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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharlottesvilleVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlottesvilleVA</span></a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCaf%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafé</span></a> coming up at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScrappyElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScrappyElephant</span></a></p><p>Apr 18, 2025 </p><p>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- "People with a broken piece of jewelry or some clothing that needs to be fixed might be able to get it done for free at an upcoming event.</p><p>"The Cville TimeBank will be holding a Repair Café at the Scrappy Elephant on Allied Street on April 26.</p><p>"Attendees can bring up to three items in need of repair.</p><p>"Volunteers will be on hand to fix items. Repairs will be limited to 25 minutes if there are others waiting for assistance.</p><p>"However, organizers say there will be no jewelry soldering or extensive bead restringing at this event.</p><p>"This event is free to attend and open to the community. For more information, click on the link below:</p><p><a href="https://ctbrepaircafe.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ctbrepaircafe.wordpress.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.cbs19news.com/news/repair-caf-coming-up-at-scrappy-elephant/article_942777e1-afae-4c5a-bfea-8b8e6062d283.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbs19news.com/news/repair-caf-</span><span class="invisible">coming-up-at-scrappy-elephant/article_942777e1-afae-4c5a-bfea-8b8e6062d283.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VirginiaRepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VirginiaRepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReuseRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReuseRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReuseRepairRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReuseRepairRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TimeBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeBanks</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BathME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BathME</span></a> - May 3 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm</p><p>"Come to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafe</span></a>, where our expert volunteers can fix your everyday items and keep them out of the landfill. They can even show you how to do it yourself! We can fix:</p><p>- Electronics &amp; Computers<br>- Clothing &amp; Leather goods<br>- Small appliances &amp; lamps<br>- Wooden furniture<br>- Knife sharpening<br>- 3D-printed repairs<br>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bike</span></a> maintenance and repairs"</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HabitatRestore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HabitatRestore</span></a><br>1 Chandler Dr SUITE 2<br>Bath, Maine 04530 United States </p><p><a href="https://www.bikemaine.org/event/repair-cafe-with-the-bcm/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemaine.org/event/repair-caf</span><span class="invisible">e-with-the-bcm/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafesMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReuseRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReuseRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BicycleRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BicycleRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BicycleMaintenance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BicycleMaintenance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReuseRepairRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReuseRepairRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineRepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineRepairCafes</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, after today's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FightForTheFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightForTheFuture</span></a>, please join myself (and anyone else who'd like to chime in) for tomorrow's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> ! Even though it's a holiday for some, I'll still be posting about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Degrowth</span></a>, and other related subjects! It's time to plant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedsOfChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedsOfChange</span></a>! 💚 🍃 </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colorado</span></a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> and the ‘economy of sharing’</p><p>An ode to the palace of the people </p><p>By Kaylee Harter - Apr. 9, 2025 </p><p>"Visit one of BPL’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/makerspaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>makerspaces</span></a>, a feature that’s become a staple in many libraries, and you can use <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3DPrinters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinters</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/looms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>looms</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaserCutters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaserCutters</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScreenPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenPrinting</span></a> equipment and more. </p><p>" 'It’s a collaborative learning environment,' Farnan says. 'We’re learning together. If you were to go into the makerspace today and ask, like, ‘I’m thinking about doing this,’ then they would say, ‘I don’t know how to do that, but let’s figure it out.’ </p><p>" 'That is inherently resilient.'</p><p>"He recalls a blind artist who came in with a unique challenge: 'She wanted to be able to see her drawings.' </p><p>" 'They worked with her with 3D printers, with the laser cutters and that kind of thing, in order to transfer her drawings into dimensional objects, because they were abstractions, so that she could then see them with her fingers.'</p><p>"Despite the always expanding array of programming and services, the books themselves — and literacy for all ages — are ever important."</p><p><a href="https://boulderweekly.com/special-editions/libraries-and-the-economy-of-sharing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boulderweekly.com/special-edit</span><span class="invisible">ions/libraries-and-the-economy-of-sharing/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SharingEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SharingEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CircularEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryOfThings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakerSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakerSpace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BoulderCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoulderCO</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> - The Restart Project! Lots of locations, lots of dates!</p><p>"The Restart Project aims to tackle the climate emergency by making <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> work for people, for the planet, and for longer.</p><p>"We’re a people-powered social enterprise that believes every product should be repairable, and that repair and reuse should be accessible and affordable for everyone.</p><p>"Right now, we live in a throwaway economy. It can be tough to find options for repair locally, and electronics can be needlessly hard to fix. As a result we’re losing repair skills in our communities, throwing more away, and buying more new. It’s building a mountain of e-waste while using ever more of our planet’s limited resources.</p><p>"That’s why we make repair easier for everyone.</p><p>We help people run repair events in their communities where they teach each other how to fix their broken and slow devices – from tablets to toasters, from iPhones to headphones. We run fixing factories that help people repair their things, build repair directories where people can find help near them and train people in repair skills."</p><p><a href="https://therestartproject.org/networks/hampshire/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">therestartproject.org/networks</span><span class="invisible">/hampshire/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReduceReuseRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReduceReuseRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReuseRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReuseRepair</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCaf%C3%A9sUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafésUK</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> - The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’<br>A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directive</p><p>by Sylvia Thompson<br>Mon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00</p><p>"At repair cafes across the island of Ireland, volunteers fix small pieces of furniture, household electrical appliances and clothing at community venues for free. This movement, which started about 10 years ago – but stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic – is gathering pace again as a kickback against the perils of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/overconsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overconsumption</span></a> and as a response to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> and cost-of-living crises.</p><p>"Tomorrow afternoon, in an industrial unit in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dublin12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dublin12</span></a>, a repair cafe will take place, a community event in which a group of volunteer fixers will repair everything from broken toasters, kettles, coffee machines and air fryers to garments needing new zips or buttons.</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DublinMakerRepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DublinMakerRepairCafe</span></a> in Unit 2B, Motor City, Kylemore Road, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dublin</span></a> 12, is one of a number of repair cafe gatherings held throughout the island. Volunteer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fixers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fixers</span></a> also show up for repair events organised in "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityCentres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityCentres</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> and third-level colleges.</p><p>" 'I’d do a repair cafe every weekend if I had enough volunteers. I can’t meet the demand from libraries, county councils and community groups,' says Jeffrey Roe, a software and hardware engineer who also runs Tog Hackerspace, which hosts the D12 repair cafes four times a year.</p><p>"He says there are three types of people who turn up with broken items to be repaired for free at these community events.</p><p>" 'There are the environmentally conscious people who want to get things fixed rather than consume more valuable resources by purchasing new things,' says Roe. 'There are people who want things fixed for sentimental reasons – say a food mixer their mother used or a toy they played with that they want to give to their children. And then, there are the cost-conscious people who find the cost of getting something new too high.' "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025/01/18/the-rise-of-repair-cafes-its-not-sustainable-to-keep-buying-new-stuff/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishtimes.com/culture/2025/01</span><span class="invisible">/18/the-rise-of-repair-cafes-its-not-sustainable-to-keep-buying-new-stuff/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReduceReuseRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReduceReuseRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReuseRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReuseRepair</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCaf%C3%A9sIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafésIreland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://greennet.social/@WansteadClimateAction" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WansteadClimateAction</span></a></span> (and welcome to the Fediverse!)</p><p>"Anyone in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wanstead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wanstead</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LondonE11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LondonE11</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Redbridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Redbridge</span></a> please follow and come to our events.</p><p>Here's a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafe</span></a> coming up Saturday 12th April with help from @restartproject Bring your faulty stuff."</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@WansteadClimateAction@greennet.social/114264249631956492" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kolektiva.social/@WansteadClim</span><span class="invisible">ateAction@greennet.social/114264249631956492</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafesUK</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesLondon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafesLondon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReduceReuseRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReduceReuseRepair</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCaf%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafé</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pierrefonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pierrefonds</span></a> serves up new life for broken goods </p><p>April 5, 2025</p><p>"On the first Saturday of every month, Repair Café Pierrefonds takes place at the public library. Volunteers help repair damaged items brought in by residents, while also teaching them how to do it themselves."</p><p><a href="https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/04/05/repair-cafe-pierrefonds/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">montreal.citynews.ca/2025/04/0</span><span class="invisible">5/repair-cafe-pierrefonds/</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesMontreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafesMontreal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReduceReuseRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReduceReuseRepair</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> - How a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScarboroughOntario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScarboroughOntario</span></a> couple is building community, one repair at a time</p><p>by Jessica Patterson<br>Published March 28, 2025</p><p>"Once a month, volunteers gather in a Scarborough, Ont., community centre to fix broken appliances, bicycles, housewares and computers and mend torn clothing – all for free. The Mid-Scarborough Hub Repair Café was launched 18 months ago by Krissan Veerasingam and Fizza Khalid, a couple on a mission to make Scarborough a kinder, greener place.</p><p>They both have day jobs – Mr. Veerasingam is a software developer, Ms. Khalid is a health and safety adviser – but volunteering is a big part of their lives. They founded the Scarborough Environmental Association (SEA), a non-profit organization that hosts events like pollinator plant giveaways, clothing swaps, sewing workshops and park clean-ups. The Repair Café is a key SEA initiative, focused on supporting low-income and historically disenfranchised communities. (Repair Cafés originated in Amsterdam in 2009 and there are now more than 3500 of them around the world.)"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/globe-wealth/article-how-a-scarborough-couple-is-building-community-one-repair-at-a-time/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theglobeandmail.com/investing/</span><span class="invisible">globe-wealth/article-how-a-scarborough-couple-is-building-community-one-repair-at-a-time/</span></a></p><p>Link to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a>: <br><a href="https://repaircafetoronto.ca/upcoming-events/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">repaircafetoronto.ca/upcoming-</span><span class="invisible">events/</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesONT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafesONT</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReduceReuseRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReduceReuseRepair</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.agroecologymap.org/@AgroecologyMap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AgroecologyMap</span></a></span> </p><p>Northey Street City Farm in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrisbaneAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrisbaneAustralia</span></a></p><p>"We consider the vital connection to the elements of nature to be integral to learning and offer practical skills that can be utilised every day in your own garden space or working environment. Being based in the Magical <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bundjalung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bundjalung</span></a> Country - the Northern Rivers 'Rainbow Region' of Northern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewSouthWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSouthWales</span></a>, Australia, 'Growing Roots' offers a huge range of functional and cutting edge experimental <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a> systems for students to explore. From the intensive, highly productive market gardens of ‘The Farm’ at Byron Bay through to Rural <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodForests</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agroforestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agroforestry</span></a> Systems, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BushTukka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BushTukka</span></a> Gardens and the Great Wilderness of our Subtropical and Cool Temperate Rainforests, the teachings of nature - and humans creative dance within it - are vast and profound. We utilise the following 12 principles of Permaculture."</p><p>Learn more:<br><a href="https://agroecologymap.org/l/northey-street-city-farm-in-brisbane" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">agroecologymap.org/l/northey-s</span><span class="invisible">treet-city-farm-in-brisbane</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgroEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgroEcology</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/regenerativeagriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regenerativeagriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Permakulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Permakulture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgroForestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgroForestry</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BushTucker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BushTucker</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>: Need Help Fixing Your Broken Stuff? Volunteers at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumboldtCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumboldtCounty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCaf%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafé</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArcataCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArcataCA</span></a> Will (Most Likely) Fix It for Free! </p><p>by Isabella Vanderheiden / Wednesday, March 26</p><p>"You know that broken lamp that’s been sitting in the corner of your garage for the last decade? You know, the one with the busted pull chain and persnickety cord your college roommate gave you? Yeah, that one. Do you think it might be time to get that thing fixed?</p><p>"What if I told you there is a place you can go to have your lamps rewired, your vintage denim mended, your bicycle tires patched, your weed wackers restrung and your great-grandmother’s heirloom necklace soldered — all for free?</p><p>"Sounds too good to be true, right? Not so! On Sunday, April 6, volunteers and staff with Arcata’s Recreation Division will host the first Humboldt Repair Café, a free event at the Arcata Community Center where people can take their broken stuff (electronics, clothing, jewelry, furniture, crockery, small appliances, etc.) to be repaired by local fixers. If you can carry it, chances are, they can fix it. </p><p>"'The rule is it has to be small enough that you can carry it in by yourself,' volunteer coordinator Wendy Ring told the Outpost. 'We won’t be able to take in refrigerators and things like that. We’ll have a retired electrician to work with smaller electrical appliances. We also have some IT specialists to help people with their computers. We have experts at putting fancy patches on clothes and another person for bicycle repairs. This is our first Repair Café, but we have quite a variety of people!'</p><p>"The upcoming event is part of an international movement, which originated in Amsterdam in 2009, to combat '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThrowawayCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThrowawayCulture</span></a>,' promote <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> and teach people practical repair skills. 'We just bring our skills and fix stuff together,' Ring said.</p><p>"'The Repair Café movement is trying to change consumer culture and say, ‘No, we can’t just throw things away because they don’t just disappear,’ she continued. 'This is a way of making the things that we have last longer and teaching people how to fix things by watching our volunteers as they’re doing repairs. It’s also community building, which is something that we really need right now.'</p><p>"While the event is free, volunteers may request a donation if they need extra materials for repair. In some cases, it may take volunteers a little longer to diagnose the issue and get the parts needed for the fix.</p><p>"'If we don’t have the part on hand, we may ask you to come back next month,' Ring said, adding that she hopes to host the event once a month. 'Sometimes, it’s going to be a multi-step repair. We do have some people who have 3D printers who will be able to make parts for people. … We’ll also have little handbells around, and when a repair is made, we’ll ring the bell and have a mini celebration.'</p><p>"Asked what she would be taking to the Repair Café, Ring said she has a Kindle that needs fixing, some clothes her dog has chewed on and a jacket with a broken zipper. 'I put a collection of beautiful beach pebbles in my jacket pocket, and I’ve never been able to unzip it,' she said. 'That was a year ago. I can sew a little bit, but I can’t do zippers!'</p><p>"Cullen Groom, recreation supervisor for the City of Arcata’s environmental services department, is helping to support the program on behalf of the city, which is allowing the Repair Café to use the community center’s senior room free of charge."</p><p>FMI: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/mar/26/repair-cafe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/mar/</span><span class="invisible">26/repair-cafe/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesCalifornia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafesCalifornia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairReuseRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairReuseRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NashvillePublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NashvillePublicLibrary</span></a>, Green Hills Branch </p><p>Vegetable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ContainerGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContainerGardening</span></a><br>When: Thursday, April 3, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM<br>Where: Green Hills</p><p>Description: "Learn how growing plants in containers can expand your gardening options! Discover you can easily and successfully grow a variety of vegetables, flowers, and fruits in containers as varied as pots, tires and satellite dishes."</p><p>Contact: Green Hills (615) 862-5863</p><p><a href="https://events.library.nashville.org/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&amp;href=/public/cals/MainCal/CAL-8a3e8e4b-9569b067-0195-b50201f3-00007226.ics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">events.library.nashville.org/c</span><span class="invisible">al/event/eventView.do?b=de&amp;href=/public/cals/MainCal/CAL-8a3e8e4b-9569b067-0195-b50201f3-00007226.ics</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VegetableGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VegetableGardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NashvillePublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NashvillePublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedExchange</span></a></p><p>"The Seed Exchange offers access to local librarians who will support, coach, and cheer you on as you grow your own home, school, church, or community garden. The best part about our Seed Exchange: it’s free! All you need is a library card."</p><p>Borrow Seeds</p><p>"Use your library card to borrow vegetable, herb, and flower seeds at Main Library and select branches. Find a Seed Exchange location near you. Borrowing seeds is free. All you need is a Nashville Public Library card."<br> <br>Grow Plants</p><p>"NPL’s Seed Exchange offers access to local librarians who will support, coach and cheer you on as you grow your own home, school, church or community garden. We’re also working with local farmers, gardeners and community agencies to offer free gardening workshops throughout the year."</p><p>Return Seeds</p><p>"Once the season is over, harvest seeds from your garden and return them to the library. We ask that you follow certain protocol when harvesting seeds to share with the Seed Exchange. We want people who take seed to get what was on the label and we want to protect from passing on disease.</p><p>"Additionally, we are always looking for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OpenPollinated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenPollinated</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeirloomSeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeirloomSeeds</span></a> from anyone in the community who is willing to share, a little or a lot.</p><p>"Our Seed Protocol [linked below] includes guidelines for properly saving and preparing seeds to share."</p><p><a href="https://library.nashville.org/events/seed-exchange" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">library.nashville.org/events/s</span><span class="invisible">eed-exchange</span></a></p><p>Seed protocol:<br><a href="https://library.nashville.org/about/policies/seed-protocol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">library.nashville.org/about/po</span><span class="invisible">licies/seed-protocol</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedSharing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Consider planting an extra row for the hungry in your garden this spring</p><p>If you’re going to plant fruits, vegetables or herbs this spring, why not grow some extra for your local soup kitchen or pantry?</p><p>By JESSICA DAMIANO, March 18, 2025</p><p>"If you’re gearing up to plant fruits, vegetables or herbs this spring, why not grow some extra to donate to your local <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SoupKitchen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoupKitchen</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPantry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPantry</span></a>?</p><p>"The national <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlantARowForTheHungry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantARowForTheHungry</span></a> campaign, launched in 1995, has been encouraging home and community gardeners to do just that every year to help feed neighbors in need of fresh food.</p><p>"The program was spearheaded in 1995 by Anchorage Daily News garden columnist Jeff Lowenfels, who wrote a column encouraging his readers to plant extra crops and donate their harvests.</p><p>"After seeing the impact that his column had on local food donations, Lowenfels partnered with GardenComm International, then known as Garden Writers of America, to enlist garden columnists all over the country to promote the cause in their own communities. Since then, more than 20 million pounds of produce, providing more than 80 million meals, have been donated through the campaign by home gardeners.</p><p>"'All of this has been achieved without government subsidy or bureaucratic red tape — just people helping people,' according to organizers on the campaign’s website. And there’s no big advertising campaign, either — just garden columnists and their readers spreading the word."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/18/gardening-for-the-hungry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/18/ga</span><span class="invisible">rdening-for-the-hungry/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodInsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodInsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGardens</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LovelandCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LovelandCO</span></a> - Still a green thumb: Loveland high schooler keeps up community garden started when she was 10-years-old</p><p>Story by Austin Fleskes, March 22, 2025</p><p>"Lauren Dietz was only 10 years old when she signed up for a Thompson School District contest to make an impact in her community. When the fifth grader at New Vision Charter School won, she used the money for a community garden to try and cut down on food insecurity in Loveland.</p><p>"That garden is still operating today, and the 15-year-old Mountain View High School freshman has no intention of stepping away from it.</p><p>"'I wouldn’t want to pass this off to anybody else,' she said. 'This is a passion project that I love doing and I want to keep doing it.'</p><p>"Lauren’s Community Garden offers 10 metal planting plots at the Loveland Youth Gardeners’ farm in east Loveland where residents can plant and grow their own food. Throughout the season, they are given the chance to work with other gardeners and and even get advice from LYG master gardeners to learn more about the ins and outs of growing.</p><p>"The free opportunity asks only that the gardeners be able to tend their space at least 30 minutes every other day and volunteer some of their time with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YouthGardeners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouthGardeners</span></a>.</p><p>"Lauren won the Thompson Kids Can Change the World contest in 2021, receiving $250 with the goal of making a positive difference in her community. She said she looked to set up the community garden because she saw the impact of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodInsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodInsecurity</span></a> on her community during the pandemic, explaining as she stood near the 10 metal planting plots at the Loveland Youth Gardeners’ farm in east Loveland. She said she saw the contest as an outlet to address that.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Residents looking to apply to be part of the community garden this year can do so online at lovelandyouthgardeners.org. The growing season runs from May through October and those looking to apply must do so by May 1."</p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/still-a-green-thumb-loveland-high-schooler-keeps-up-community-garden-started-when-she-was-10-years-old/ar-AA1BqkCl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/other/still</span><span class="invisible">-a-green-thumb-loveland-high-schooler-keeps-up-community-garden-started-when-she-was-10-years-old/ar-AA1BqkCl</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGardens</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colorado</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LexingtonNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LexingtonNC</span></a> - Lexington community youth garden will kick off 2nd season of growing</p><p>By Jill Doss-Raines, Mar 20, 2025 </p><p>"A Lexington church and a nonprofit group will come together to kick off the second year of a community youth garden project.</p><p>"To do this, the project needs youths who want to learn about gardening.</p><p>"At 10 a.m. April 5, 2025 Anything For Our Youth Group and First Reformed United Church of Christ will kick off the growing season. This collaborative effort aims to educate and engage young people about sustainable gardening while fostering a sense of community, responsibility and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalStewardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalStewardship</span></a>.</p><p>"The garden project will provide youth with hands-on experience planting, cultivating and harvesting fresh fruits and vegetables. In addition to learning essential agricultural skills, participants will explore nutrition, food security and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a>. The initiative also promotes teamwork, leadership and a connection to nature, values that help build a stronger, healthier community.</p><p>"'We are excited to bring this opportunity to the youth of Lexington,' said Tina Royal, director of Anything For Our Youth Group. 'This garden is more than just a place to grow food, it’s a space for learning, collaboration and community building. By working alongside dedicated mentors and volunteers, our youth will gain skills that benefit them for a lifetime.'</p><p>"First Reformed United Church of Christ, known for its commitment to outreach and service, has provided space and support for the project.</p><p>"'This partnership reflects our mission to serve the community and uplift the next generation,' said Edgar Miller, who is the church community garden organizer and the executive director of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YadkinRiverkeeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YadkinRiverkeeper</span></a> Inc. 'We look forward to seeing the positive impact this garden will have on both the youth and the broader community.'</p><p>"Youth participants, volunteers and community members interested in supporting the initiative can participate. Registration is open to youth and families at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DAkw2z_5rfhbD0KchylZL4nPCf0ZntUBUupBvX1yTaE/edit?usp=drivesdk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/forms/d/1DAkw2</span><span class="invisible">z_5rfhbD0KchylZL4nPCf0ZntUBUupBvX1yTaE/edit?usp=drivesdk</span></a>.</p><p>"For more information on how to get involved, please contact afoygroup@gmail.com or visit www.anyforouryouthgroup.org.</p><p>"Anything For Our Youth Group is a nonprofit organization based in Lexington dedicated to empowering and supporting local youth through education, mentorship and community engagement. </p><p>"The organization’s mission is to provide young people with the resources, opportunities and life skills necessary to succeed and thrive."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.the-dispatch.com/news/education/lexington-community-youth-garden-will-kick-off-2nd-season-of-growing/article_c3327bdf-8788-55a4-9c8b-4d9f011ad9e2.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">the-dispatch.com/news/educatio</span><span class="invisible">n/lexington-community-youth-garden-will-kick-off-2nd-season-of-growing/article_c3327bdf-8788-55a4-9c8b-4d9f011ad9e2.html</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/XK9H4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/XK9H4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGardens</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureBasedLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureBasedLearning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonroeCountyMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonroeCountyMI</span></a> - Got a library card? You can check-out a free <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardenPlot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GardenPlot</span></a> in Monroe</p><p>by Susan Nolan Wisler, March 23, 2025</p><p>MONROE COUNTY — "Now that it's spring, it’s time to reserve your community garden plot. Monroe County has several options, including some plots that can be checked-out free with a library card. </p><p>Monroe County Library System</p><p>"'The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BedfordBranchLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BedfordBranchLibrary</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlueBushBranchLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueBushBranchLibrary</span></a> both have garden plots that patrons can utilize. It is very similar to borrowing a book, but you 'check-out' a garden plot for the whole growing season. You can find them in our online catalog,' said Barbra Krueger, who works in community outreach for the Monroe County Library System.</p><p>"The Bedford Branch, 8575 Jackman Road in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TemperanceMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TemperanceMI</span></a>, has 10 garden beds; four are still available. The Blue Bush Branch, 2210 Blue Bush Road in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonroeMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonroeMI</span></a>, has four beds that are all still available.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Today, Blue Bush offers gardeners use of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rainwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rainwater</span></a> collection barrels, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CompostBin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompostBin</span></a> and a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardenShed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GardenShed</span></a>, which was purchased by the Friends of the Frenchtown Area Library. Inside the shed are gloves, rakes, hoes and trowels. Blue Bush also has a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedLibrary</span></a>."<br> <br>Learn more:<br><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/local/2025/03/23/community-garden-plots-raised-beds-monroe-county-library-system-munson-park-st-mary-organic-garden/82563173007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/entertainme</span><span class="invisible">nt/local/2025/03/23/community-garden-plots-raised-beds-monroe-county-library-system-munson-park-st-mary-organic-garden/82563173007/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGardens</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesRule</span></a> !</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KansasCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KansasCity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGarden</span></a> sale helps locals grow food amid rising grocery prices </p><p> Story by Alan Shope, March 21, 2025</p><p>"What started as a hobby has become a necessity for Aaliyah Mohammed.</p><p>"'I'm retired, so it means a lot to be able to grow my own food,' Mohammed said as she picked out starter plants during Kansas City Community Gardens’ (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KCCG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KCCG</span></a>) season-opening sale on Thursday."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/kansas-city-community-garden-sale-helps-locals-grow-food-amid-rising-grocery-prices/ar-AA1BlDmP" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/us/kansas-c</span><span class="invisible">ity-community-garden-sale-helps-locals-grow-food-amid-rising-grocery-prices/ar-AA1BlDmP</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.agroecologymap.org/@AgroecologyMap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AgroecologyMap</span></a></span> </p><p>The Food Farm - Agroecology Map </p><p>"The Food Farm is a 16 acre <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a> small farm in the Waipara Valley, North Canterbury <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a>.</p><p>Our property has been designed using permaculture principles and we produce most of our own food.</p><p>We help people achieve their food-growing goals. We're based on our organic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a> property in North Canterbury, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aotearoa</span></a> NZ."</p><p><a href="https://agroecologymap.org/l/the-food-farm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">agroecologymap.org/l/the-food-</span><span class="invisible">farm</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgroEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgroEcology</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/regenerativeagriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regenerativeagriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Permaculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Permakulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Permakulture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgroForestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgroForestry</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a></p>