Harvest Celebrations
June 14, 2010
(list will be populated throughout the year as we learn of more events - please let us know when your celebration will be!)
FRB's community growing projects often culminate in a fall harvest celebration, usually consisting of a dedication or worship service, a farm potluck, and a chance for city kids big and small to ride a combine and experience first-hand a real farm harvest.
We invite you to visit a field day or fall harvest celebration in your area. Please consult the list below, arranged by state, then by city, and call or email for details. (Check frequently - we will add more celebrations as we hear from each growing project).
JOIN US AT ONE OF THESE CELEBRATIONS AND SEE WHY FRB PROJECTS JUST CAN'T STOP GROWING!
Note: in an attempt to reduce spam, we've replaced the @ in emails below with A: please just put the @ back in and try again!
Also see "Other hunger-related events" at the bottom of this page - please scroll down.
DELAWARE
Laurel - Delmarva Mustard Seed Growing Project. Details to follow
INDIANA
Albion/Kimmel - Ashley - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Berne - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow.
Decatur/Ft. Wayne Plymouth Congregational UCC & Salem UCC Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Grabill Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Huntingburg Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Lafayette Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Middlebury Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Muncie Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Nappanee Union Center COB Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Oxford Field of Dreams Growing Project: 1) June 13 at the field for a "Field of Dreams" blessing. 2) The harvest celebration is set for October 17, 2010. Details to follow on both. Contact Don Johnson djohnsonpc A gmail.com djohnsonpc@gmail.com for more information on either event.
Rochester Growing Project Harvest Celebration , Details to follow
Zionsville (Westfield) Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
ILLINOIS
Alexis Lutheran Southwest-West Conferences' Harvest Celebration, October 2010. Details to follow
Carthage/Springfield Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Sunday, October 17. Details to follow
Cherry Grove/Dixon, IL COB Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Colfax Immanuel Lutheran and Messiah Lutheran Harvest of Hope harvest celebration, Details to follow
Darmstadt/Biddleborn/Belleville Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Decatur - First Congregational-Illini Congregational Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Dwight and Odell Growing Projects, Details to follow
Forrest/Plainfield/River Forest/Wheaton Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Galesburg area (see Alexis IL, above)
Hopedale Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Mazon-Western Springs Growing Project Harvest Festival, Details to follow
Mendota Mendota Area Foods Resource Bank (MAFRB) Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Mt. Olive - Zion's Growing Project -"Growing, so that others may grow" - Details to follow
Ottawa-Barrington Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Polo Growing Project Harvest Celebration celebration, Details to follow
Sterling Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Somonauk/Earlville Area joint Harvest Celebration of the Somonauk Area and Earlville Growing Projects, Details to follow
Stavanger/Evanston Trinity Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Urbana Growing Project Fall Harvest Festival, Details to follow.
IOWA
Alamakee County "Corner of Hope" Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Alleman/Des Moines Fields of Hope Harvest Celebration, Saturday, October 16. We've scheduled our harvest celebration on this date to coincide with the World Food Prize events in Des Moines. We will also be active participants in the Hunger Summit. Details to follow.
Aurora - Harvest Worship Celebration, Details to follow
Conrad Area A-maize-ing Grace harvest celebration, Details to follow
Des Moines October 12: . Iowa Hunger Summit organized by Frank Swoboda in conjunction with the World Food Prize.
Dubuque Area "Growing Hope" Growinng Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Eldridge/Long Grove Hearts to Harvest Growing Project celebration, Details to follow
Elvira/Clinton Seeds of Hope and Love , Details to follow
Fredericksburg, IA Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Sunday October10, celebrating our 10th anniversary with FRB. We are doing some things to celebrate 10 years of FRB in Iowa and are hoping to have IA Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey with us. Details to follow.
Greene Growing Project harvest event, Details to follow
Greenfield Fields of Faith Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Ft Dodge F.O.O.D. Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Mt. Pleasant Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Pulaski/Davis County Share the Harvest Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Rock Valley, Details to follow.
Shenandoah Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Sioux Center - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Sioux Falls A-maizing Grace Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Strawberry Point and Mancester "Seeds of Hope" Growing Project Harvest Festival, Details to follow
Tipton area "Cedar Land Harvest of Hope" Growing Project, Details to follow
Waterloo area Harvest of Hope Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Webster County Holy Trinity Catholic Parish in Webster County's F.O.O.D. Project (Fields of Opportunities and Dreams) Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Winneshiek County Community of Hope Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
KANSAS
Bucyrus - Holy Rosary and Assumption Partnership Growing Project's FRB/CRS Harvest Days Celebration Details to follow
KENTUCKY
Cadiz - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
MARYLAND
Myersville - The Frederick MD growing project is hosting FRB's 2010 Annual Meeting, July 13-15. SAVE THE DATES!!!
Tuesday, July 13 - Ice cream social in the evening
Wednesday, July 14 - Annual Meeting, afternoon farm visit and celebration
Thursday, July 15 - Programming Partners Meeting in the morning
Hotel Reservations:
The Marriott Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center, located at 204 Boardwalk Place, Gaithersburg MD 20878 (tel. 301-527-9000) is where we will hold meetings, and have a block of rooms at $99/night. Please make your reservations as soon as possible.
Meeting Registration:
Email admin@foodsresourcebank.org or call us at 1-888-276-4FRB, with the following information:
First and last name of EACH person attending
Affiliation to FRB (member or support organization - give name; growing project participant - give city and state of project; interested party, etc.)
Which events you are interested in attending.
FRB will provide transportation to the historic Hurwitz Farm on the afternoon of July 14 for those who gather at the hotel; however, if you would like to travel there on your own, here are the directions:
DIRECTIONS From Hagerstown: Follow US Rt. 40 East to Rt. 17 and turn left. Follow Rt 17 to the fork in the road and bear right onto Wolfsville Rd. Here you will see signs to the Grossnickle church. Follow this road, GO PAST the church and continue. The celebration will be on location at the Hurwitz farm. Make a left turn onto the farm lane where you see the FRB Growing Project sign. From Washington: Take the Capitol Beltway and exit onto Rt. 270 North, toward Rockville and Frederick, for approx. 30 miles. Take the I-70 W ramp for 11 miles. At exit #42, Myersville, take Rt. 17 bearing right at the exit. Follow Rt. 17 until it CROSSES Rt. 40, and then proceed as listed above. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. There is no admittance fee. A freewill offering will be gratefully accepted at lunch on July 14. For more information, please contact Patty Hurwitz for details. patty A colonialjewelers.com, or phone 301-293-9516. Please note there is no cell service at the farm.
All are cordially invited to attend these events, and we hope to see you there!
MICHIGAN
Byron Center, Details to follow
Delton Rotary Club Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Fremont Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Greenville Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Hamilton Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Grand Rapids, Details to follow
Kalamazoo First United Methodist Church/Otsego United Methodist Church/Plainwell United Methodist Church Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Pigeon The Pigeon Michigan growing project is planning a unique event on August 10-11, 2010. The Michigan Association of Land Development and Tilers will be working to tile 30 acres of land which has been donated for several years to the growing project for their use by the village of Elkton. They expect several hundred people will attend the demonstration over the 2 day event and are planning to have an FRB booth and perhaps some presentations about FRB. Burt Keefer of the growing project leadership team is working with his group to arrange for this event. They extend this invitation far and wide. If you have any questions, please contact Burt bkeefer A advancetradingbr.com, and keep an eye on the FRB website for updates about the details
Portage/Climax/Scotts/Newton Township/Battle Creek/Turkeyville/Lansing FRB growing projects' Harvest Celebration, Detail to follow
Schoolcraft United Methodist Church/Winchell Avenue Disciples of Christ Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
MINNESOTA
Archdiocese "Harvest of Hope" Growing Projects Harvest Celebration, Details to follow. Particpants include:
Cannon Falls Harvest of Hope
Dayton Harvest of Hope
Farmington Harvest of Hope
Goodhue Harvest of Hope
Hastings Harvest of Hope
Hazelwood Harvest of Hope
Northfield Harvest of Hope
Edgerton - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Eyota - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Glenwood (Pope County) Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Hastings - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Hildreth Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Lamar Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Mountain Lake - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Pease - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Willmar - West Minnesota Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
MISSOURI
Columbia/Fulton - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Excelsior Springs Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Fairfax - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Lamar Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Leonard Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
O’Fallon Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Saturday/Sunday Oct 9-10 Assumption Parish, city partner to Bucyrus, KS growing project. Details to follow
Salisbury Growing Project Harvest, Details to follow
Sedalia Festival of Sharing, October 2010, an ecumenical event. Worship and workshops. Details to follow.
Warrensburg Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
NEBRASKA
Atkinson Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Beatrice - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Kearney - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Pella - Pella Reformed Church " Growing Gifts" Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Raymond - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow.
NEW YORK
Ithaca - "Adopt-A-Cow" project: Details to follow
OHIO
Archbold - Sunday, May 16, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., the Archbold area FRB steer feeding project will be holding their annual Burger Bash at Ruihley Park Shelterhouse located just north and west of the business district in Archbold. This has become an annual event in the area, and profits from the project and the Burger Bash support FRB's sustainable food security programs in Kenya. Everyone is invited, no reservation is needed. A donation is requested for a meal featuring American beef! Just come and enjoy the camaraderie of others interested in this type of mission work -- supporting hungry people overseas in growing their own food. For more information, contact Jim and Linda Rufenacht jlrufen A embarqmail.com
Bellpoint Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Delaware Bellpoint United Methodist Church Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Edgerton Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow.
OREGON
Silverton Hills Growing Project, Details to follow
PENNSYLVANIA
Jefferson Center-Sewickley - Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Saxonburg/Summit-Wilkinsburg Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
SOUTH DAKOTA
Redfield Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow.
Sioux Falls A-Maizing-Grace Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow.
WISCONSIN
Colfax Growing Project Growing Project Harvest Celebration, Details to follow
Paoli/Madison Growing Project Harvest Celebration and Barn Dance, October 2010. Details to follow
OTHER HUNGER-RELATED EVENTS
Des Moines - The World Food Prize Symposium, "Take it to the Farmers" - Reaching the World's Smallholders, October 13-15, 2010, 2010. FRB will participate in panel discussions. For more information, please contact Frank Swoboda at (515) 245-3798 or fswoboda A worldfoodprize.org.