Newsletter for January 2012

Gardens for Humanity ended 2011 with gratitude to our donors, volunteers and collaborating organizations that are working with us to bring about necessary changes for a more sustainable and healthy world. We have found that an increasing number of people are working on an essential part of the big picture to make the world we envision and hope for a reality.

To see the foundation upon which we are building for the coming year take a look at our 2011 Annual Report by clicking here.

Many of the projects that we began in 2011 will continue to grow and expand. To bring our goals to fruition we have created created a number of action teams. We invite you to choose a team for which you have a passion and become a part of it, either in a leadership or volunteer capacity. These teams will contribute much to our community in the coming year.

2012 Action Teams:

• Spring Planting Festival
• School Gardens
• Youth Green Team
• Community Gardens
• Public Gardens
• Art and Environmental Education
• Events
• Demonstration Gardens
• Fundraising
• Volunteer Coordinator

To express your interest in becoming involved in our projects, or to find out more, either email me or fill out a Volunteer Information Form.

We look forward to a year filled with new hope and abundance,

Richard Sidy, President
Gardens for Humanity

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Join us for the movie “Good Food”

• Friday evening, January 20 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM.
• Sedona Public Library Community Room – Admission is FREE.
• Sponsored by the Verde Valley Sierra Club 
• Co-sponsored by Gardens for Humanity, the Verde Food Council and Sustainable Arizona.

An intimate look at the farmers, ranchers, and businesses that are creating a more sustainable food system in the Pacific Northwest. After leaving the land for decades, family farmers are making a comeback. They are growing much healthier food, and more food per acre, while using less energy and water than factory farms. And most of this food is organic.

Following the film there will be a discussion of what we are doing in Sedona and the Verde Valley to promote an “Agricultural Renaissance.”

Click here to watch the trailer.

A River Runs Through it Nature Gallery

Verde River Days: Dead Horse Ranch State Park Saturday, September 24, 9 AM – 3 PM

‘A River Runs Thru It’

Elizabeth Gerstner and Wendy Harford (sustainable environment, visionary artists) have come together this year to present you with ‘NATURE GALLERY’,  ‘A River Runs Thru It’.

The gallery will provide artists an opportunity to create directly with natural source and community a chance for visitors to interact and experience art thru the eyes of nature. Click here to find out more.

Verde River Days "Nature Gallery" poster

Earth Cups – Celebrating Art in the Earth

Join us Saturday, August 13 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm  

EARTH CUPS: Celebrating Art in the Earth

Benefit gardening and art education projects in local schools.  

The Sedona Arts Center, Special Exhibition Gallery

Dennis Ott, Nancy Robb Dunst, Sharron Porter show some Earth Cups

You are invited to attend “EARTH CUPS – Celebrating Art in the Earth” to benefit gardening and art education projects in local schools. Discover, enjoy and purchase a unique variety of cups, mugs and saucers created, painted and signed by the artists.

These hand-crafted and hand- painted cups come in all different shapes and sizes, from large coffee mugs to small demitasse cups; some with handles, some without. The “Earth Cups” were painted with glazes and fired so they are colorful, fanciful, and functional additions to one’s cup collection or for one-of-a-kind gifts.

• Enjoy a complimentary Coffee/Tea Social with herbal teas and special coffees.
• Taste savory and sweet treats grown or made locally.
• Sedona poet Christopher Lane and Young Poets from Red Rock High School will perform their poetry.
• Gardens for Humanity artisan and cook’s aprons will be available.
• Artwork by Sharron Porter, Toby Friedman and Janise Witt will be exhibited and available for purchase to benefit our educational programs.
• Enjoy music, art and conversation.

Saturday, August 13 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Sedona Arts Center in the Special Exhibition Gallery and adjacent workshop studio.

The creation of this event was truly a gift from many in Sedona’s artistic community. Special thanks to the Sedona Arts Center and Dennis Ott for providing the ceramics studio every week throughout the spring, and to the artists of the Sedona Visual Arts Coalition for their creative talents and energy.

For more about our event read the excellent article in KUDOS online.

Since we wil not be able to process credit cards, cash or check only please.

For more information contact:
Richard Sidy, 284-9055 or president@gardensforhumanity.org

Imagine Sedona – 2020 and Beyond

Did you miss the May events?  Here’s your chance to provide your ideas and thoughts about the future of Sedona 2020 & Beyond using a unique and creative exercise that’s both fun and meaningful.

Please ask your friends and neighbors to participate on Thursday, June 30th at 6:30 p.m. at the West Sedona School Cafeteria/Multi-Purpose Room.  We would also appreciate your forwarding this message onto your organizational membership.

Download Imagine Sedona newsletter for more information

Earth Cups

Make Earth Cups!

Join us every Tuesday from 1:00 to 4:00pm and create clay tea cups and coffee mugs in the “clay studio” at the Sedona Art Center. You don’t have to have prior clay experience to participate.On August 13, we will hold a social at the Art Center titled, “EARTH CUPS: Planting the Seeds…” to sell the cups and mugs, as well as other art. Guests will enjoy teas, herbal infusions and treats made from local foods. Proceeds from the sale will go toward bringing artists into the schools in conjunction with gardening programs to teach students about nutrition, how to create a garden, grow vegetables, and care for the earth.

Paint Earth Cups!

Our first Earth Cups painting party will be held on Monday May 30 from 10 am to Noon in the lower classroom at the Sedona Art Center. We are asking artists and painters to paint with glazes on bisque fired cups. Your personalized signed and painted cups will be “one of a kind” beautiful contributions to our event in August. There will be additional painting parties as more cups are produced in the future.