Growing Greener! A Sustainable Gardening Gathering

Growing Greener! Gulfport Organic Landscaping Days, a FREE family event, will be held Saturday, June 18th at the Gulfport Casino. Join us for a fun day of learning and activities. Lots of give-aways, live music and tasty fresh food.

Growing Greener! is aiming for zero waste! Please bring your own eating utensils.

Where:  Gulfport Casino, 5500 Shore Blvd S. Gulfport, FL

When:   Saturday, June 18th, 10 am – 4 pm

Featuring:   Free Seminars, Informative Displays, Healthful, Fresh Garden Food,  Live Music, Local Vendors, Florida-Friendly Gardening, Seeds, Plants,  Trees, Free Compost, Give-Aways, Water Harvesting Systems


The mission of Growing Greener! is to create sustainable food sources with simple, healthy, living, urban agricultural practices while promoting people in our community and beyond, who tirelessly dedicate their life to this work.

Present common sense action steps from both citizens and City representatives for creating a more sustainable ‘Garden City’

Share and highlight immediate benefits of sustainable living, focusing on organic gardening at a neighborhood scale.

All proceeds go directly towards covering some printing cost, supplies for signs and most importantly Growing Greener! Projects for 2011:

  1. Roof top, water harvesting demonstration area at Gulfport Business
  2. 1% Growing Greener Sustainable Living/Food Project 2011 (approximately 70 Gulfport properties)
  3. With the guidance of permaculture specialist, plant 100 fruit trees in Gulfport and with that offer strategy for maintenance and care.

Needed:

  • Volunteers the day of the event
  • Plates, forks and cups/glassware of any size
  • Flower vases and cloth napkins

For more information, contact:

Event Coordinator, Crea @ Peaceful Plate

peaceful.plate@yahoo.com

www.peacefulplate.org

541.227.6655 VM

727.557.5572 CELL


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