<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Rachel Firak <<a href="mailto:rfirak@gmail.com">rfirak@gmail.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 3, 2011 2:58:42 PM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><<a href="mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu">sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu</a>>, List Serve <<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:nwaeg-l@cornell.edu">nwaeg-l@cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>This Saturday: BJM School Garden Community Work Day!</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Rachel Firak <<a href="mailto:rfirak@gmail.com">rfirak@gmail.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><font size="4"><font size="2">Hi everyone,<br><br>The BJM School Garden (on Court Street next to the GIAC entrance) will be having its first <b>Community Work Day this Saturday, May 7th, from 12-2</b>. BJM's after school program and three first grade classes have been participating in garden classes and starting seeds for the garden this winter and spring. The workday will include a hands-on raised bed-building demonstration f</font></font>rom 12-1PM. <font size="4"><font size="2">Come to learn about the school garden project and lend a hand! All are welcome (especially children, supervised by their families)!<br> <br>There will also be a <b>FREE urban gardening workshop at the school garden immediately before the event from 10-12</b>.</font></font><span><span></span></span> Come learn about the challenges of gardening in urban soils and what you can do to ensure a healthy garden! From 10-12AM, we'll discuss common sources of soil contaminants, tips for evaluating soil health, and low-cost management practices for a healthier garden. Come for one session, or stay for both!<br> <br>Hope to see you there! To sign-up, please contact Kristen at <a href="mailto:KAL52@cornell.edu" target="_blank">KAL52@cornell.edu</a>, or <a href="tel:607-351-0554" value="+16073510554" target="_blank">607-351-0554</a>.<br clear="all"> <br>-- <br><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)">Rachel Firak</span><br style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)"><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)">Program Assistant</span><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)"><br>Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming</span><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)"><br> PO Box 6679</span><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)"><br>Ithaca, NY 14851</span><br><br><i><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Are you an aspiring farmer or market gardener? Check out Groundswell's sustainable agriculture education programs at </span><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org" target="_blank">www.groundswellcenter.org</a>!</span><br> </span></i><br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>