Hello all,
If you happened to drive by this small triangular plot of land at the beginning of October 2011, this is what you would have seen…
Hello all,
If you happened to drive by this small triangular plot of land at the beginning of October 2011, this is what you would have seen…
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This exciting day will feature plant-based t-shirt tie-dying (with FREE SHIRTS for the first 225 attendees!), construction of bird houses (for the garden), fruit tree planting, seedling sales, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event will last from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m; come for as long or as little as you want.
Special guests include Charlene Hayes, VP of Human Resources, and the Blue Jay mascot.
FREE lunch provided (special thanks to Niman Ranch for donating all-natural, sustainably raised hot dogs and sausages; to Rudi’s Organic Bakery for whole wheat hot dog buns and bread; to Crofter’s Organic for the “All Fruit” spreads for AB&J sandwiches; and to Whole Foods for condiment donations). Vegan option available, too.
Please save up rinsed and dried egg shells this week and bring them with you to the event. We’re collecting them to add to our mulch beds for additional calcium and as a pest deterrent.
This event is open to all – students, staff, faculty, community members, current gardeners and all others interested!
A guided walk to the garden will be meeting at the Center for Social Concern at 10:30 AM. Otherwise, you can arrive at the BJP at 11 AM: 1101 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 (http://www.google.com/mapmaker?gw=39&fid=0x89c804fe22478ee1%3A0x7be9db78bbb86514)
Join the Facebook event and invite all of your friends, too! http://www.facebook.com/events/113137392154400
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Hello gardeners!
This is just a quick reminder of our General Garden Meeting TOMORROW, Thursday, April 12 from 5:30-6:30 in the Emerging Technology Center conference room (3rd floor) at JH Eastern building. Staff, faculty, students, community members – all are welcome! We can’t wait to hear your ideas for how we can best improve on our communication and coordination efforts among all of you!
In regards to volunteer days this weekend, we have TWO opportunities again this week (both on Saturday):
In addition, in case you haven’t heard, next week is EARTH WEEK at Hopkins. BJP is participating in a few events directly, including 2 guided garden tours (on 4/20 and 4/21) and a booth at Spring Fair “Healthy Planet Festival.” You may also be interested in Real Food Hopkins’ screening of the film Cafeteria Man, which will be followed by a guest panel featuring local “organic” farmer Joan Norman, Cafeteria Man co-producer and director Richard Chisolm, and Greg Strella, from Great Kids Farm. Visit http://www.sustainability.jhu.edu/projects/earthweek.html for more info.
Thank you all and hope to see you tomorrow!
The Blue Jay’s Perch
Earth Week 2012. April 16-22. One Hopkins, One Earth.
A week long series of events leading up to Earth Day on April 22, uniting the university and celebrating sustainability.
Featuring over 40 events across the university focused on sustainability from a local, regional, and global perspective.
Highlights include…
- JHU Green Buildings Town Hall
- Sustainability Career & Internship Panel & Networking Session
- Talk from Academy Award Nominated Director of “Gasland”
- Electronics Recycling Drives
- Tour of Hopkins Community Gardens
- Toxic Tour of Baltimore City
- Tree Plantings and Urban Gardening throughout the city
- Panel on Lead Remediation in Baltimore and Worldwide
- Fighting for Healthy Food in Baltimore City Public Schools Movie Screening
- Healthy Planet Festival at Spring Fair
and more!
For the full calendar of events visit http://www.sustainability.jhu.edu/projects/earthweek.html
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Morning opportunities at the Blue Jay’s Perch – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Plant fruit trees, vines, and tending to plants in the communal rows.
map: http://www.google.com/mapmaker?gw=39&fid=0x89c804fe22478ee1:0x7be9db78bbb86514
Afternoon shift behind the Center For Social Concern – from 4 p.m. on
Help us weed the beds, trim overgrown plants and even sow some seeds for the spring season.
3105 N. Charles Street.
See you on Saturday!
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We hit many milestones this past weekend! We participated in a city-wide garden event. We hosted the youngest volunteer yet (2-year-old). We built our communal rows and put in a bunch of seeds and seed starts. We hosted our first garden demo/workshop (thanks, Steve!). We led our first impromptu garden tour for a group of children who live in the neighborhood. This garden gets better and better each day. Come visit! Check out our picture here!
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This is the garden 7 months ago.
And look at the space today – we are ready for the 2012 growing season!
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