Gardens & Gardening

Gardeners’ Gathering

March 16, 2024. Free and open to all.

Photo Credit: Whit Wales

Gardeners’ Gathering

Reunión de Jardineros 

March 16, 2024 / 16 de marzo de 2024
Northeastern University, Shillman Hall
Free and open to all / Gratis y abierto a todos

Celebrate the start of the gardening season! The 48th Annual Gardeners’ Gathering brings Boston-area growers of all kinds together for a free day full of informative workshops, engaging exhibitors, networking, and inspiration. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Mel King’s Massachusetts Gardening and Farm Act, the Gathering will focus on celebrating our invaluable legacy gardeners, taking a look back on the incredible community growing work in Boston over the last half a century.

¡Celebre el inicio de la temporada de jardinería! La 48.ª Reunión Anual de Jardineros reúne a productores de todo tipo del área de Boston para un día gratuito lleno de talleres informativos, expositores atractivos, networking e inspiración. En honor al 50.º aniversario de la Ley de Jardinería y Agricultura de Massachusetts de Mel King, el Encuentro se centrará en celebrar a nuestro invaluable legado de jardineros, echando una mirada retrospectiva al increíble trabajo de crecimiento comunitario en Boston durante el último medio siglo.

Make sure to pre-register to receive a link to the virtual program.

Registre para obtener un enlace al programa virtual.

Registration

 

If you are interested in having a table at the exhibition hall, register here. If you are interested in sponsoring the Gathering by having an ad in the program, register here.

There will be three workshop slots, each with at least two workshops translated into Spanish.

Habrá 3 sesiones de cursillos, cada una con al menos dos cursillos traducidos al español. 

Workshop Topics Include / Los cursillos incluyen:

  • Bokashi – Fermented Food Waste/ Bokashi – Residuos de alimentos fermentados 
  • Common Vegetable Insects, Pests and Diseases / Plagas, parásitos, y enfermedades comunes en el jardín 
  • Urban Bees; Keeping Honey & Native Bees Wherever You Live / Apicultura urbana 
  • Palestinian Gardens and Beyond: A Workshop on Gardening your heritage / Jardines de Palestine: Un cursillo en la jardinería con su herencia 
  • Spectacular Caterpillar: Larva to Pupa / Orugas espectaculares: de larva a crisálida 
  • Native pollinators in your garden: who they are and how to support them / Polinizadores Nativos: quien son y como apoyarlos 
  • Unlocking the Secrets of Soil: Exploring the Soil Food Web and Ecological Management for Growers / Secretos de Tierra: Explorando la red alimenticia del suelo y la gestión ecológica para los jardineros 
  • Breathe Easy: Medicinal Herbs for Respiratory Health / Respire tranquilo: Hierbas medicinales para la salud respiratoria 
  • Learn How to Create a Seedling Set-up at Home / Aprenda como crear una configuración para crecer semillas en casa 
  • MORE!

Getting There

MBTA/ Llegando por MBTA:
Ruggles and Northeastern stops.

Parking:
Available for $20 at the Renaissance Garage, 835 Columbus Ave (that is the only entrance to drive into, do not follow Google Maps to a back or side entrance; it’s wrong). You can exit the side of the garage, go up and through Ruggles Station, and leave through the Forsyth Street exit. From there, Shillman Hall is ahead to the left and the Egan Center is ahead to the right. Find an interactive Northeastern Campus Map here.

Las paradas de Ruggles y Northeastern. Aparcamiento: $20 en el garaje Renaissance, 835 Columbus Ave (es la única entrada, no siga Google Maps a otra entrada – es incorrecta). Salga del lado del garaje, suba y camine a través de Ruggles hasta la salida de Forsyth Street. Shillman Hall está a la izquierda, y Egan Center a la derecha.  

Schedule/ Horario:

  • 10AM Shillman Hall (115 Forsyth St): Exhibitors’ Gallery (all day) / Galería de expositores (todo el día) 
  • 10:45AM Egan Center (120 Forsyth St): Legacy Gardener Panel & Community Garden Awards / Panel de jardineros legados y premios de los jardines comunitarios 
  • 12:15 Lunch Break with Bibimbox Food Truck / Almuerzo con Bibimbox Food Truck
  • 1 – 5PM Shillman Hall (115 Forsyth St) – Gardening & Urban Homesteading Workshops & Exhibitors! / ¡Talleres y expositores de jardinería y agricultura urbana!

Legacy Gardener Panel: Many of the urban gardens in Boston are still tended by their founders and instrumental activists who have helped the spaces thrive. The voices of those gardeners who have been around to watch the city of Boston change will be uplifted with a panel discussion during the morning session of the Gardeners’ Gathering. These gardeners have a long and deep history of food justice work in the City of Boston. Each with a whole host of accolades and rich history, joins us in celebrating the people who have made a tremendous impact on urban gardening in Boston.

Panel de jardineros legados: Muchos de los jardines urbanos en Boston todavía son atendidos por sus fundadores y activistas instrumentales que han ayudado a que los espacios prosperen. Las voces de estos jardineros que han visto a la ciudad cambiar serán amplificado con una discusión durante la mañana de la Reunión de Jardineros. Estos jardineros tienen una historia larga de trabajo relacionada a la justicia alimentaria en la ciudad de Boston. Con varios elogios y historias ricas, nos acompañan para celebrar la gente que han tenido un impacto tremendo en la jardinería urbano.

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