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Meetings to address interest in community gardens, energy efficiency on farms

Rockingham County residents who are interested in starting a community gardening in neighborhoods, churches and other places are invited to a luncheon meeting at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the county agricultural building, 525 Hwy. 65, Reidsville.

Craig Cardwell with the Reidsville Area Foundation will share opportunities for grant funding to assist organizations with gardens for 2010. Please call the Cooperative Extension office at 342-8230 or e-mail Brenda Sutton brenda_sutton@ncsu.edu to register for the luncheon.

On a separate note, farmers who are interested making their operations more energy efficient or installing renewable energy systems can attend meetings the N.C. Farm Bureau is holding throughout the state starting today. Farmers have until Oct. 31 to apply for the bureau's Farm Energy Efficiency Project grant that awards up to $5,000 per project. Learn more about the meeting locations here and the grant here.

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laurenDEERFENCE

October 14, 2009 - 10:27 am EDT

We, at Benner's Gardens Deer Fence, are working on a brand new project that allows us to coordinate donations and support of community garden projects! We would love to donate deer fence material or work with local landscapers and growers to gather donations of topsoil, mulch, plants etc. to help you jumpstart your community garden efforts! If you are interested in this program, please contact Lauren Gallagher at Benner's Gardens via email or phone and we will be happy to coordinate something! Lauren@bennersgardens.com or 1-800-BIG-DEER (244-3337) for more information!

perezsimons

October 18, 2009 - 12:57 pm EDT

I love all these ideas about community gardens... So glad Greensboro is taking so many steps in this direction. Thank you so much! I enjoy reading this blog. Mariela Perez-Simons http://www.perezsimons.com