Contact: Cassie Hoffman, cah33@duke.edu
Sponsor: Farmhand and the Duke Apiary Club
Where: Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Doris Duke Center
Why:
Martin Luther King Day Celebration and
Duke Community Garden Commemoration and Workshop
January 19th, 2008, 9:15 AM
The Nicholas School of the Environment student organization Farmhand and the undergraduate Duke Apiary Club in partnership with SEEDS (South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces - http://www.seedsnc.org/), the Duke Martin Luther King Commemoration Committee, and the Environmental Management Advisory Club (EMAC) invite you to the Sarah P. Duke Gardens on Martin Luther King Day, January 19th to participate in a half-day garden workshop and community celebration:
- Come and learn about the founding of the Honey Patch, an experimental, student-run gardening project
- Discover the many facets of gardening: composting, slow-drip irrigation, raised beds and apiculture
- Contribute to the garden’s maintenance and construction with hands-on activities
- Participate in a commemoration of Martin Luther King Day, the Duke and Durham community and the garden itself as a step toward building a more sustainable food system
MLK Day Programming:
9 AM Doors to the Doris Duke Center open
Breakfast will be served.
9:15 AM Introductions
9:30 AM Speaker on Local Food Networks and Gardening as a Community Resource:
Tom Philpott
Founder of Maverick Farms (www.maverickfarms.com)
Food Editor at Grist Magazine (http://www.grist.org/comments/food/)
10 AM Learning about Community Gardens
Participants will attend 3 of 4 twenty-minute educational sessions.
A. Apiculture and the Duke Apiary
B. Composting, Biodynamics and Closed Energy Systems
C. Community Gardening 101: Information on SEEDS, Duke’s Student Garden, and Maverick Farms
D. Irrigation Systems and Production Cycles
11: 15 AM Building a Community Garden
Participants will pick one activity to participate in and contribute to.
A. Construction of compost bins
B. Building garden sign and planting commemoration trees
C. Hive Inspection and Honey Extraction Demonstration
D. Assembling Drip Irrigation System
12:45 PM Garden Commemoration and Dedication
1 PM Small Lunch and Goodbyes
All are welcome to attend the presentation by Tom Philpott and the garden commemoration, but space is limited for the workshop component.
Please RSVP for the workshop and state your preferences for different activities at
www.duke.edu/sustainability
Directions to the Sarah P. Duke Gardens are available at
http://www.hr.duke.edu/dukegardens/directions.htm
Please direct questions and concerns to Cassie Ann Hoffman, cah33@duke.edu
If you are interested in receiving information about the garden and how to participate in its development, please join our listserv!
Go to https://lists.duke.edu/sympa/ and search “honeypatch”