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Lov’n It Live
Introduces Charles Phipps
Sunday, March 29th @ 5pm
on
Conversations on Conservation Gardening
Part I Emphasis on:
Organic, Pesticide Free Composting and Gardening

Let’s face it, with the economic times taking on a different direction. Depending on individual circumstances things may have drastically changed financially for many of us. With the hike in utility prices, instability of gas and oil prices, grocery bills are at an all time high. Let’s not forget the increase in preventable diseases. Stress adds to extra pounds in most human beings. Personally I have gained a considerable amount of weight while worried about my financial situation. Needless to say the medical industries are profiting during this time of economic crisis. Most instances have shown that food has decreased in volume and weight but the prices have either stayed the same or have gone up. If there is a way to save money at the grocery store while eating healthier and helping to save our environment at the same time, we should all be doing it.

Organic gardening is one of those endeavors

Organic gardening can help bring families and communities together, reduce stress, and promote peace of mind. Gardening is a good form of exercise, can help you save a ton of money feeding your family, as well as promote a more positive, sustainable community. Don’t forget that growing your own food will reduce your impact on the environment as well.

Whether you are starting your first garden or want to be more successful than you were last season join us for a eye opening conversation about gardening.

“Don’t have your own space to grow food?”
Don’t worry Lov’n It Live in partnership with Charles Phipps and
Local Growers for Better Communities are beginning a sustainable community growing project. All are welcome!

Charles Phipps was born September 11, 1978 to parents Charles Sr. and Harriett Phipps of Albany and Griffin, Ga., respectively and has lived in Atlanta since 1991 where he attended high school and college. Charles graduated from Morehouse with a degree in History in 2002 and spent the next two years working as an editor for the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Md. From 2004-2006, Charles served in the Peace Corps in Zambia teaching conservation farming and english as a second language. Immersing himself in the culture of the country, he learned to fluently speak the Bantu language of Bemba and lived closer to nature than he ever had or since that time of his life. For two growing seasons, Charles perfected techniques of organic gardening and farming and worked closely on these methods with various farmers, women’s clubs and community schools in his area.
Charles now resides in East Point and is kept very busy gardening, teaching ESL and completing his first book of poetry,
Break the Language, due out in the summer of 2009.

Lov’n It Live
2796 East Point St.
East Point, Ga. 30344
(404)765-9220
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Bring your questions and willingness to actively change your environment

Admission is free

Thank you in advance for being the change you want to see