Midwest Garden Gal Kicks Off Garden Forums 2024
Lisa Hinzman Howard, or as she’s known in the gardening world the Midwest Garden Gal, will kick off Project GREEN and the Iowa City Public Library’s Second Sunday Garden Forums 2024 on Jan. 14.
Read full story‘Orchids Are a Scream 2023’ 10th-anniversary show and sale
The Eastern Iowa Orchid Society recognizes a connection between its namesake flower and the annual Halloween holiday. This relationship may be behind the date the society has selected for its 10th-anniversary show and sale, Orchids Are a Scream 2023.
Read full story'Kiss the Ground' free film showing
IOWA CITY – Several Johnson County nonprofit organizations united to share a concern for the environment by bringing a documentary film to town. Kiss the Ground will be shown to the public at the Iowa City Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. at no charge.
Read full storyTomato Taste features heritage tomatoes
The public is invited to sample tomatoes on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at Plum Grove and vote for their favorite in four categories. Tomato jam will also be available to taste. The annual Tomato Taste activity, hosted by the Master Gardeners of Johnson County, is a tribute to heritage tomatoes and Iowa’s long history with food.
Read full storyPlum Grove Gardens host ‘Taste of the Heritage Garden’ on July 12
***WEATHER UPDATE***: The festivities have moved to Johnson County Extension Office, at Johnson County Fairgrounds, 3109 Old Hwy 218 South, Iowa City. Johnson County Master Gardeners will celebrate the Taste of the Heritage Garden on Wednesday, July 12. The public is invited to attend this annual celebration that honors and connects Iowa’s citizens with the state’s history, agriculture and food.
Read full storyProject GREEN Open Gardens Weekend 2023
Anthophiles (flower lovers) and nature enthusiasts will have an opportunity to participate in a favorite free activity when Project GREEN presents Open Gardens Weekend 2023 on July 8-9.
Read full storyJCMG 2023 Plant Sale & Flea Market
Gardening enthusiasts call your friends to let them know the Johnson County Master Gardeners (JCMG) will host its 14th annual Plant Sale & Flea Market on Saturday, May 20, from 9 to noon, at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Buildings B & C.
Read full storyLWVJC to host Legislative Forum in Hills on March 25
The League of Women Voters of Johnson County will host an in-person Legislative Forum on Saturday, March 25, in the Hills Community Center, 110 Main St., Hills, from 9:30 -11 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m.
Read full storyLeague Lecture on March 23 – Abortion History Matters
Learn about abortion laws before and after the U.S. Constitution was adopted. Abortion history was the focus of the friend-of-the-court brief for “Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization” which struck down Roe v Wade in June 2022. Co-author of the amicus curiae brief Patricia Cline Cohen, professor of history emerita at the University of California Santa Barbara, will review reproductive rights in a program titled Abortion History Matters. She is joined by Lina-Maria Murillo, University of Iowa Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies, History and Latina/o/x Studies assistant professor, who will present information about the history of abortion access in Iowa.
Read full storySecond Sunday Garden Forum to highlight ‘A GREENer Tomorrow’
Project GREEN and the Iowa City Public Library will offer a Second Sunday Garden Forum on March 12, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City.
Read full storyLWVJC to host Legislative Forum on Feb. 25
The League of Women Voters of Johnson County will host an in-person Legislative Forum on Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Iowa City Senior Center, 28 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, from 9:30 -11 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m.
Read full storyJohnson County Master Gardeners Continuing Education 2023
JCMG is partnering with GreenState Foundation to offer a hybrid Continuing Education 2023 on Sunday, March 5, from 1 – 4:30 p.m., in the Johnson County Extension Office, 3109 Old Hwy 218 South.
Read full story'Transparency Matters' presentation Wednesday, Jan. 25
Transparency in public governance and the media and why it matters will be discussed by Randy Evans, Executive Director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, and Laura Belin, Editor of the Bleeding Heartland blog on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Iowa City Public Library in Meeting Room A.
Read full storyLWVJC to host a series of Legislative Forums in 2023
The League of Women Voters of Johnson County will host a series of in-person Legislative Forums during the Legislative session, on the fourth Saturday in January, February and March. The first two forums will be held in the Iowa City Senior Center, 28 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, from 9:30 -11 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m.
Read full storySecond Sunday Garden Forum to feature Johnson County’s Roadside Vegetation Manager
Project GREEN and the Iowa City Public Library will offer another Second Sunday Garden Forum Sunday, Feb. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St. The events are free and open to the public. The presentation will also stream live on Iowa City Public Library's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel.
Read full storyLeague Lecture continues with ‘Transparency Matters’ on Jan. 25
Public officials at all levels of government are required to conduct the public's business in the open with very few exceptions. Not only is transparency in government important, but it is also equally important for the media and journalists covering the news.
Read full storySecond Sunday Garden Forum to feature Dawn’s Pleasant Valley Greenhouse owner
IOWA CITY — Project GREEN and the Iowa City Public Library will offer a series of Garden Forums in 2023. The first presentation will be held Jan. 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St.
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