This year let the ladybugs do the work. Forget the pesticides and fungicides: grow organically.  Learn techniques and advantages of organic gardening. 

9:00am – 9:30am Registration
9:30am – 10:15am “Why Grow Organic?” with Sue Gray
10:20am – 10:55am “Black Gold” (Composting)
11:05am- 11:30am “Butterfly Gardening” with Carol Eames
11:40am- 12:00pm Discussion of Community Gardens

If there is any question as to whether the seminar might be cancelled due to weather, notice will be posted at www.tulsacga.org

Enrollment Form –
Name _______________________________________________________
Address______________________________________________________
City/State/Zip________________________________________________
Phone ___________________ Email _____________________________
# of Attendees _____ Amount enclosed $__________

Cost is $7.00 or $10.00 at the door,

Pre-registration by March 10th is recommended.

Registration with payment should be mailed to:

Organic Gardening Seminar, 1232 South Columbia Place, Tulsa, Ok 74104

Make check payable to: Tulsa Community Garden Association or TCGA

For more information call 592-1466 or email: info@tulsacga.org

This program is sponsored by Tulsa Community Garden Association

    Please take the opportunity to participate in one of the last five PLANiTULSA Small Area workshops to be held in Southwest Tulsa, Northland, Forest Orchard/Hillcrest, the Tulsa University Area, and the Southcrest Hospital Area. Also join your neighbors in the Citywide TRANSPORT workshop where you share your thoughts on transportation issues and future transportation needs.  

     You do not need to live in these areas to participate . Lessons learned from these workshops will be used to develop policies and recommendations that may be applied in similar areas throughout Tulsa .

If you find yourself at 81^st and Mingo and you haven’t seen the Sonoma Grande Apartment project at 7893 S. 95^th East Ave, please take a moment to see where this project abuts the adjacent single-family homes. PreserveMidtown was there February 12, to attend a press conference for a newly formed network of citizens interested in having their voices heard in the city development process.

We were struck by the stories of the people in this neighborhood. One homeowner trying to sell her home has had to reduce the asking price by 20% after potential buyers see what is in her backyard. We asked a real estate agent attending the meeting if she thought this project affected the value of these homes and she said “Without a doubt!”

At the last city council meeting, Councilor Christiansen informed the neighbors that this was such a mess that they needed to hire an attorney. Some of these homeowners are retired World War II vets, some are retirees on fixed incomes. The homeowners told us that the idea of paying tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to sue the city you trusted to protect your property rights is overwhelming. But what recourse do these homeowners have?

PreserveMidtown is not against new development. We are for smart growth. Tulsa cannot afford to turn development away but can it afford to alienate taxpayers or ruin the environment that attracted the developers in the first place? PreserveMidtown believes, along with this new neighborhood network, that there needs to be more transparency, accountability, consistency and involvement of the neighbors in development projects.

If you are the leader of a neighborhood group, member of a homeowner’s association or just want to stay connected with zoning issues, email us at tulsaneighborhoodnetwork@gmail.com.

The Sonoma Grande project is very controversial and will be the subject of discussion for a long time as resident homeowners try to determine how the current city development process failed them. We hope you will stay informed and remember when it comes election time in November for the mayor and city councilors, become educated about the issues, and vote for the candidate that is going to take care of you, your neighborhood and your city.

After spending two hours Saturday listening to Highland Park homeowners explain their concerns about the three-story apartment complex built just feet from their backyards, Mayor Kathy Taylor said it may be time to revisit the city’s zoning regulations.  ”If this is what the regulations allow, we need to re-examine them immediately, even before the comprehensive plan is done,” she said.

Click on the following link to read more about this important meeting.

Tulsa World: Homeowners, Taylor focus on zoning rules