About
The Garden Faire is being organized through the California Native Garden Foundation (CNGF), founded in 2004, recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation. The CNGF's mission is to demonstrate the beauty, garden-worthiness and ecological appropriateness of California native gardens, advance knowledge of native plants and increase their availability. Its vision is to become a statewide source for learning about, experiencing, and promoting California native gardening and bringing new California native plants to the garden.
The CNGF conducts educational projects based on sound gardening practices and research by university researchers, and assists schools in the design and development of native gardens by offering school garden grants. Information on the CNGF's educational projects is available on its website, www.cngf.org.
| The CNGF's board of directors includes the following persons: | |||
| Alrie Middlebrook, President | Thomas Karwin | ||
| Scott Holtslander | Vicki Moore | ||
| Mike Craib | Louann Tung | ||
The Garden Faire's chairperson is Sheryl McEwan. Ms. McEwan, a Scotts Valley resident, has completed Master Gardener training (2003), Ecology Action's "Green Gardener" advanced program (2005) and the Permaculture Design course (2007). She is studying for her Associate of Science degree in Landscape Horticulture at Cabrillo College. She serves on the board of directors of the Monterey Bay Iris Society.
Other key members of the Faire's Leadership Team for 2011 include Golden Love, Coordinator of the Ecological Landscaping Association-Monterey Bay Working Group, Co-Coordinator of the Central Coast Graywater Alliance, and owner of Love's Gardens; Landscaper Roxanne Evans; Alrie Middlebrook (president) and Lana Bryan (member) of the California Native Gardens Foundation; Batya Kagan of Transition Santa Cruz; and Linnea Edwards of Bauman College: Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts. Each of these team members has provided leadership in gardening education and acquired experience in community projects.