Register for Dig In Now!

AHA invites you to Dig In, our third annual event featuring the down and dirty on how to build and maintain and sustain community gardens in the Triangle!

WHEN: Sat., March 10, 8:30 am-12 pm
WHERE: Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh
REGISTER: Dig In is $10 per person. Space is limited--register online now!

Come discover the benefits of building a sustainable garden in your neighborhood, workplace, school, place of worship or your own backyard! Learn, network and break ground on a movement that cultivates community and great local,healthy food.

Workshops and Educational Booths
Join us for workshops featuring local urban farming experts and interactive, educational booths. This year, Dig In features workshops in two tracks:

Track 1: Starting a Community Garden
Track 2: Taking Your Garden to the Next Level

While the workshop is intended for adults (and interested teens), Marbles Kids Museum gardeners and staff invite the community to join in fun family gardening in Castaway Cove Kids Garden at the museum as well.

Agenda*

8:30-9:00 am
Check-in and Tour the Booths

9:00-9:15 am
Welcome: Overview & Introductions

9:15-10:00 am
Concurrent Workshops

Track 1: Starting a Community Garden--Kristen Warren and Maggie Tubilleja, Garner Grows Community Farm Garden
Track 1: Growing School Gardens & Gardeners--Alice Bumgarner, George Watts Montessori Magnet School Garden
Track 2: Money Grows in Gardens: Business Ideas--Nick Johnson, The Cookery
Track 2: You Grew It...Now Preserve It! Benjamin and Ali Filippo, This and That Jam

10:00-10:15 am
Break and Tour the Booths

10:15-11:00 am
Concurrent Workshops

Track 1: Composting: The "Dirt" on Good Dirt--Rhonda Sherman, NC State University
Track 1: Garden in a Box: Raised Beds and Container Gardens--Jeana Myers, Wake County Cooperative Extension
Track 2: Engaging Youth & Seniors in the Garden--IFFS Young Farmer Training Program Apprentices and Will Ammons, Cary Senior Center Community Garden
Track 2: Lessons Learned: Keeping the Garden Growing--Brenda Brodie, SEEDS

11:00-11:15
Break and Tour the Booths

11:15-12:00
General Session: You Grew It...Now Cook It!--Carrie DiPietro, Whole Foods Market Cary and Andrea Mastruobono, Whole Foods Market Raleigh (Wade Ave.)

Take part in this hands-on session where everyone gets to prepare a garden-fresh dish and enjoy a taste of seasonal, local food. Get inspired about how to enjoy healthy foods fresh from your garden!

Educational Booths*

The Dirt on Dirt: Soil Testing: Master Gardeners of Wake County
Eating Healthy & Growing Healthy: Whole Foods Market and Carolina Worm Castings
Healthy Active Fun: Marbles Kids Museum
The Chicken Coop: Garner Grows Community Farm Garden and Friends of Hens
How To's of Container Gardening: The Contained Farmer
Where to Shop for Local Foods: Wake County Cooperative Extension
Where to Dine on Local Food: 10% Campaign. Irregardless Cafe & Pullen Place Cafe & Catering
Tasting Table: The Produce Box
Water Wise: Rain Barrels: The Rain Barrel Company
Seed Bombs & Other Fun: Sarah P. Duke Gardens
For Your Health: Wake County Human Services
Say No to Pesticides: Toxic Free NC
Plant a Row for the Hungry: Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
Whole Grain Goodness: Great Harvest Bread Co.-Cary

*subject to change

Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships is available for Dig In. Please contact mmckinley@wakemed.org if a scholarship is needed.

Agenda*

Educational Booths*

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