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</b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>MARCH
20: Urban Growers Gardening Workshop -ABQ</b></font><br>
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face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>MARCH
30: Albuquerque Business Academy -ABQ</b></font><b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>MARCH
20: Urban Growers Gardening Workshop</b></font><br>
<b>10:00am at Rio Grande Community Farm</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Gardener’s Guild • Rio Grande Community
Farm • Harwood Art Center Urban Growers Workshop Series<br>
<i>Dig your Hands in the Dirt: Planting your Vegetable Garden</i><br>
with Joran Viers (County Program Director, Bernalillo County
Cooperative Extension Service)<br>
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*Please note that this workshop is being held at Rio Grande Community
Farm and NOT at the Action Buzz Garden.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">A short presentation will be followed by
Q&A and discussion.<br>
This workshop will focus on details related to getting plants (or
seeds) into the ground.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Topics will include:<br>
*Plant selection<br>
*Plant positioning<br>
*Microclimates<br>
*Seeds and starts<br>
*What to plant & when<br>
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Rio Grande Community Farm Directions:<br>
Park in Open Space lot on Tierra Viva Pl NW (1.1 miles west of 4th St.
on Montaño) Walk east to the barn/greenhouse (RGCF staff will direct
you)<br>
Bring a lawn chair! <br>
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Admission is FREE to members of Rio Grande Community Farm, Gardener’s
Guild and Harwood Art Center. Non-member admission is $5 (kids are free)<br>
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Stephanie Dobbie at Rio
Grande Community Farm <u><a rel="nofollow"
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>MARCH
30: Albuquerque Business Academy<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span><b>GREEN ACADEMY FOR NEW MEXICO
SMALL BUSINESSES</b><br>
8:30am - 3pm (MST) <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span>University of Phoenix</span><span></span><span><br>
5700 Pasadena Ave. NE</span><br>
<span></span><span>Albuquerque, NM 87113</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span>Green Academy is a free training
intended for people who own or operate an existing small
business. This free training aims </span><span>to engage and educate
small business owners in the
region, to provide them with tools and resources to scale their
operations and create green jobs locally. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span>The Green Academy is hosted by
Green For All, a
national nonprofit organization that is dedicated to building an
inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. </span><span></span><span></span><span></span><br>
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<span></span><span></span><span>Guest speakers at the Academy, will
include: </span>
<div>
<ul>
<li>
<div>State Senator Tim Keller</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>State Senator Eric Griego</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Randy Sadewic, General Manager of Positive Energy</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Brendan Miller, Green Economy Manager for the state of New
Mexico</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Doug May, President and CEO of Unirac</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>David Melton, President and CEO of Sacred Power </div>
</li>
</ul>
<div>& a range of representatives from supportive organizations,
such as:</div>
<ul>
<li>
<div>ACCION</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Capital CDC</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>The Loan Fund</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>New Mexico Community Capital</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Small Business Administration</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>WESST</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Technology Ventures Corporation </div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Wells Fargo <br>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<span>If you would like more information, please visit Green For All
online:<br>
<a
href="http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/capital-access-program/albuquerque-business-academy"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/capital-access-program/albuquerque-business-academy</a>
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