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The first two pages of this flickr account have lots of pictures >From decent to modest quality of Will Allen's Dec. 2nd Growing Power Tour, 2008. If you would like to attend a Will Allen Growing Power tour in 2009, send an e-mail to growingpo...@milwaukeerenaissance.com. Or, a From the Ground Up Growing Power Workshop *Workshop Dates*: January 10–11, 2009 February 21–22, 2009 March 7–8, 2009 April 18–19, 2009 (Dismantling Racism Workshop, April 17th) May 16–17, 2009 (Dismantling Racism Workshop, May 15th) Workshop break-out sessions include… *Living Biological Worm Systems & Compost* Learn this innovative approach to sustainable crop production. Develop a comprehensive and sustainable growing system that can grow food year-round without heat! During this workshop, participants will learn hands-on how to construct and maintain a worm bin. Turn your worm castings into cash by creating a value-added product for your farm. The training also includes building indoor, small scale compost system and how to maintain outdoor, small and large scale systems. *Aquaculture* Learn how to build indoor fish and plant systems for food production. Participants will set up a small scale aquaponics system and learn how to maintain and monitor tilapia and perch fish production in a closed loop, natural system. *Bee Keeping* Learn the ABC's of urban or rural beekeeping without the use of chemicals. Participants will leave with a solid understanding of the materials, suppliers and environment to keep these amazing ladies content and productive. *Community Project Design* Participants will learn how a well-designed planning process will create a successful food systems project. There will be discussions and facilitation of how to develop a vision, goals, and program activities. Hand- on project mapping and identification of community assets and strategies to identify and establish innovative partnerships will be explored. Participants will create a vision map and outline a plan of action for their return. This workshop is ideal for project leaders who are beginning new projects or programs or for existing projects seeking to begin strategic planning or expansion. Please bring photos, site plans, business plans, and brochures of your program for this workshop. *Year-round Greenhouse Production* Learn the basics of seed starting, propagation, and how to grow year round greens of all types, including herbs and micro-greens. This is a great way to round out your farm operation and bring in profit and food security all year-round. *Animal Husbandry*(May training only) Have you been thinking of adding animals to your farm operation? Not sure where to start? What the profit margins are? Or the start up cost? Learn the basics of animal care that uses sustainable methods feasible for the small farmer or rancher. This workshop will focus on pastured poultry, goats, and sheep. *Hoop House Construction*(May training only) Learn how to build a hoop greenhouse using innovative and cheap construction methods. Brought to you by your collaborative wiki website you are invited to use at... http://www.milwaukeerenaissance.com/Main/HomePage P.S. We will soon have a youtube film of a Will Allen tour this past Tuesday. Let us know if you would like to be notified when it's up and running. http://www.milwaukeerenaissance.com/GrowingPower/HomePage -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20081211/8926d684/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
