5th annual
organic plant sale
and gardening program

We invite you to join us for our 2009 Organic Plant Sale
Saturday, May 16th • 9 am- 5 pm
Sunday, May 17th • 11 am- 3 pm

Photo by Chris Holley-Starling

This is the 5th year of Crown Point's spring Organic Plant Sale. We are delighted to once again supply high quality, certified organic plants for your home garden. All of our plants are grown at Crown Point without the use of any synthetic fertilizers or toxic pesticides. No hormones are used to either increase or decrease growth rates of our plants. We aim to let good soil, good timing, and spring sunshine do the work.

In the interest of promoting biodiversity and satisfying customers’ requests, this year’s expanded list of over 200 varieties offers gardeners an even wider selection of vegetables and flowers over last year. Tomatoes and peppers remain an emphasis, but a fine selection of eggplant, summer squash, melons, lettuce, cabbages, native flowers and more can be expected. Like last year’s sale, unique and delicious heirlooms will be a focus. Most of the Slow Food USA 's Ark of Taste vegetables will again be available. The Ark of Taste vegetables, chosen for their culinary and cultural values, seek to protect our inherited agricultural diversity. Some hybrids will be available, though these will be limited to those varieties we would rather not live without.

Major credit cards will be accepted for plant sale purchases.

2009 Plant Sale Flyer

Browse before you buy with our Plant Variety List!

Please take our 2009 Plant Sale Survey here for a chance to win a $50.00 Gift Certificate for next year's sale!

event schedule
Farm tours 11AM-12PM daily

mini-gardening workshops

Saturday:

10:30 - Seed Saving Basics, Leah Smith Leah will present an introduction to the nuts and bolts of saving seeds - everything from planning a garden for saving seeds, growing, harvesting and cleaning seeds, to drying and storing seeds. Leah is a second year graduate student in Rural Sociology at the Ohio State University.  As Program Director for the Poughkeepsie Farm Project, she coordinated a youth seed saving project called City Seeds.  Leah has learned about sustainable agriculture by volunteering as a Peace Corps volunteer West Africa and apprenticing with several organic farms, including Crown Point in 2002.

12:00 pm – Rain Gardens at Home, David Ritter, Ritter’s Rain Gardens Learn how rain gardens, in addition to beautifully our landscapes, utilize natural processes to reduce runoff and capture pollutants that would otherwise end up in our streams. David has over 16 years experience in natural resource management focusing on the effects of urban areas on natural systems. He is a graduate of the University of Akron and has worked both as a Water Quality Planner for NEFCO and an Environmental Resource Specialist for the Summit SWCD.

1:30 pm – The Slow Food Movement, Beth Knorr, Market Manager, Countryside Conservancy Join Beth to learn about this worldwide movement to promote the preservation of local and sustainable food systems. Beth coordinates farmer's markets in Peninsula and Akron for the Conservancy. She was a delegate to Terra Madre, Slow Food's biennial international gathering in Turin, Italy in 2006.  She is also the former Harvest Manager at Crown Point Ecology Center, holding that position until 2007, and the proud wife of Crown Point's farmer Tim.

3:00 pm Putting Worms to Work for Your Garden: Vermiculture 101, Amy
Berens Learn the benefits of vermiculture, or composting with worms, and how by putting worms to work, you can create a natural, enriching fertilizer for your flower and vegetable gardens. Amy Berens is a multi-age educator who serves as coordinator for Crown Point's volunteer program and the Summer Farm and Science School for children. She is a licensed early childhood teacher with a degree in Environmental Studies. She enjoys getting her hands dirty growing things and loves teaching others how to do the same.

children’s activities:

Saturday 9 am - 1 pm Join elementary school teachers Susan Blainer for Project WILD Games, fun and educational activities that focus on the environment, conservation, and wildlife.

local food vendors:

Spice of Life catering

coffee & beverages

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The plant sale will be held, rain or shine, inside the 1910 bank barn. Workshops, Tours and Children's Activities are free and open to the public.

Call or email for further information, directions or to volunteer: Tim Knorr • 330.668.8992 Ext. 110 or farm@crownpt.org.

2009 Plant Sale Flyer