Fall 2024 Garden Day schedule
ELCA Youth Gathering
Peace by Piece New Orleans is proud to announce our new garden property at 9120 Olive Street, built by volunteers from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Youth Gathering. Youth members of the ELCA from across the country gathered in New Orleans for a week of worship and service. Our volunteers broke ground on the new garden and built and painted garden beds. Big thanks to the ELCA Youth Gathering for choosing to work with us!
Service Day Schedule
Above is the schedule for the Fall 2024 Garden Days. On Garden Days, volunteers complete tasks around our 3 garden properties, like building garden beds, cultivating soil, planting, and weeding. Our next Garden day will be on October 26 at our Garden on 9000 Oleander Street. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the registration form.
National Urban Agriculture Conference
In August, Peace by Piece Program Director, Dee Dee Green, participated in the 2024 National Urban Agriculture (NuAg) Conference in Detroit, MI. This event was made possible by the USDA Farm Service Agency. Hollygrove Community Garden was highlighted during the break out session, Community Engaged Urban Agriculture: Growing Together for a Sustainable Future. Dee Dee and co-panelists from farming programs in Richmond, VA and Philadelphia, PA shared their insights on sustainable agriculture and self-determination. “It was so exciting to hear that all of the panelists are in communities working to become self-determined and in control of the production and distribution of their resources,” explains Dee Dee.
This inaugural gathering of USDA representatives, urban ag producers and stakeholders provided farm tours in Detroit, panel discussions from practitioners across the country and updates on the current farm bill (extended until the end of September 2024) and what the future holds for the next farm bill.
Upcoming Events
Community Kitchen
Join us on Saturday, September 28 for our Fall Community Kitchen. Our Community Kitchen series aims to engage Hollygrove residents in conversations around food access, climate resilience, and economic development. We will share a meal that is culturally significant to New Orleans and discuss how food can nourish the community’s collective mind, body, and soul.
Community Kitchen events are hosted by Peace by Piece New Orleans and the Hollygrove Neighbors Association. The Kitchen is a quarterly neighborhood activity; participation is free but space is limited. For more information, contact (504) 418-5070. Location to be announced at a later date.
Hollygrove Neighbors Association Meeting
Join us for the Hollygrove Neighbors Association community meeting on Saturday, October 12 at the Carrollton Hollygrove Senior Center (3300 Hamilton St.) at 12:00 PM CT. This is a great opportunity to learn about the issues affecting our community and hear from fellow residents. Your input and participation are valuable as we work together to make Hollygrove a better place for all.
Eye on Surveillance Coalition Meeting
It’s time to fight the surveillance state. Join EOS for our coalition wide meeting on, Friday, September 26 at 6:00 PM CT. Coalition-wide monthly meetings will be held via Zoom. Email at info@eyeonsurveillance.org for a link to join us!
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