[Community_garden] Youth gardening workshop for teachers Feb 3 - South Dakota, USA

[Don Boekelheide]

Rapid City Journal
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

Jan 18, 07

Youth gardening teachers' workshop available

A workshop for adults who work with children's or
youth gardening programs will be Feb. 3 in Oacoma. It
will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Oacoma
Community Center, 100 E. Third St. (south from Exit
260 of Interstate 90).

For a brochure with complete details go to the SDSU
Extension Master Gardeners Web site at
http://hortmg.sdstate.edu.

Anybody in South Dakota who is working with children
or youth gardening projects is invited, including
Master Gardeners, teachers, those providing 4-H or
after-school programs, workers in summer community
programs and those in tribal programs that teach
gardening.

Tim Kenny from the University of Minnesota Arboretum
will speak on "Growing Fun - Lessons from years of
experience with gardening programs."

Registration costs $35, if paid by Jan. 26, or $45
after that date. It includes lunch and materials. A
limited number of scholarships will be available by
application. For more information, contact Marilyn
Rasmussen at 688-4167 or marilyn.rasmussen at sdstate.edu.