Edible Plant Project in need of volunteers for its organic farm

The nonprofit group sells edible greens once a month.

By Cayla Harvey
Willing to do some weeding, propagating and fixing shade houses – all for a good cause?
The Edible Plant Project is looking for volunteers.
Volunteers are needed on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to [...]

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Great Classes
The Alachua County extension offers fabulous classes on gardening, cooking and other subjects. Many are free.
http://alachua.ifas.ufl.edu/calendar.shtm

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On the 1st Wednesday of every month, 4-7 pm, The Edible Plant Project,
a not for profit nursery and collective, has a plant sale at the
Union St. Farmers’ Market in Downtown Gainesville.
An eclectic selection of edible plants, seeds, and more are available.
Most plants are well suited for Gainesville and easy to care for.
Gainesville Community Plaza, 111 [...]

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I recently discovered the Edible Plant Project Website (which I think is great, by the way), and wanted to let you know that I’ve posted a brief article about it at EcoLocalizer, a Green Options blog site focused on environmental activism across the U.S. You can find the post here: http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/18/edible-plant-project-pushes-for-sustainable-foods/
Thanks!
Shirley Siluk Gregory
Lead writer/EcoLocalizer.com
sunnybeaches2@bellsouth.net

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There’s going to be a food co-op in Gainesville that will be supporting local farmers and businesses. Their mission/vision is “to help grow a community-based food system through the establishment of a cooperatively-owned food market. We envision a thriving and vibrant full-service grocery store, owned by and operating for the benefit of our membership and [...]

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By Cindy Swirko Sun staff writer
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 – front page of the Gainesville Sun!
Between the rising prices and the rising incidents of poisoning, food is increasingly causing stomach pains of various kinds for American consumers.
But in several Gainesville neighborhoods, residents with hoes and trowels in hand are taking control over at least [...]

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BLOGS & GROUPS
The Gardening Fool Blog is about gardening in the Central Florida area. The Perennial Veggie topic is of interest to us Edible Plant Project folks. We’ve provided a few cuttings from our stock to help spread the concept to the Central part of the state. We hope a volunteer group starts up [...]

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