And, because we like to help, we're offering a plethora of opportunities for you to show off your green thumb at our October 15th Community Planting Date or just show up and put your carpentry, mathematical, organizational and even your indefinable skills to good use in one of our two greenhouses!
Two Greenhouses?
Yes, Tulips on Troost is excited to be expanding our educational program (currently housed at the Center High School greenhouse) to include the recently built greenhouse at Center Alternative School. Unlike the expansions most of us are already too familiar with (expansions that require the purchase of a new pair of pants), this expansion only requires the help of some additional greenhouse volunteers.
You don't think you know enough yet about growing in a greenhouse to participate? You are not alone. Come learn with us and help us cultivate everything from peanuts to pineapples. There are weekly opportunities to participate in a class with our enthusiastic Life Skills students (who will teach you a lot) and there are opportunities to plot your own schedule to mentor a student (or a student team) in some very exciting and practical gardening experiences.
Plus, our greenhouses could use some improvements, i.e. repairs to the furnace and ventilation systems (at CHS) and new shade cloths, tables and shelving at the new Alternative greenhouse. The need list goes on so maybe you should contact us at (816) 447-0539 and find out where your set of skills, expertise or ability to make a contribution fits in.
October 15th Community Planting Date
For the first time in Tulips on Troost's history we have more volunteers signed up to plant tulip bulbs than we have bulbs purchased to plant! That means two things:
1) First, if you join us to volunteer on the 15th, you won't have to work all that hard since we've already got lots of promised participation. It all begins at 9AM on Saturday 10/15 at the corner of Meyer Blvd. and Troost Avenue.
2) Second, it means you should probably make a tax-deductible contribution to Southtown Foundation today so that we can purchase more bulbs!
Please mail your checks to: Tulips on Troost/Southtown Foundation, 6814 Troost Ave., KCMO 64131 and THANK YOU for supporting the transformation of Troost Avenue!