Community and School Gardening Conference

**Leslie Honaker honaker@swlink.net>**

Early registration savings for the 4th Annual Southwest Region Community and School Gardening Conference will fade away on Feb 1.

Don't miss the opportunity to register early, save some cash, secure your hotel room and plan ahead for some fun in the sun in Phoenix Feb 22-25, 2001 at the conference!

You won't want to miss the opportunity to connect with over 400 attendees from the Southwest, across the U.S. and Canada to learn from the line-up of national and regional experts.  This is the place where you come to learn how to do it with dynamic hands-on training, expand your horizons with a wide selection of educational sessions and fill your tummy with the Arizona's best offering of seasonal fresh foods prepared by leading chefs!  All this plus the special treat of the conference being hosted at schools practicing school gardening in the award winning Osborn School District!  

Here's just a sampling of speakers and topics to ignite your imagination.....

KEYNOTES:
Joseph Kiefer, from Food Works and co-author of Digging Deeper  

Steve Meritt, Founder of Community Gardens of Coachella Valley recently featured on HGTV

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS BY:
The Flint Family Gardeners "Growing up in the Garden" featuring Jim Flint of the National Gardening Association 

David Hassler & Lynn Gregor from Cleveland, Ohio

HANDS-ON INSTITUTES
Native Plant Institute
Building Blocks (creating an horno from adobe)
Garden Totems
Paper Making with Natural Fibers

SHORT COURSES
School and Community Gardening Research
Junior Master Gardening Curriculum
Nutrition and Fitness

BREAK OUT SESSIONS
Make n Take Roundtable featuring 35 tables of curriculum based activities
Using Technology in the School Garden
Tilling New Turn:  Community Supported Agriculture
From the Ground Up with DUG (Denver Urban Gardeners)
Power of Partnerships
Horticulture Therapy for Mental Health & Community Well Being

So, what are you waiting for? Take advantage of the early bird registration discounts and register by Feb 1.  

Just think you could be on your way to sunny Phoenix for a "growing" experience. 

Check out our website for more details:  http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/calendar/aware.htm

For more information on who to contact, please check out the list below.... I Iook forward to meeting you in February!

Warmest regards....Leslie Honaker - Conference Chair

REGISTRATION OR SCHOLARSHIPS:
Contact Cheryl Czaplicki at 602-942-3289 or by email to 
j-c-czaplicki@worldnet.att.net 

EXHIBITORS:
Contact Lori Thompson at 602-470-8086 ext. 309 or by email to lthompson@rocketmail.com

SPONSORSHIP or ADVERTISING
Contact Leslie Honaker at 480-759-6741 or by email to
honaker@swlink.net

AWARD NOMINATIONS
Contact Leslie Honaker at 480-759-6741 or by email to
honaker@swlink.net

HOMESTAY OPTIONS:
Contact Rebecca Richter 480-317-0789 or by email to
rebecca.richter@asu.edu if you would like to connect with 
Master Gardeners in the Phoenix area who are offering a room.

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