TDEC West Tennessee Community Garden Workshop
Have a community garden and want to learn more? Want to start a community garden and learn how? Join TDEC for a community garden workshop hosted by the City of Germantown at the Bobby Lanier Farm Park. Sessions will cover community engagement and partnerships, soil, organic gardening, and grant writing and funding.
Workshop Schedule
8:30-8:45 a.m. Registration
8:45-9:00 a.m. Welcome
9:00-9:45 a.m. Community Engagement and Partnerships
Pam Beasley - Director, City of Germantown Parks and Recreation
Chris Peterson – previous Executive Director, GrowMemphis
9:45-10:15 a.m. Soil
Jim Volgas – Master Gardener
10:15-11:00 a.m. Organic Gardening
Carl Wayne Hardeman – Master Gardener
11:00-11:45 a.m. Lunch and Networking
11:45-12:30 p.m. Grant Writing and Funding
Cathy Marcinko – Grant Development Coordinator, LeBonheur
Fayre Crossley – Director, Grant Center at the Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence
12:30-1:15 p.m. Farm tour
1:15-1:30 p.m. Wrap-up and conclusions