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From the La Crosse Public Library:
Join us for a celebration of all things seeds, featuring conversations with gardening experts and a community wide seed swap!
All About Seeds: 10am - 11am
Are you interested in learning about: 1.) The seeds you plant? 2.) How to start seeds for tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, kale, etc.? Or 3.) How to save seeds from your vegetable garden? Join gardener and seed enthusiast Bjorn Bergman for an introduction to all things vegetable seeds. Bjorn will talk about the history of vegetable seeds, the why and how to save seeds, how to start seeds at home PLUS answer your seed questions.
Seed Swap: 11am -12pm
Following the talk, join us for a seed swap! Please label seeds with identifying information. No seeds? No problem! Everyone is welcome to join the seed swap and pick up seeds from local seed savers and community organizations like the Kane Street Garden!
About the presenter: Bjorn Bergman is passionate about growing food and eating seasonally. Each growing season his family keeps a large garden at their home in Viroqua and they love spending time preserving the harvest by drying, canning, freezing, and fermenting. Since 2011, he has been obsessed with learning about and practicing seed saving. Bjorn loves sharing his passion for and knowledge about sustainable living with others.
Planning for the fourth annual Juneteenth event in La Crosse is going on now. Can you help? Donate? Table? Sponsor? Here's the ask:
Partner Opportunities:
Please fill out this Link to sign up to partner. PARTNERING LINK
Your partnership would help provide entertainment, food, speakers, historical education, community building, and family friendly and youth activities. Your partnership can be (1) monetary, (2) an in-kind donation, (3) hosting a table at the event, and/or (4) recruiting volunteers for the event.
Monetary Donations (tax deductible):
Checks can be made payable to Black Leaders Acquiring Collective Knowledge (B.L.A.C.K) with “Juneteenth Celebration” in the memo line and mailed to Black Leaders Acquiring Collective Knowledge, P.O. Box 694, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54602.
Link: JUNETEENTH MONETARY DONATIONS
Thanking Partners: Because your donations benefit this region and beyond, we would like to say thank you:
● Donations $100-$499—receive free event tabling at the Juneteenth event
● Donations $500 and more—receive free event tabling at the Juneteenth event, your organization’s name on the event t-shirt and acknowledgment from the event stage
● In-kind donations—recognized on social media and from the event stage
THANK YOU for your consideration and we look forward to your support of this important historic community event! Feel free to contact us with questions.
HISTORY:
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. This Holiday Commemorates June 19, 1865 when the last of enslaved people heard they were free. It is a US Federal Holiday.
The August Ball commemorates the August 1, 1887 Emancipation Day celebrating the liberation of enslaved people, first in the Caribbean, and then eventually the end of slavery in this country. This Ball has historic roots in its past celebration in the La Crosse community.
Sincerely,
Shamawyah Curtis,
Shaundel Spivey, B.L.A.C.K.
Denise Christy Moss,
Chaya Davis,
Black Student Leaders