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Get Involved with the Community Garden Farmers' Market

Submitted by Katie on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 11:46am
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The Community Garden Farmers’ Market seeks vendors for this season’s Farmers’ Market, which will take place each Saturday starting July 10th, from 8:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m at the Garden. As in previous years, the Winnemucca Farmers’ Market will take place on Thursday evenings at the Garden from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The two Farmers’ Markets are working together to promote local products and talent here in Winnemucca.
 
 

Register for our FREE Smart Foods Workshop

Submitted by Louisa on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 10:30am
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The community garden will be administering a FREE workshop in partnership with the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. The Smart Foods Workshop will teach adults a smart way to shop for groceries while keeping nutrition in mind. The focus will be on how to stretch their food dollar, eat nutritiously and the importance of meal planning. The workshop will be every Monday for four weeks starting May 3rd from 6-7pm at the Red Cross meeting room (612 Melarkey Street).

Press Release: Plant A Row Kick Off

Submitted by Louisa on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 2:45pm
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Communities Harvesting HOPE

 

Community Earth Day Celebration to Feature Free Movie Screening

Submitted by Katherine on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 2:45pm
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In honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the Winnemucca Community Garden is sponsoring a Community Earth Day Celebration! Bike, walk, run, hop, skip, or jump on over to Sonoma Heights Elementary School's multi-purpose room on Friday April 23rd 2010 at 6:00pm. Bring your family and friends, a picnic, and a blanket or lawn chair. Kick back for an indoor picnic with your neighbors! Concessions will also be available.

Press Release: Community Garden Greens Your Diet with Free and Low-Cost Summer Nutrition Classes

Submitted by Carrie on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 5:06pm
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Rural Earth Day 2009

 According to a report published by the Center for Disease Control, childhood obesity rates have stopped climbing for the first time in 20 years. Changes in school lunches or physical activity patterns were offered as possible factors. However, this is no time to let your guard down.

Hungry Winnemuccans Can Count On Their Neighbors This Summer

Submitted by Carrie on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 8:54am
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Plant a RowWinnemucca, NV—The warming weather has brought eager gardeners out of their window boxes and into their plots. The smell of freshly cut grass wafts on warm breezes, irises are popping open all over the place, and the community garden is abuzz every weekend; it’s finally time to get those summer crops in the ground. And with a new season, comes the renewal of an old pledge.

Winnemucca Organizations Build up Steam with UPRR Grants.

Submitted by Jordon on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 9:29am
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   If you heard that great whistling on Wednesday April 15th, it sounded like a train whistle, only a bit different. The Union Pacific Railroad's historic Steam Engine 844 made a short whistle stop in Winnemucca to dedicate the new safety fence around the tracks by Haskell Street as well as bestowing grant awards to local community organizations.
   
     Union Pacific Railroad Officials hosted WCG's Executive Director, Donna Kiker, Humboldt Hospice Director, Mary Orr, Winnemucca Mayor Di An Putnam, and others to lunch at the Historic Martin Hotel to present the grants. The generous  $2,500 grant will help expand and improve upon the Winnemucca Community Garden's capacity, so we may better serve our community. We are very grateful for UPRR's recognition of the Winnemucca Community Garden as an important part of our community's enrichment. 
     
     If you missed the train on April 15th, it will be expected back in Winnemucca May 5th for another short whistle stop. For more information about the Steam Engine 844 and its visit to Winnemucca, you can click the following link ( www.silverpinyon.homestead.com/SPJFeatures.html) to read more about it.


Community Garden Takes Root in Winnemucca

Submitted by Carrie on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 4:30pm
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ANNUAL EVENT INVITES FRIENDS OF THE GARDEN TO ADOPT-A-PLOTmarigolds in the garden

With a little resourcefulness, communities such as Winnemucca have found alternatives to the supermarket produce section. The high cost of fresh fruits and vegetables have given rise to community gardens which have become an attractive option in today's economy. By turning a vacant lot into a produce-rich garden, Winnemuccans have been able to get together to combat rising food costs.

Community Celebrates 3rd Annual Harvest Festival at the Winnemucca Community Garden

Submitted by Carrie on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 3:34pm
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CHILDREN AND ADULTS ENJOY FOOD, FUN, FACTS AND FESTIVITIES!

November 8 – Families gathered at the Winnemucca Community Garden Harvest Festival this weekend to celebrate another bountiful season and give back to their community. While children frequented educational and just plain fun booths, volunteers from the Food Bank and Americorps collected canned goods for the Food Bank. This year’s festival was also the kick-off of the Americorps sponsored Coat Drive; drop-off boxes can be found at local businesses around town through the Winter.

Press Release: Winnemucca Community Garden Sponsors Food Safety and Preservation Workshops

Submitted by Carrie on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 12:00am
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October 1, 2008 — Rising concerns over food safety led Congress to pass new legislation that will require grocery stores to label the country of origin of imported meats, nuts, and produce. While stores are given a full six months to comply with the new rules, you could be seeing the new labels as soon as next week at our local Wal-Mart.

Calling attention to the recent slew of tainted ingredients ending up on American shelves, supporters praised the bill as a necessary step in ensuring the safety of the American public. Opponents criticized the limited scope of the law, which exempts many processed foods that are more likely to contain questionable ingredients.

As the American market continues to globalize, food safety is an increasingly local concern. While meats, produce, and some nuts will soon be labeled, lack of knowledge surrounding processed foods has led many to dabble in home food preservation.

To help equip residents with the necessary skills to ensure the safety of their food, the Winnemucca Community Garden sponsored a Food Preservation Workshop at the end of September. California Master Food Preservers Rachael Murphy and Claudia Skewes led the classes with ease, covering boiling-water canning, freezing, and drying over the course of four two-hour sessions.

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