Podcast: Northfield Garden Club, America in Bloom

By Tracy Davis, on April 2, 2008, 7:55 am

Our guest this week: Judy Code, president of the Northfield Garden Club.

Never underestimate the power of a handful of gardeners determined to make their corner of the world a better place. The Northfield Garden Club has built an impressive number of coalitions, partnering with public and private organizations all over town.

The NDDC devoted their monthly forum to it; Mary Schier also blogged about it Tuesday on MyNorthernGarden after attending the NDDC forum. Northfield News editor Sam Gett wrote about it last month.

The Northfield Garden Club and Northfield are entered in the America in Bloom contest. America in Bloom Judges evaluate communities on eight criteria:

Floral Displays
Environmental Awareness
Landscaped Areas
Tidiness
Urban Forestry
Heritage Preservation
Turf and Groundcovers
Community Involvement

So, with all this coverage, what does the Garden Club need to help make their vision a reality? Volunteers! Money!

Click play to listen. 30 minutes. You can also subscribe to the podcast feed, or subscribe directly with iTunes.

Our radio show/podcast, Locally Grown, usually airs Wednesdays at 5:30 PM on KYMN 1080 AM.

Photo album: Footbridge gets the ‘America in Bloom’ treatment - Locally Grown says:

May 25, 2008 at 7:07 am

[...] The whole operation was led by (left) Judy Code, president of the Northfield Garden Club and Northfield in Bloom Steering Committee Chair Pat Allen. For more info on the Northfield in Bloom competition, see our April 2 podcast with Judy Code. [...]

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