Any of you gardeners near San Francisco?

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Just found this in my Inbox:

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GFE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
LAUNCH PARTY!
MARCH 19, 3pm - 6pm



Receive discounts at local garden stores while supporting Garden for the Environment! Join us to celebrate the Spring Equinox and the launch of GFE MEMBERSHIP Program!

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Time: 3pm - 6pm
Location: Garden for the Environment,
7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco



GFE MEMBERS RECEIVE 10% OFF AT:
Flora Grubb Gardens
The Urban Farmer Store
Cole Hardware
Building REsources
Three Bees Nursery
Independent Nature
Lyngso Garden Materials
Flowercraft Garden Supply
Freewheelin' Farm CSA
Arizmendi Bakery
The Green Arcade Bookstore



GFE Membership Launch Party Details
Come celebrate the first day of spring and the launch of GFE’s Membership Program.

Enjoy live music from The Slow Motion Cowboys , a tongue-in-cheek Garden Chic fashion show, A Kale Cook-off, hand-screened t-shirts, button making, face painting, and a portable, compostable hair salon on site!! That's right you can get your hair cut in the garden while drinking a beer and eating pizzas hot out of the cob oven!

Membership fosters greater community and will continue to evolve, be a part of it! We are constantly looking for new ways to benefit the extraordinary community of gardeners, educators, and advocates, who provide their support to GFE. As part of the Membership Program, we have partnered with local businesses to positively impact the gardening community.

Membership benefits include 10% discounts at businesses such as Cole Hardware, Arizmendi Bakery, The Urban Farmer Store, Flora Grubb, Independent Nature and many more. In addition we will be providing a resource depot and access to seeds and cuttings to propagate a beautiful variety of plants from the Garden! More details of the membership program and how to apply will be available at the party!

If you would like to challenge your fellow gardeners in the Kale Cook-off, or the Garden Chic fashion show, please contact [e-mail] to register.

Schedule of Special Events
3:30-4:00 Kale Cook-off
4:30-4:50 Tongue-in-Cheek Garden Chic Fashion Show
5:00-5:30 Live Music from "The Slow Motion Cowboys"
5:30-6:00 Raffle Drawing (prizes include gardening tools & books, gift certificates from Cole Hardware, NOPA, The Urban Farmer Store, the Green Arcade Bookstore, and more!)

*Please bring a T-shirt for screen printing


http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org/



ABOUT THE GARDEN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Garden for the Environment teaches youth and adults in San Francisco to garden organically. Founded in 1990, GFE provides hands-on education to 3,000 youth and adults each year at its ½ acre organic teaching garden.
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This and emails from Love Apple Farm in Santa Cruz (http://loveapplefarm.typepad.com/) give me a serious case of West Coat envy!