KGSF 10/10/10 Partners meeting THURSDAY
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:48 AM
From: "Karla Nagy Johnson" <
karlanjohnson@gmail.comThank you so much for your interest in the 350 Kitchen Garden Challenge on 10/10/10. I'm so sorry for the confusion, but the Kitchen Garden SF 10/10/10 planning meeting is this THURSDAY at Hayes Valley Farm. We will be meeting at the straw bales to the right as you pass through the gates. Below is the revised announcement, with the farm's address, if you need to forward it. I understand some of you might not be able to make it to the meeting. We'll be discussing how people want to partner with KGSF or participate in 10/10/10 as well as volunteer positions that we need filled. For a list of 10/10/10 volunteer roles, go here (it is still being developed and more will be added), and let me know if you are interested in filling one of the positions.
thanks so much!
~ karla
In a single day, October 10, 2010, 350 San Francisco landscapes, balconies and community spaces will be transformed into bountiful food gardens, bringing local food production into our 7 square miles. Kitchen Garden SF is teaming with the San Francisco Permaculture Guild, Hayes Valley Farm, 350.org, SFUAA and other local organizations and businesses to host gardeners, urban farmers and local food activists in a global environmental work party. The 350 Kitchen Garden Challenge in San Francisco will include citywide garden work parties, kitchen gardening workshops, a harvest party at Hayes Valley Farm and a bike tour of urban farms built on formerly vacant lots and garden action locations.
The 350 Kitchen Garden Challenge will bring San Francisco to the forefront of climate change solutions by creating a healthy homegrown food supply, building soil, saving water and cutting greenhouse gas emissions; it encourages reconnecting to earth's natural cycles; the 350 Kitchen Garden Challenge supports local businesses, create local currencies and builds resource sharing networks; it beautifies our neighborhoods, builds community, creates local garden networks and empower ourselves to care for the earth, our selves and each other and it provide San Francisco residents the opportunity to participate in something greater than ourselves in solidarity with other 10/10/10 350.org global actions.
Planning is underway and Kitchen Garden SF is looking for partners, sponsors and organizers to participate in the 350 Kitchen Garden Challenge and bring San Francisco to the forefront of climate change solutions. We will have our first public organizing meeting on Thursday, August 26th, 6:00 - 8:00pm at Hayes Valley Farm, 450 Laguna Street, between Oak and Fell. Please RSVP to
karlanjohnson@gmail.com if you can come to the meeting or would like to be a partner or sponsor. To register a garden action or sign up to volunteer on 10/10/10 go to Kitchen Garden SF. Feel free to forward this announcement to anyone who might be interested, we want to see the entire city planting kitchen gardens on 10/10/10!
