- Maricopa County Cooperative Extension Home Horticulture:
Environmentally Responsible
Gardening & Landscaping in the Low Desert
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5th Annual Southwestern Region Community and School Gardening Conference "Growing Awareness"
February 22-24, 2002 |
Co-sponsored by:
American Community Gardening Association
Arizona Community Action Association
Arizona Department of Education
Arizona Municipal Water Users Association
Arizona State University
The Desert Botanical Garden
Donna Atwood Design Publications
Gardens for Humanity
Maricopa County Master Gardener Volunteers
National Gardening Association
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
"When you have a garden, you have a future, And when you have a future, you are alive."
Frances Hodgson Burnett
There's no place like Arizona in the winter to soak up the sun and experience the hospitality southwestern style!
This dynamic conference will offer educational sessions and "hands-on" interactive workshops. The only conference of this kind in the Southwest, you will be sure to have an opportunity to discuss issues, network and learn about the latest projects and techniques in community and school/youth gardening.
Conference Goals:
A beginner or experienced educator/professional involved in a gardening project will find "all they need to know to grow" at this conference. You'll learn from leading national and regional experts on the basics of "how to" and the latest techniques, curriculums and resources. This conference was designed to:
Provide the beginner or experienced educator/professional with information on how to start, maintain and grow a community or school garden "Grow Awareness" of the resources, information and strategies available to nurture and sustain school or community gardens. Provide a catalyst for the exchange of ideas and information through networking with other community and school gardens.
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"Growing Awareness" School and Community Gardening Conference 2000
Author: Cathy Rymer, Instructional Specialist, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County
Reviewed by: Lucy K. Bradley, Extension Agent Urban Horticulture, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County
© 1999The University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cooperative Extension, in Maricopa County
Comments to Maricopa Horticulture Staff, maricopa-hort@ag.arizona.edu
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