how we understand the world. The Landscape Narrative Project is an attempt to document both historic and contemporary accounts of these special places and share them with others in the hope that it will help raise the collective consciousness of how very important everyday landscapes are to our lives.
Please take a few moments to share your memories by posting them as a comment on the CLDS Blog site. If you have a photo or sketch of this special place, you may attach it to an email and send them to info@DigCLDS.org and we will post it along with your memoir. Kids are encouraged to post their accounts as well, and a sketch or drawing to accompany these are especially welcome. Eventually, the CLDS will publish a select number of these memoirs in a booklet that will be available for others to purchase, give as a gift, or share with your family.
If you have any questions or comments pertaining to the Landscape Narrative Project, please email Krista Schneider at kschneider@DigCLDS.org.
In an effort to increase awareness of our cultural landscape heritage, the CLDS is launching the Landscape Narrative Project. This project will result in a collection of personal memoirs documenting the meaning and memory of everyday landscapes. Are there any gardens or landscapes that hold special meaning in your life? What about a garden of a close friend or family member? If so, the CLDS would like to hear about it.
Landscapes have memories associated with them and in many instances, these places have helped shape who we are and how we understand the world. The Landscape Narrative Project is an attempt to document both historic and contemporary accounts of these special places and share them with others in the hope that it will help raise the collective consciousness of how very important everyday landscapes are to our lives.
Please take a few moments to share your memories by posting them as a comment on the CLDS Blog site. If you have a photo or sketch of this special place, you may attach it to an email and send them to info@DigCLDS.org and we will post it along with your memoir. Kids are encouraged to post their accounts as well, and a sketch or drawing to accompany these are especially welcome. Eventually, the CLDS will publish a select number of these memoirs in a booklet that will be available for others to purchase, give as a gift, or share with your family.
If you have any questions or comments pertaining to the Landscape Narrative Project, please email Krista Schneider at kschneider@DigCLDS.org.
The CLDS Garden Discovery Camp is a four week summer day camp for kids entering grades 4 to 7, which is designed to encourage hand’s-on study, science exploration, socialization, and outdoor recreation within a safe and beautiful garden setting.
Activities will take place within the Butler Township Human Nature Community Garden in Drums, where the kids will maintain their own garden, learn about bees, birds, butterflies, and worms, take a few nature hikes to the nearby woodlands, and get a chance to eat fresh veggies grown in the garden.
Download a brochure for more information.
Download a registration form.
Full camp scholarships are available to the three winning entries of the Go Green, Get Dirty children's essay contest (click here to download the contest rules and an entry form).
