[Community_garden] “Growing Your Community Food System: From the Ground Up” at Growing Power - openings still available

[Diane Dodge]

If you have trouble reading this announcement, please contact Katie at Growing Power: katie at growingpower.org      
Please post on all listserves and email to friends, family and colleagues!   **There are still openings available for those wishing to participate in this successful program**(Scholarships are also available) “Growing Your Community Food System: From the Ground Up” Growing Power, Inc in conjunction with                                             The USDA Risk Management Agency                                                 SARE: Sustainable Ag. Research and Education                                  From the Ground Up                                                                          April 19-202008 Saturday and Sunday                                                                 May 10-11Workshop Schedule                                                                    “Growing Your Community Food System” is an intensive, hands on training workshop offering diverse groups the opportunity to learn, plan, develop, operate, and sustain community food projects.  Project participants leave the workshop with improved skills that they can take back into their communities and pass on to others.  These workshops are for both rural and urban projects. These workshops put organizations, projects, and food producers in touch with each other to help build collaborations and long-term sustainable partnerships.COST:  $300 (cost includes 5 meals) for the Saturday and Sunday workshop.
Limited scholarships are available.  Workshop Sessions 
Aquaculture/Aquaponics: Build an indoor system for raising fish.  Recycle the wastewater from the fish and grow plants.  This is known as aquaponics.  See us grow Tilapia at a very low cost. 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 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 animals content and productive.
 
Community Project Design: Develop effective action plans for your food system project.  Meet people who have actually done community projects requiring technical expertise in soil remediation, urban agriculture & food distribution, aquaculture, vermiculture, community gardening, large or small-scale composting, bee-keeping, etc.
 
Living Biological Worm Systems: An Innovative Approach to Sustainable Production.  Learn how to develop a comprehensive and sustainable growing system that can grow food year-round without heat. 
Vermiculture: Construct and maintain a worm bin.  Use vermicompost as a fertilizer or use it for generating cash from those who want an excellent, organic fertilizer
Composting: Learn how to build indoor/small scale compost systems, and design and maintain outdoor/small and large-scale systems.  Discuss collection of waste streams in the city or on the farm. 
 
Ethnic Marketing & Distribution-Participate in a group discussion focused on strategies to market your products and programs, such as Farmers Markets, Box programs, and Community Supported Agriculture Farms (CSA). Learn about wholesale vs. retail pricing and marketing, and ways to pack and package your products.
 
Animal Health- Learn the proper breeding, nutrition, and environment for your animals. Develop your custom strategic plan to select which species most ideally fit together in your individual set of circumstances. 
Please call to find out when other specialty workshops will be offered on Fridays.
Other workshops may include: Dismantling Racism and multicultural alliance building, Record keeping/accounting/human resources and legal risk management, Mushroom growing, Youth programs and soap making, and cheese making.
 
Hotel Information:  
Growing Power Workshop participants receive a discount at the La Quinta Inn, which is located just 10 minutes away from the Growing Power Community Food Center. The cost is $60 plus tax per night.  Please mention that you are attending the workshop and you should receive the Growing Power rate. Please reserve your room directly with La Quinta Inn. Growing Power will not make hotel reservations for your group. All registrants are responsible for making room arrangements. *Scholarship recipients will be reimbursed following the training upon submission of receipts.
La Quinta Inn (formerly Baymont Inn) 
5442 N. Lover’s Lane Rd.
Milwaukee, WI
Phone: (414) 535-1300
Airport Information:
The Growing Power Community Food Center is located 20 minutes from the Milwaukee General Mitchell Field Airport.  
For directions please refer to the Map Quest website (www.mapquest.com) or call or email us.
 
Milwaukee’s airport is Mitchell International Airport; contact Airport Connections for travel from the airport to the hotel. 800.236-5450 or www.mkelimo.com
 
Workshop Schedule:
 
SATURDAY 
8-9:00AM                     Breakfast and registration
9:00 AM                      Introductions of Growing Power and all participants
10:00 AM                     Educational Tour of Growing Power
Learn how diversification and closed loop systems can strengthen and support small farming operations. 
Areas include: ebb and flow aquaponics, beekeeping, large-scale composting, anaerobic digestion, vermicomposting, animals, retail and wholesale food distribution, youth education and visual art.
12:00 PM                     Lunch
1-5:00 PM                     Workshop breakout session of your choice 
5-6pm                           Evening social and reception
6:00 PM                       Dinner and Evening Guest Speaker
 
SUNDAY
8:30-9:30 AM               Breakfast
9:30 AM                       Workshop breakout sessions 
12:30 PM                     Lunch 
1:30–4:00 PM               Workshop breakout sessions
 
Please note that we are quite flexible wit the schedule to allow for questions, networking, etc. 
Growing Power, Inc. in partnership with:

 
 
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency Office of Outreach

 
 
 
SARE
The USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education-
North Central Region’s Professional Development Program
 

Community Food Project Grant – Technical Assistance and Training Program
 
 
 
 
REGISTRATION FORM
 
“From the Ground Up “
 
Contact Information:
5500 W. Silver Spring Dr.                    
Milwaukee WI 53218
Phone: (414) 527-1546
Fax: (414) 527-1908
www.growingpower.org                       
 
 
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The Registration Fee is $300. Per person.  Payment due on arrival. Check, Cash or Money order.
 
 
Yes, I will like to attend to Friday’s workshop: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
(THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL $75 FEE, MEALS INCLUDED)
 
 
Please fax to 414-527-1908 or Email to: katie at growingpower.org
  
 
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