Gardeners' Gathering - 45th Annual

16-18 Speedwell Street, Dorchester MA

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Kick off the growing season for our 45th annual FREE Gardeners' Gathering. Join us online March 20-22 for: -Special guest Michael Twitty* on Black foodways & culinary justice -Skill building workshops on gardening, herbalism & more -Discussions on using gardens to build community resilience -Mayor's keynote & the Community Garden Awards More info and free registration at www.thetrustees.org/gathering *Michael Twitty, author of "The Cooking Gene," is a food writer, independent scholar, and culinary historian. He advocates for the reconstruction and revival of traditional African American foodways as well as culinary justice: honoring the food past and providing for the food future. Workshops will include: Raised Bed Build Demo - Plant Diseases - Mutual Aid in an East Boston Community Farm - Community Organizing and Gardens - DIY Self-Watering Containers - Gardening for Wildlife - Starting Seeds at Home - Saving Ancestral Nipmuc Seeds - No Till Gardens - Culturally Important Crops - Worm Composting - Planting Dorchester Coop - Intro to Beekeeping - Seed Saving and Preserving Endangered Crops - Resilience in NYC Community Gardens During the Pandemic https://fb.me/e/1AJQ9b8lY