Join us for our Winter Open House at the new Tricycle Gardens headquarters in Church Hill! Meet our team, check out the future site of our eco-learning lab, learn about our initiatives for 2011, toast the holidays and spread some cheer.
We looking forward to seeing you! The more the merrier…so bring your friends and neighbors!
Thank you for your interest in Tricycle Gardens. This event has been postponed until further notice.
Come meet some of your fellow urban gardeners, swap stories, make new friends a great flick! Don’t sweat the potluck part- bring something if you wish! We will be showing Future of Food.
Guest Instructor: Mark Jones with Sharondale Farm.
An introduction to mushroom growing you can do in the city. Learn about the biology and ecology of the fungi in your garden and urban woods. Explore different methods of cultivation using urban waste products like cardboard and paper through hands-on activity. Discussion will focus on several easy-to-grow gourmet and medicinal mushroom species. Each participant will receive a bag of spawn to start a home mushroom garden. Class will drive to Tricycle Gardens Urban Farm (West 9th St & Bainbridge Ave) for the last portion of the workshop, so dress appropriately for the weather.
Cost: $50. Pre – Registration & Pre-Payment Required. Registration Deadline November 12th. email learn@tricyclegardens.org
2 Scholarships Offered – contact Tricycle Gardens (804-231-7767) for more details.
We know by now that worms are a gardener’s best friend, but if you want to heat this relationship up a bit, this is the workshop for you! Learn about using worm bins inside your home for small scale composting! Make a vermiculture bin to take home and put your worms to work- or, make several and give them away as the perfect gift for those who have everything- because worm poop IS awesome. ($ 15 if no bin required, $30 if bin required)
Please email learn@tricyclegardens.org or call 804-231-7767 to register.
Please join us at SAVOR, 201 West 7th Street (in old Manchester), 5-8:30pm, with the Virginia Hospitality Industry Network. Proceeds will benefit Tricycle Gardens and the NEWH Scholarship Fund. NEWH, The Network of the Hospitality Industry, is the premier networking resource for the hospitality industry, providing scholarships, education, leadership development, recognition of excellence, and business development opportunities. Thanks NEWH & Savor and Chef Ellie!
What is 350? 350 is what climate scientist agree needs to be the PPM (parts per million)of carbon dioxiode in the atmosphere. Currently we are at 392 PPM, and rising. Prior to the 10/10/10, we are organizing an awareness campaign. Please join us by hanging a clothesline in your front yard. We will provide t-shirts painted with 350 to hang on your line. For $20 you get 3 t-shirts, clothes pins and clothes line. Stop by the 9th & B Farmstand, Tuesdays 4-7pm & Thursdays 4-7pm, and Saturdays 9-12am, or call Elli Sparks (804.475-6775) to arrange a pick up.
Then on 10/10/10, head on over to Tricycle Garden’s urban farm on Bainbridge and 9th Streets to visit a climate success story. We will spend the morning from 10 am – 1 pm preparing Richmond’s first urban farm for its winter hoop houses. After we’re done working, we’ll head on over to the Richmond Folk Festival, which is only a 15 minute walk from Tricycle Garden’s urban farm. Walk, bike, ride the bus, or car-pool to our event.
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
If you have questions about tickets, please email dinner@tricyclegardens.org
Please join us on October 2, 2010 at the Robinson Theatre in Church Hill for our Second Annual Harvest Dinner celebration.
Tickets are $50 each and include a dinner prepared by some of Richmond’s best restaurants, beer, wine, dancing to bluegrass band “Scattered, Smothered and Covered,” and a celebration of urban agriculture in our city. Plus ticket revenues help us offer more programs on food, gardening and ecology.
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Please join Julep’s and Tricycle Gardens this Thursday, Sept 30, 8:30pm. Come celebrate National Organic Month. There is no cover charge, no attendance fee, and you don’t have to buy a ticket. Just come down and enjoy complimentary hors d’ouevres made from locally-sourced, organic product. Julep’s is donating a dollar to Tricycle Gardens for every drink sold. Help us reach our goal of $1000 dollars. That means we need 1000 people that all have one drink, or a hundred people that each have 10 drinks, or 1 selfless person to take one for the team and order a thousand drinks. Stay tuned to the event wall and see what drinks we’ll have available, as well as what hors d’ouevres we’ll be serving. Cheers.
What exactly is Urban Agriculture and where is it going? Learn about the history of community gardens in America, and the nuts & bolts of what it really takes to create and sustain a garden in your community. Learn about Tricycle Gardens’ work, what they are doing to make community gardens part of Richmond’s story and what role you can play in this vital movement! Lively discussion encouraged.
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Join us for an evening on the farm for a late summer celebration at the farm! Check out the Farm Stand, meet our staff and volunteers, and learn about the work of Tricycle Gardens. AND, as biodiversity is one of our favorite topics, we will be having a bug count with some folks from VCU!
