We had a productive morning at Maxwell St Presbyterian Church. Bob McKinley of InFeed was happy move some seeds and we were both glad to meet some area growers. As exciting as it all was, we did have to work a bit to keep Asher interested.

Thanks again to Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church for hosting us, and for all those who came out to get some seeds.

Well, we hesitate to toot our own horn at Seedleaf, and yet, we were deeply honored this last week when the kind folks from the Kentucky Conference of Community and Justice (KCCJ) quite literally burst in on our board meeting to surprise us with the news.

Seedleaf has been chosen as the winner of the 2010 Humanitarian Award.

From the KCCJ website:

“The Humanitarian Award is given to an individual or organization whose life or work affirms the mission of KCCJ – to raise awareness and speak out for the just, fair and equal treatment of all people by promoting respect, understanding and acceptance through advocacy, education and empowerment.”

The list of past recipients of this award is long and esteemed, and we are deeply humbled to be included in this list. We are equally grateful to KCCJ for this accalade and sincerely hope we will continue to live up to it’s high standards.

We are very hopeful that you will all be able to join us in a night set aside for the award ceremony, where you’ll have a chance not only to hear us speak a bit in accepting the honor, but also learn more about KCCJ and the great work their doing.

The award ceremony will take place on April 6th, at Buster’s Billiards and Backroom. The reception will begin at 5:30 with the presentation beginning at 6:30. Visit KCCJ’s website to learn more and to register for the event!

Hope to see you there!

So just because you see a lot of pavement outside your window doesn’t mean you can’t have a fresh salad once in a while. Come by the E. Seventh Street Center sometime and see what’s growing up there on the sidewalk (in a raised planting bed). Here are some pics of the work that went on Wednesday afternoon:

The Garden Club at William Wells Brown Elementary had their hands all over a fairly snazzy grow-light and heating pad this past Tuesday afternoon. Rebecca, our fearless leader, led the charge, and these young growers followed right in. Here is the final product (behind the friendly wavers):

I stopped by the Gainesway Community Garden on Tuesday to check on things and sow some peas and onions ahead of the rain. I was happy to find a patch of leaves that had overwintered there.

So come join us and these baby spinaches–we have a Big Garden Party scheduled for April 10th, 1-4pm. We’ll plant more spring things, show participants how to harvest spinach and other leafy things, and have fun together in a garden. Everybody is welcome.