Asian American Diaspora Gardening Workshop 

Date: Friday, May 12th, 9AM-11AM

Please register by: May 10th

Location: San Jose State Community Garden

372 E San Salvador St, San Jose, CA 95112


Organized by Cultural Roots Nursery and Earth Orchid

Funded by the BIPOC Agroecology Network


This is for you if:

  • You’re interested in ancestral gardening and you’d like to learn more by exploring seedlings from the Asian diaspora

  • You have a garden and you would like to access some free seedlings for your summer planting

  • You’re new to growing Asian-Am foods and would like to start & you’re looking for support with tips and best practices

  • You're looking for a community of people to nerd out and share with about Asian-American gardening

This workshop will help you to:

  • Gain confidence in planting ancestral foods from the Asian diaspora

  • Successfully grow these plants by understanding their unique needs

  • Reflect on your ancestral roots through the practice of growing cultural foods 

This workshop includes:

  • Light snacks and refreshments

  • Identification and review of various edible plants from the Asian American diaspora 🥒

  • Hands-on planting 🌱

  • Seedling giveaway - You'll get to choose 2 seedlings to take home!

  • Q & A

ABOUT YOUR FACILITATORS:
  • Lan Ngo. Lan grew up in San Jose  and began her urban agriculture adventures there helping start community gardens and an urban farm. Lan currently resides in the East Bay and helps families build backyard edible gardens through her small business, Earth Orchid. 
  • Li Schmidt. Li is a first generation Taiwanese American farmer and founder of Cultural Roots Nursery. She has a decade of organic farming and gardening experience with a Masters in community development from UC Davis. She is also a farmer member of the California Farmer Justice Collaborative (CFJC) and the Asian American Farmers Alliance, which both work towards achieving justice for farmers of color.
FAQs:

I'm not an SJSU student! Can I still come? Yes!

Is this a drop-in event? Do I need to stay the whole time? To get the best experience, we kindly request you to stay the whole 2 hours to receive the full benefit of the workshop.

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 We look forward to seeing you on Friday, May 12th 9-11AM!
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