SPEND TIME WISELY... INVEST IT IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT.
AS PART OF THE SOLUTION, DESIGN YOUR SCENE TO BE GREEN! USE THE INFORMATION IN THE GARDEN library TO CREATE YOUR BEST HABITAT.
WITH MORE PEOPLE LIVING IN CITIES EVERY DAY, EACH PERSON COUNTS.

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A GREEN AND HEALTHY HABITAT BEGINS IN EACH HOME.
garden your way in city spaces with GARDENERS'GUILD:

RIGHT NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME TO BEGIN A COOL SEASON VEGGIE GARDEN.
enjoy regionally appropriate information for growing annual vegetables in urban spaces.
the seasonal guides below from GG are accompanied by helplful links to other local info.


Want to read more?
Circular 606
Hoop House construction
H-251
Row Cover methods
H-220
Starting Plants Early
Circular 457
Home Veggie Gardens

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... OR ANSWER THESE HELPFUL QUESTIONS + GET GROWING A HEALTHY HABITAT:
 
1. What are your resources in time? energy? money? ideas? skills? materials?

2. What are your interests? What are your needs? Who shares your space?

3. Do you have time to take on a new project? how about energy?

4. Are you interested in learning more about the environment?

5. What are the issues today that concern you the most?

6. In what ways do you conserve? (being green without more money)

7. In what ways can you capture new resources to improve the local ecology?

8. Do you have green goals?

9. Which projects, groups or individuals are your environmental advocates?

10. If you have funds to support healthy changes in habitats, how do you do it?

11. What do you do well? What do you like to do?

WITH YOUR ANSWERS FORMULATE A PLAN THAT STARTS WITH ONE SMALL CHANGE IN THE EVERY DAY ROUTINE AND BUILD FROM THERE...
grow herbs, grow organically, preserve food, share the bounty, conserve water, recycle trash, reuse containers, reduce consumption of whatever kind, try to be friendly, contribute your ideas and create new solutions for your neighborhood. don't drive or drive less, and turn off some lights.

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Also consider these ways to share your skills and interests:
+ teach classes of many kinds as a Gardeners'Guild Specialist member
+ host gatherings for like-minded people with a variety of interests
+ improve your knowledge of the environment and plants.

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begin your urban habitat project, find demos at the GG Hq, wildlife habitat certification help and volunteer opportunities for groups like ABQ OpenSpace. online, read section by section to get the big picture, or search a subject on this site below.

below is the flyer for our most recent collaborative COMPOSTING WORKSHOP.
a new series will be starting in February '10 - watch the GG calendar listings.