All posts by Joe Kurtz

Planting Spring Bulbs and Garlic on Saturday, October 24th @ 10am

CoLab, Community Garden

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Learn how to plant Spring bulbs and garlic at a FREE workshop offered by a local gardening expert on Saturday, October 24th from 10am-12pm in the Tyler Street Community Garden.

Participants will have the opportunity to take home free gloves of garlic and other leafy-veggie seedlings for planting. Tools and gloves will also be available for everyone so come ready to work and to get dirty!

Submit the google form below to register for the workshop and we’ll see you on Saturday!

Lead Paint Prevention and Awareness Workshop October 20 @ 5pm

CoLab

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FREE Lead Paint Prevention & Awareness Workshop

Tuesday, October 20 @ 5pm

As the cold begins to settle in, are you looking for inside projects? How much do you know about the dangers of lead paint and the preventive measures you can take? Come to the CoLab for a FREE Lead Paint Prevention and Awareness class! Training materials will be provided free of cost. The class is on Tuesday, October 20th from 5 pm to 6:30 pm at 9 West Northrup Place at the CoLab.

Art Wheaton of The Worker Institute of Cornell University ILR School will be instructing, in CoLaboration with the Center for Environmental and Occupational Medicine at ECMC.

To register for this class please fill out the google form or email uhcolab@ourheights.org with your name, number, and email. Hurry now as space is limited!

Submit this google form

 

 

PUSH Green Winterizing Workshop Wednesday, October 14th @ 6pm

CoLab

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PUSH Green Weatherproofing Workshop Wednesday, October 14th

Cold starting to creep in thru your doors and windows? Looking to reduce your energy bills this winter? Didn’t have a chance to catch the last weatherproofing workshop? Well the next one is only a week away! Join PUSH Green and their team of experts on Wednesday, October 14th @ 6pm for a workshop teaching you the fundamentals of of weatherproofing thru demonstrations on ways to insulate your doors and windows, and reduce sources of drafts!

When: Wednesday, October 14th from 6pm-730pm

Where: The CoLab at 9 West Northrup Place

How: To register for the workshop email uhcolab@ourheights.org with your name, number, and zip code or by submitting the google form below! Space is limited.

Register here –> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-ZxVgeugG438h2JmAleNKZzQ-e24tbgugTqtyQQSbdE/viewform

Valu Home Centers Weatherproofing Workshop October 6th @ 6pm

CoLab, Housing

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Need some DIY tips on how to keep your energy bill low and house warm and cozy for the cold, winter months? Join the experts of Valu Home Center as they teach a workshop on ways to weatherproof your home for Fall and Winter such as installing door and window covers, locating sources of drafts, caulking basebaords and gaps, and more! Participants will receive a FREE coupon to Valu Home Centers which they are able to take home and use to buy materials from the demonstrations.

What: Valu Home Center Weatherproofing Workshop

When: Tuesday, October 6th from 6pm-730pm

Where: The CoLab at 9 W. Northrup Place Buffalo, NY 14214

How: The workshop is FREE and open to the public. Please submit the google form below to reserve your spot for the workshop. Space is limited!

Valu Home Center and PUSH Green Weatherization Workshops

CoLab

WorkshopSliderIn collaboration with Valu Home Center, PUSH Green, and sponsorship from the St. Joe’s Neighborhood Housing Initiative, the CoLab will be host to a free, public workshop series providing DIY education on weatherproofing your home for the cold, winter months. The workshops will  help attendees identify common places of home heat loss and drafts, caulk gaps in windows and baseboards, install draft blockers and plastic window covers, and many more ways to winterize your home!

Value Home Center experts will be hosting their workshop on October, 6th from 6-7:30pm

PUSH Green experienced contractor will be hosting his workshop on October, 14th from 6-7:30pm

REMINDER: Workday in Tyler St. Community Garden Moved to Wednesday, August 26th

Community Garden

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Reminder: the workday in the Tyler Street Community Garden has been moved to Wednesday, August 26th from 1pm-4pm.  We’ll be working with UB students to weed, deadhead, and perform maintenance on the all of the beds and surrounding landscape. Anyone is welcome to join in on the collaboration for a few hours or the full day. We’ll provide the gloves and tools, you come ready to work!

Dead Zone Collective Gallery

CoLab

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The Dead Zone Collective will be hosting their first group art show is Friday, July 31st from  6pm-10pm at the University Heights CoLab.

These talented local artists will have their pieces on display for the month of August where the public will be able to visit the gallery during the regularly scheduled Tool Library hours.

Tyler Street Community Garden Planning Meeting Minutes from 07/15/15

Community Garden

 

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Thanks to everyone who joined us last night at the Colab for our planning meeting! We had a lot of great conversations regarding the present and future direction of our garden. If you were unable to attend the meeting, read the minutes below to see what we chatted about:

Planning Meeting Agenda -Summer 2015 (download)

  1. Purpose
    1. To create a green space where the public can enjoy, events, workshops, and community grown produce
    2. Beautification of the neighborhood and outreach to kids
    3. An example of how a community can turn a vacant lot into a neighborhood asset
  2. Delegation of Responsibilities
    1. Co-Managers:
      1. Anne will get back to Joe the week of the 20th on whether she would like to be co-manager
      2. Joe has offered to take up the role if she does not want to
      3. Tasks include attending all Grassroots Gardens leader meetings, plant distributions, etc…
    2. Communication –Primary contact between managers, Grassroots Gardens, and volunteers (Joe)
      1. Email (kurtz.josephj@gmail.com)
      2. Google Docs/Polls
      3. Will contain everything in Garden Binder
      4. Joe will share will all volunteers
      5. Garden Binder (which will be kept at the CoLab) for managers and volunteers
      6. GiveGab events and workshops
    3. Grounds keeping – Joe will contact Mickey for the role
      1. Tasks include – mowing the lawn, watering, brush/trash cleanup, ordering materials
      2. Develop a grounds keeping schedule with Mickey (Joe)
      3. Follow up with Mickey about woodchips (Joe)
    4. Citizen Scientists – Anne
    5. Anne will contact Joe the week of the 20th about setting up a meeting to discuss the programs
  3. Neglected raised beds at end of W. Winspear
    1. Beds and plants will be removed and transplanted
    2. Making sure the knot weed has been terminated so it isn’t introduced to the garden
    3. Joe will send out a poll to see the availability of the volunteers to plant a workday
      1. Or will be handled at the next Final Tuesday Workday (07/28/15)
    4. Since beds are pressurized, they will be converted into a “planter bench”
    5. Location in Community Garden (TBD
  4. Events
    1. Community Cookout has been set for September 19th following the Extending Your Growing Season Workshop
    2. Contact UB, Farmers Market, Capen Garden Walk, GG, GJP, and local block clubs about attendin
    3. Add End-of-year-beginning-of-year postcard to blue bags UB sends out (Darren
    4. Joe will create and share GiveGab and Facebook events
    5. Donation events such as plant swaps and seed swaps can be used to raise funds for the garden (Dates TBD)
  5. Clarify adoption system for beds
    1. We will discuss the possibility of moving from an adoption system to an open-community bed system during/following the Final Tuesday in November
    2. A formal meeting date at the end of November/beginning of December will be decided thru a doodle poll (Joe)
    3. Potentially allocating two raised beds as community beds which can be used for free public harvesting
  6. Signage
    1. An A-frame will be built and secured at the Tyler Street Community Garden and Winspear Triangle (Darren & Joe)
    2. Contact block clubs to find out who made their signs (Darren or Joe)
  7. Diagram of Garden
    1. Uploaded to the TSCG drive (Joe)
    2. Find date to tackle the Japanese knot weed (Joe)
    3. Provide literature on best methods to remove weed before workday (Caesandra & Joe)
  8. Communication (Joe)
    1. GiveGab page for volunteer events, workshop, and month to month tasks
    2. Find day to train volunteers on how to use GiveGab (Joe)
    3. Facebook page (Joe & Darren)
    4. UHC Web Page (Darren & Joe)
    5. Google docs will contain everything in the gardening binder (Joe)
    6. Canvassing about events, and workshops will be done thru social media (Joe)
    7. Contact UB about adding informational postcards to the UB Blue Bags (Darren)
    8. Plants Map (Anne & Joe)
  9. Month by Month Tasks
    1. Tasks for each month will be present on the Tyler Street Community Garden GiveGab page and chalkboard/bulletin board in the community garden (Joe)
    2. Send out a doodle poll for an alternative workday starting at 6pm (Joe)
    3. Create small sign of top 5-10 weeds for public to pull at any time (Joe)
    4. Find day for monthly meeting thru doodle poll (Joe)
  10. Annual Plan
    1. A planning meeting will be scheduled for the end of November or beginning of December to discuss the 2016 plan for the garden (TBD)