Re: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

**D*@aol.com**

Hi, Jeanie,

Thanks for posting the CFP. I really look forward to attending, hopefully 
with others from Charlotte, NC. I do have a couple questions: Did I not get 
the entire workshop list? Does the workshop list suggest the appropriate 
subjects for papers? 

I can't help noticing that there are no technical gardening issues-nothing on 
urban soils or composting or partnering with environmental groups interested 
in native plants (a potential area for skill and enterprise building in low 
income neighborhoods). I'm not saying that ACGA _should_ address such 
horticultural and agro-ecological issues. ACGA does invaluable and important 
work. That said, for the dirt gardeners among us, it does seem a bit odd to 
head off to a gardening meeting where the entire focus is on organizing, 
political, economic and marketing issues, with nary a flower, veggie or 
compost pile in sight. At the official sessions, that is-I imagine away from 
the organized meetings, gardeners will talk about things we love doing at 
least as much as the things we ought to be doing.

Don Boekelheide
Charlotte NC

In a message dated 3/20/00 10:13:28 AM, jeanie.abi-nader@frontiercoop.com 
wrote:

>ABOUT ACGA
>ACGA is a national non-profit membership organization of professionals, 
volunteers,
>and supporters of community gardening and greening in urban, suburban, and 
rural
>communities. ACGA seeks to promote community gardening and greening as a 
means
>of improving the quality of life for people and their communities.  Visit 
the ACGA
>website at www.communitygarden.org.
>
>ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
>Each year the American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) national 
conference
>gathers people involved in all aspects of community gardening and greening 
to share
>experiences and learn from each other. The conference program will include 
slide
>presentations, panel discussion, keynote speakers, hands on workshops, 
networking,
>visits to Atlanta's historical sites, and a trip to Callaway Gardens.
>
>WORKSHOP TOPICS
>
>1. Food Security
>a.     Farmer's Markets
>b.     Food Banks
>c.     Entrepreneurship
>
>2. Management
>a.     Community Gardens
>b.     Public Space
>c.     Community Gardening Leaders
>
>3. Community Building
>a.     Kid's Gardens
>b.     Volunteers
>c.     Leadership

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