learn | build | sustain | grow
PEOPLE + THE PLANET

Saturday, May 12, 2012
2828 Larimer Street, Denver
10:00am to 3:00pm

We’ve all heard talk about global climate change and its impacts on Earth around us, but what is the real implication for us, our community, and our society? This month at EarthLinks Community Links, we welcome Dr. Ryan W. Vachon of the University of Colorado for a talk about global climate change, how we fit into the bigger picture, and what we can do to reduce our impact on climate change. You don’t want to miss it!

EarthLinks Community Links, April 14th:
10am-12pm: Learning About Climate Change Workshop
12-3pm: Volunteer Orientation; Meet & Greet Staff, Board, and Participants; Tour EarthLinks; Shop the EarthLinks Store

Click here to RSVP on Facebook.

EarthLinks Community Links is a monthly open house that promotes garden-based skills for sustainable urban lifestyles. The events feature experts and participants of EarthLinks, an innovative nonprofit in Denver that provides a work program for people who are homeless and low-income to learn skills and create Earth-friendly products that sustain people and the planet.

learn | build | sustain | grow
PEOPLE + THE PLANET

Saturday, April 14, 2012
2828 Larimer Street, Denver
10:00am to 3:00pm

As the days grow warmer and the sun gains strength this Spring, you’ll no doubt see more pollinators out and about! This is the perfect time to learn about these special creatures, so for this month’s Community Links, we’ll focus on Protecting Pollinators! We’ll gather in the EarthLinks Workshop at 10:00am for a workshop about native pollinators, how to protect Mason Bees, the benefits of beekeeping, and ways to create a “pollinator sanctuary” in your garden. We’ll also have a fun “Local vs. Store-Bought” Honey Taste Test! This workshop will be led by EarthLinks Community Engagement Director, Cody Meinhardt, and participants from the EarthLinks Workshop Program. You don’t want to miss it!

EarthLinks Community Links, April 14th:
10am-12pm: Protecting Pollinators Workshop
12-3pm: Volunteer Orientation; Meet & Greet Staff, Board, and Participants; Tour EarthLinks; Shop the EarthLinks Store

Click Here to RSVP on Facebook.

EarthLinks Community Links is a monthly open house that promotes garden-based skills for sustainable urban lifestyles. The events feature experts and participants of EarthLinks, an innovative nonprofit in Denver that provides a work program for people who are homeless and low-income to learn skills and create Earth-friendly products that sustain people and the planet.

learn | build | sustain | grow
PEOPLE + THE PLANET

Saturday, March 10, 2012
2828 Larimer Street, Denver
10:00am to 3:00pm

Join us on Saturday, March 10th, for the second installment of EarthLinks Community Links, a monthly open house series!

Spring is just around the corner, so for this edition of ECL, we’ll focus on SEED STARTING for your garden. We’ll gather in the EarthLinks Workshop at 10:00am for a workshop covering garden planning, what types of seeds do well in Colorado, how to start seeds to best encourage germination, and when to transplant into your garden plot. This workshop will be led by EarthLinks Program Director, Emily Ashton, Program Associate, Dayna Tapp, and participants from the EarthLinks Workshop Program. You don’t want to miss it!

For anyone interested in joining our community as a volunteer, we’ll hold a New Volunteer Orientation at 1pm. This is your chance to learn more about our programs and the many opportunities for you to get involved.

EarthLinks Community Links, March 10:
10am-12pm: Seed Starting Workshop
12-1pm: Shop the EarthLinks Store, and tour EarthLinks
1-2pm: New Volunteer Orientation
2-3pm: More tours, shopping, community building

EarthLinks Community Links is a monthly open house that promotes garden-based skills for sustainable urban lifestyles. The events feature experts and participants of EarthLinks, an innovative nonprofit in Denver that provides a work program for people who are homeless and low-income to learn skills and create Earth-friendly products that sustain people and the planet.

EarthLinks Community Links

Monthly Open House

learn | build | sustain | grow

PEOPLE + THE PLANET

Saturday, February 11, 2012
2828 Larimer Street, Denver
10:00 am to 3:00 pm

• Worm Composting Workshop, 10am to noon: Join Kelly Shinn, Master Community Gardener and EarthLinks’ resident Worm Whisperer for this special hands-on workshop! Learn how to build and maintain a healthy vermicompost system, a great indoor alternative to composting that will keep your garden and houseplants lush and vibrant year-round! Kelly will answer all your wormy questions, from absolute novices to more experienced gardeners. $5.00 suggested donation.
• Valentine’s Shopping: Our EarthLinks Workshop Store will be open from 10am to 3pm, so come pick up beautiful, handmade gifts for your sweetheart, including locally grown and pressed flower cards, vases, and candle-holders. Bee Works soap and lotion bars made from EarthLinks’ beeswax. There are many more Earth-friendly products made by EarthLinks’ participants!
• Tour EarthLinks: Visit the garden and workshop, and talk to the experts and participants who make EarthLinks possible.

EarthLinks Community Links is a monthly open house that promotes garden-based skills for sustainable urban lifestyles. The events feature experts and participants of EarthLinks, an innovative, urban nonprofit in Denver that provides a work program for people who are homeless and low-income to learn skills and create Earth-friendly products that sustain people and the planet.

For more information, contact us at 303.389.0085 or cody@earthlinks-colorado.org.

Support EarthLinks on the second annual Colorado Gives Day! On December 6, 2011, Coloradans across the state will come together again to raise millions of dollars for nonprofits like EarthLinks. Last year, the goal to raise $1 million for Colorado charities was exceeded — $8.7 million was distributed instead! We’re looking to double our donations over last year’s Colorado Gives Day, with a goal to raise $6,000 for EarthLinks!

Presented once again by Community First Foundation and FirstBank, Colorado Gives Day asks you to give to your favorite charities through the website GivingFirst.org, an online giving resource featuring all of the nonprofits participating in Colorado Gives Day.

• 100% of your donation will come to us when you give through GivingFirst.org.
• When you give online anytime on December 6, the value of your donation will be increased by the FirstBank Incentive Fund.
• Help us win cash prizes! We have a chance to win $1,000 Bonus Bucks and $5,000 High Five cash prizes when you remember us on Colorado Gives Day.

Donate online at GivingFirst.org/EarthLinks any time over the 24-hour period of December 6 to help EarthLinks Sustain People + the Planet!