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Tags >> chemical free gardening
Jul 25
2010

Kiss a farmer

Posted by Lynn Jenkins in Valentine Hill , Seldom Seen Farms , organic farmers , local food , Kelly Funk , chemical free gardening , Bloomington , Balanced Harvest Farm

Today about 40 volunteers dug shallots and onions and spread mulch between rows of plants at Seldom Seen Farm near Danville. It was the first of probably many farm work days set up to help tend the crops at the farm where Kelly Funk was hit by lightening. Since that day about 3 weeks ago, life on the farm has changed dramatically for her husband John Ferree and 1-year old daughter Laila. Now John spends less time in the fields and more worrying about Kelly who is still in the hospital and faces a long recovery.

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Mar 14
2009

Green Scene event well-received!

Posted by Lynn Jenkins in soil , rain gardens , rain barrels , natural lawn , natural habitat , native plants , Green Scene , green , gardening , garden , conservation , compost , chemical free gardening
* Great speakers, great topic.
* Thanks so much!
* Keep it up

These are a few of the comments written on the evaluations yesterday (Saturday) after our Green Scene event, Greening your Outdoor Space. This first ILG Green Scene was sponsored by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIBI) which hosted the morning program. Six topics were offered in short presentations from 9- noon. They included: Natural Lawn by Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, editor of Indiana Living Green; Jerome Delbridge, KIBI,  Trees and NeighborWoods as well as  Rain Barrels; Ron Lauster,  Marion Co. Soil and Water Conservation District,  Rain Gardens; Ben Mannies, JF New, Native Plants and Natural Habitast, and yours truly, touting my favorite topic, Chemical-Free gardening as well as Composting. (Contact info is below).

Information and resources from a dozen organizations and companies were also present, talking with attendees and sharing info, including:

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc.  
Marion Co. Soil and Water Conservation District
JF New
Native Plants Unlimited
TuwA 
Worms Way
Green Piece Indy
Cit E Scapes
Green Way Supply   
GreenCycle
INPAWS  
Hamilton Co. SWCD
IOGA













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