Throughout the years I’ve been asked to speak at a number of functions. I did a Spring luncheon for a group of Presbyterian church ladies. I did a healthy living seminar at St. Peter’s Hospital in Olympia. I did a series on gardening with kids last year for the Tacoma library. Needless to say public speaking is part of the job.
A few weeks ago I was contacted by the organizers of Pecha Kucha Tacoma to be a presenter for their upcoming volume. I had heard of it and said of course! Actually, they asked both mom and me, but mom isn’t much of a public speaker. I had approximately 2 weeks to come up with a title, 6 minute and 40 second presentation and 20 accompanying images. Had I had more time the presentation would be better and the images certainly would have been better, but it is what it is. Tonight is the event (eek!)
Presenters were given the theme of eARTh in honor of Earth Day (Week) and I opened it up to readers on my personal blog. Michele, who is a regular reader here suggested PLANeT EArTh & eARTh. It was better than what I had come up with and I ran with it. I wrote out most of the presentation in one evening and blazed through my arsenal of images. The overall theme of the presentation is eating healthy, growing your own and how that doesn’t have to be boring.
Still confused about Pecha Kucha? It is a gathering where presenters are allowed to show 20 slides and speak for 20 seconds on each slide for a total of 6 minutes and 40 seconds. I did my presentation a little backwards. I wrote the presentation and found accompanying images.
If you would like to check it out please do so. Doors for the event open at 5:30 p.m. with presentations starting at 6:00 sharp. I’m not sure what presenter I am, but you can find out at the Bone Dry Shoe Building at 2111 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. Hope to see you there.
If you have children and are interesting in learing about getting them more involved in the garden today is a great day to start. I’ll be at the Kobetich Library presenting “Fresh & Simple: Just Add Kids.” The talk starts at 1:00 p.m. I’ll be giving tips on how to make lifelong gardeners, healthy eaters and ways to make that gardening “chore” more enjoyable. For more information and directions to the library you can visit the Tacoma Reads website. And the best part about the whole thing… it’s free!
A few weeks ago a girlfriend of mine mentioned that the Tacoma Public Library was going to be hosting a lecture on Gardening with Kids. It is in conjunction with the Tacoma Reads: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Hey! I’ve read that book (and I suggest you do too). She thought that I might be just the thing the lecture needed. In other words, would I be interested in doing it? Let’s see… I like to garden, I know a thing or two about it and I have a kid. Moreover, I’m passionate about the fact that my son needs to be in the garden with me knowing where his food comes from.
I talked to David Domkoski and we nailed down three dates for the lectures. This is the excerpt from the library’s website and what’s being given out.
Fresh & Simple (just add kids)!
Playing with dirt is a natural for kids, so why not encourage them to garden. Gardening with your children can be fun and rewarding and lead to healthy eating. Really. Join Lisa Lindholm – a horticulturlist, a gardener AND a mom as she talks about strategies to get your kids happily involved in starting a backyard vegetable garden. She will discuss getting your entire family involved in garden planning, selecting vegetables that actually get kids excited about gardening – ones that have great color form, flavor and are just plain fun. She will share recipes that encourage kids to eat the vegetables they grow and provide lots of resources. Lisa Lindholm is a horticulturlist with 10 years of experience in the garden. She has been a nursery employee, a buyer, a nursery manager and a landscape designer. She blogs at http:www.sproutingoff.com
I am very excited to do this. I love to talk about gardening and I believe everyone should be growing at least one thing they can eat. I also believe that children (and everyone) should know where their food comes from. The trick will be following the “simple” part. I always want to dive right in with both feet.
So if you live in the Puget Sound area come out and listen. I’ll be at the Kobetich Library on April 11th at 1:00, the South Tacoma Library on May 2nd at 1:00 and the Wheelock Library May 9th at 3:00. I’d love to have the extra support and hopefully you’ll learn something in the process.
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