Community Garden Conference – July 16th

The Tarrant Area Food Bank is sponsoring a conference on July 16th at the FW Botanic Gardens. I received an updated notice that registration is now open – and it is a free event for adults and includes a mini-event for children and caregivers. I am out of town on this date, but am sharing this information in case you or any of the people you serve or know may be interested in attending. Community gardens are good places to grow the health and wellness of communities — and can also be fun. Please share this information with anyone you choose.

This is the text of the email from Lauren Hickman ([email protected]) who is the manager of Garden Programs for the Tarrant Area Food Bank:

I’m excited to announce that the schedules are now available online for the Growing Healthy Communities Conference on July 16^th, 2022. The presenters will be phenomenal for both the adult and children’s sessions.

We hope you can join us!

Please share the registration link and attached graphic. You can also share social media posts from TAFB to help us spread the word.

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