Gardeners' Gathering

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March 18, 2017 11:00am to 4:30pm

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Shillman Hall and the Egan Center, Northeastern University

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Michelle de Lima

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Mayor Walsh and the Trustees invite you to join the Greater Boston gardening community for a day full of learning, networking, and fun! Featuring:
  • Special guest speaker, food justice activist LaDonna Redmond

  • More than two dozen workshops on gardening skills, urban homesteading, gardening with youth & food justice

  • Annual Community Garden Awards 

     Free and open to all, The Gardeners' Gathering brings together over 400 gardeners to kick off Boston’s gardening season. As the city’s largest educational forum for urban gardeners, the Gardeners’ Gathering is an opportunity for people to share ideas and tips, network, and learn. The Gardeners’ Gathering offers more than two dozen skill-building workshops for both vegetable and ornamental gardeners with an emphasis on healthy practices for urban gardens. Topics range from seed starting to composting, urban beekeeping, and community and youth organizing to learning how to prepare garden-grown goodies. Attendees will also be able to experience multiple exhibitors’ work from Boson-area agriculture, gardening, and environmental organizations.

The event will also feature the annual Community Garden Awards presentations, honoring individuals, garden groups, and non-profit organizations with the “Hall of Fame,” “Rookie Gardener of the Year,” and “Most Valuable Gardener” awards.

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