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Kay Whatley of Grow And Share
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Grow And Share-fighting hunger from the ground up(TM)

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September 5, 2010 from 1pm to 7pm
The music festival is a fundraiser for Grow And Share, a non-profit fighting hunger through gardening and community building. We'll have family fun, great food, vendors, farm education stations, and more!! Come and join us for the day! Sponsorship…
on Wednesday
inSider Christmas & Holiday Party - 2009 at Rally Point Sports Grill
December 16, 2009 from 5pm to 7pm
In keeping with the main goal of taking the relationship offline into your real world - it's time for our 2nd inSider Christmas Party. Last year I did not know if there'd be a "this year" :) The delay in getting this posted was in how I was going t…
on Wednesday
on Wednesday
Pulling the greenhouse poles out of the ground tomorrow and then moving them to the new site to put back in. Hard work but worth it!
on Wednesday
Hello, everyone. One of the valuable lessons we learned this week is that people we know are great for helping us find what we need. I'm hopeful with this posting, one of you here on Inside919 will be able to point us to some venues we need. We ar…
December 13
Busy day taking down the greenhouse with help from volunteers including Guerrilla Growfair (Crop Mob). Much more work the next few weeks!
December 12
September 5, 2010 from 1pm to 7pm
The music festival is a fundraiser for Grow And Share, a non-profit fighting hunger through gardening and community building. We'll have family fun, great food, vendors, farm education stations, and more!! Come and join us for the day! Sponsorship…
December 11
Thank you, Mitch, for the great comment. I too think that is more of a "reserved word" and appreciate your applying it to this amazing greenhouse donation!
December 9

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About my Business:
Grow And Share is a non-profit fighting hunger and building communities through gardening and food sharing. YOU can make a difference in your community. We are here to help you make the difference.
About Me:
Kay Whatley is an author and writer living in the Raleigh/Durham area of NC. She runs a Community Service which is working to create Shared Gardens(TM) throughout the US, starting with hands-on work within North Carolina. In any economy, and especially now, growing our own safe, healthy food and sharing it with our community helps everyone have something to eat and builds a trust network within neighborhoods.
My Ideal Customer is:
A US resident interested in rolling up their sleeves and making a difference
My Ideal Referral Partner is:
You
Who referred you to inSide919?
Leslie Flowers
Website:
http://www.growandshare.org

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Greenhouse 2 and request for your help

Greenhouse 2 is well on its way to relocation here at Grow And Share in Zebulon, NC USA.

This past weekend, volunteers Riley E., Mitch A., Craig A., AJ B., and Frank and Kay Whatley took down all of the electrical systems. Heater, fans, and other components have been taken down and readied for the move.

This upcoming Saturday, December 12th, a group of volunteers and the local Crop Mob will be taking down the greenhouse structure and plastic and loading it into trucks. We hope to move all the… Continue

Posted on December 8, 2009 at 1:40pm — 2 Comments

Kay Whatley of Grow And Share

Eastern Wake News Article about Grow And Share Non-Profit Activities

Thank you, Eastern Wake News & Denise Sherman, for today’s write-up of Grow And Share - http://www.easternwakenews.com/news/story/5464.html. It includes information on Grow And Share’s history, its upcoming activities, and recent school gardens construction and scout meeting.
Reporter Sherman mentioned that she had become aware of Grow And Share because of the… Continue

Posted on November 25, 2009 at 2:44pm —

Kay Whatley of Grow And Share

Recycling Barrels - rain barrels, compost tumblers, etc.

Grow and Share has a supply of large plastic barrels to recycle. These are a great size for rain barrels, just a little smaller than 55 gallon drums. If you don't need a rain barrel, they can be cut into halves and used as large planters. Or made into compost tumblers.

We are asking for a donation to help cover barrel/accessories/paint costs and to raise funds for next year's Grow And Share projects. All money raised will go directly to Grow And Share. Whatever amount you donate, we will give y… Continue

Posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:30pm —

Kay Whatley of Grow And Share

School Gardens Will Grow Food to Eat, To Learn, And To Share

November 9, 2009 – Zebulon, NC USA

Elementary school teachers are going green in Franklin County, NC with installation of school gardens. Teachers are adding gardening to their lesson plans for science, nutrition, and other subjects. Produce grown in these gardens will feed the students, the teachers, and other local residents.

Working with Franklin County school teachers and Dale Byrns, Creative Education Office, several gardens are being installed. In Spring 2010, over 100 elementary school… Continue

Posted on November 9, 2009 at 11:32am — 3 Comments

Kay Whatley of Grow And Share

Getting ready to head out to school...to build gardens

We'll soon be driving to Youngsville NC to install the first school's gardens...busy day! This school today is doing raised gardens w/ organic soil.

Posted on November 4, 2009 at 8:56am — 4 Comments

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At 5:28pm on December 5, 2009, Pat Howlett said…
Hey Kay, Wanted to take a minute and personally share the Local Coffee Break networking opportunity we're trying to foster to connect members and to let you know I'll be posting info on the 2009 Christmas party soon - please keep a look out.
At 10:35pm on November 18, 2009, Kay Whatley of Grow And Share said…
Yes...when and where (for lunch)?
At 2:13pm on November 11, 2009, Leslie Flowers, Change Agent said…
You are welcome. Time for lunch soon! Yes?
At 6:30pm on October 23, 2009, Amanda Sherron said…
Great meeting you the other day. I would love to get together sometime with you and have coffee or lunch.
At 10:56am on October 22, 2009, Tracy Stewart said…
It was great meeting you yesterday too! Hope to see you again at next month's meeting!
At 12:49am on October 17, 2009, Paula C Snyder said…
Hi Kay, Looking forward to seeing you at Couture for a Cause this Friday. Should be a lot of fun! Please pass the information on to anyone who may be interested!
At 3:47pm on September 12, 2009, Pat Howlett said…
Hey Kay, hope you can make it to the End of Summer "Social Hour" Trying to get a bunch of inSiders to meet each other offline. It's what I do :)
At 6:50pm on September 8, 2009, Paula C Snyder said…
I haven't been on in a while. Please let me know when you do this next year (assuming it's an annual event) -- I may be able to assist in some way as a musician or vendor.
At 1:56pm on August 21, 2009, Rob Laughter, Social Media Coach said…
Sorry, Kay. On the phone. I'll give you a call back in a bit.
At 12:02pm on August 21, 2009, Rob Laughter, Social Media Coach said…
Kay,

I just now saw your reply to my offer to help out :( If it's not too late, give me a call and we'll see how I can help. 336.624.0187

Cheers,
Rob
 
 

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