<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">From Charles & Turner gardener Tom Crain of Aviary Creative.<br><div> </div><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">Lawrence A. Parker</span><img alt=""><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Program Administrator</span><img alt=""><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Akron Cooperative</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">234-525-0543</span><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.akroncooperative.com/">http://www.akroncooperative.com/</a></span><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 191, 96); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.</span><div><br></div><div style="font-family: times new
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I went. It was the
best nouveau-hippie event I’ve been to in years. Groovy, man. All farming done
on above ground soil boxes on asphalt, lotsa chickens, too—right in heart of
urban center. Neat, interesting, friendly, alternative people all shapes and
sizes having fun and hanging out. Gotta get this in
Akron . </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoAutoSig"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Best regards</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoAutoSig"><b><font color="#666699" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 153); font-weight: bold;">Tom
Crain</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoAutoSig"><font color="#333333" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">612-709-6756</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="5"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Harvest Party! Open House!</span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">~A Fun Fall Family Event ~</span></font>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="5"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">When: Sat. Oct. 10<sup>th </sup>3pm-10pm</span></font>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">(Rain Date: Oct 24th)</font></b></strong>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Where: Gather 'round Farm 3919 Lorain Ave.,
Cleveland, OH </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(
Between Fulton and W.41st., South side of Sreet. Walk in entrance: front
gate on Lorain .
Please park on Lorain
and W.38th St.
-not in neighboring business lots)</span></font> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Come share in the bounty of the garden this year. We
invite you to meander through the little urban edible jungle, peer in to
squash huts, see what grew, harvest what is ripe, and take some home. Enjoy
picking veggies and greens, digging potatoes, and visiting with the spiders,
bees, and bugs of the ecosystem that is starting to form. Some of the harvest
will be cooked over the fire for a <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">harvest/potluck
dinner</span></b>! </span></font></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rough Schedule: (on nature’s time )</span></u></b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">3:00 pm: Chicken's birthday
party. Sing to chickens and see them eat their birthday cake!</span></font></b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">4:00 pm: Start harvesting and
cooking over the fire, potato printing, and other activities</span></font></b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">5:00 pm: Sauerkraut making demo.</span></font></b></strong>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">6:00 pm: Harvest Dinner.
Bring a dish to share, or help cook a harvest meal over the fire. </span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">*Additional activities: cider
pressing, fish bike mobile rides, clay shaping ...and?</span></font></b></strong>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><u><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Items to bring if you have 'em:</span></font></u></b></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">~Silverware, plates, bowls for yourself for pot luck
meal</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">~Harvest bags, baskets for your harvest</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">~T- shirt or other cloth items for potato
printing </span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">~Fruit, and jugs for cider pressing</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">~Wide mouthed jar/ ceramic container for
sauerkraut</span></font></b></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> *<em><b><i><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-weight: bold;">You are invited to bring instruments and
songs to play around the garden and fire!</span></font></i></b></em> </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Volunteers Needed:</span></font></b>
for set up, clean up, cooking over fire, photo taking, and help
during event with odds and ends. Please call Meagen for more details:
(216) 961- 9417 </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">$ Donations</span></font></b></strong> for farm
upkeep, events, and our work will be greatly appreciated. E<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">very one is welcome</font></b></strong>, whether you
can donate or not! </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Check our web sight for updates: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.gatherroundfarm.webs.com/">www.gatherroundfarm.webs.com</a>
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