08/29/2024
Dear all,
I know it's incredibly hot and dry outside today as I type, but fall is nonetheless getting closer and will be here before you know it! With the promise of cooler weather upon us, we've put together a schedule of September events for which we will need volunteers and participants. We're also working on a slate of October events, including a community meeting/lunch, which we'll update you on in a couple of weeks. Here are the events we have going on this coming month (I'll also send out Calendar invites, and do let me know if you'd like off the list for these invites but want to stay on the email update list!):
- September 14, 9 am to 12 pm: Emma Wheeler Homes Volunteer Day, our focus will be on finishing fall plantings in community garden beds and preparing the adjacent food forest/orchard site
- September 21, 9 am to 12 pm: ELLAchattanooga Library Volunteer Day, we'll finish work on one section of the food forest, move raised beds to clear space for a new greenhouse
- September 28, 12 pm to 2 pm: Fall Garden Fiesta at ELLAchattanooga Library, an event for neighborhood residents to receive free plants for fall planting as well as information and resources, including about our planned projects at ELLA and potentially elsewhere in the neighborhood. If you'd like to volunteer for this event Spanish-language skills would be especially helpful, but not a requirement
We are also looking for additional site stewards and regular volunteers for our various sites, please email me directly if you're interested and we can figure out a good location and time. There are bermed beds at St. Elmo that are still "up for adoption," which entails periodic watering, weeding, and potentially other responsibilities if the volunteer feels up to them. Finally, we are actively raising money in order to expand our operations and personnel base; you can donate directly here- thanks for any and all support!
Hope to see lots of y'all out in the food forests this fall!
