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THE GROWING CONNECTION IN NICARAGUA

FAO Volunteer Rafael Merchan was recently
in Nicargaua where the Growing Connection has begun operations. He
took a whole bunch of photos which
he has posted on Flickr and
also has a really great blog here.

THE GROWING CONNECTION - AT WIRED NEXTFEST 2006 - NEW YORK,
NY

Thanks to everyone for stopping by our
exhvibit at WIRED
NextFest 2006,
at the Jacob Javits Center in
New York City, and a special thank you to Philson Warner's students
from New York City for growing all of
the corn and most of the herbs and veggies we showcased at NextFest.
Also, thank you to Kastura's Kids from Newport, Rhode Island for
their contribution to the booth.
THE GROWING CONNECTION - GLOBAL BOARD OF ADVISORS GATHER
The Global Board of Advisors convened
for the second time this year at WIRED NextFest, and also we hosted
an open house for Friends of The Growing Connection on Thursday,
September 28. We'd like to thank everyone who stopped by, it was
great to meet all of you.
Earlier this year, the TGC Board held
their 4th teleconference and 1st face-to-face meeting in Washington,
DC, and were personally thanked by the Director-General of the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Dr. Jacques
Diouf, for their contribution to the global fight against hunger. Read
more....
“DIRT IN A BOX MIGHT SAVE THE
WORLD” - THE CHICAGO READER
The Growing Connection was featured on the front
page of the January 19th issue of The
Chicago Reader. Click here to
download a PDF of the entire story. You will need software capable of reading
a PDF document such as Adobe Acrobat which is available for free here.

CHECK OUT THE AHS RIVER FARM BLOG
The Research and Demonstration garden
at River Farm, the headquarters of the American Horticultural Society
in Alexandria, VA, is in full bloom. Check out their blog by clicking here.

TGC RECEIVES BRONZE MEDAL AT CHICAGO FLOWER & GARDEN
SHOW
The Growing Connection's display at
the Chicago Flower & Garden
Show was awarded the Bronze Medal Award
for the Horticulture Division.

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