On May 1st and 2nd, 2010 Middle Tennessee was hit with storms that brought an unprecedented amount of rain. The rain quickly caused the Cumberland River, the Harpeth River and various creeks to rise and come out of their banks, flooding many parts of Nashville and some of the surrounding cities.

The Tennessee Flood has caused millions of dollars worth of damage and affected many lives and displaced families across Middle and West Tennessee.

104-5 The Zone is teaming up with Hands on Nashville, founded in 1991 to help people transform the world around them by volunteering, to get out in the communities that were hit the hardest. Over the next few weeks, 104-5 The Zone will travel to Bellevue, Clarksville, Antioch, Ashland City and other cities to encourage volunteers to join in and help with the clean-up and rebuilding process.

Join us at Sudden Service at 2654 Wilma Rudolph Blvd in Clarksville on Wednesday, May 19th while The Zone’s local shows broadcast live. Sign up to volunteer starting at 8:00 am and someone from Hands on Nashville will place you in an area of Clarksville that need the most help!

Guitar Center will be on-site from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm at each of our Building Hope Tour stops for Operation High Ground. Operation High Ground is a relief plan for victims of the Nashville Flood. It is to get their instruments and studios back to normal as quickly as possible.

Guitar Center representatives will be assessing gear damaged by the recent flood and giving advice on how to best repair or replace the damaged gear. They will be giving out coupons and gift cards to help those victims replace their gear. In addition, you can stop by Guitar Center’s Nashville location at 721 Thompson Lane for an in-store consultation where they can help you on a one-on-one basis.

Guitar Center realizes that the Music Stars aren’t the only ones who have lost the tools of their trade. After all…this is Music City.

How to get there from Nashville

Take I-24W. Exit 4 off I-24. Take a left off of the exit, about 4 lights down on the right at the corner of Wilma Rudolph Blvd and Needmore Road (across from the Trane Air Conditioner Factory).

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Thanks to the Montgomery County Habitat Restore, who is donating their parking lot, we will be having the festival at a convenient, down town location with plenty of parking and open space. It is a come and go event with plenty to keep you busy.

Please consider joining them as one of the following participants.

Home Owners/ Green Thumb Enthusiasts

Thinking about having a container garden this year? Wanting to compost for your existing garden? Interest in joining a community garden and renting a plot? Thinking about conserving your rain water for (lawn and garden)? Needing to find some plants for your garden? Is it about time to sharpen my lawn mower blade? In need of mulch for your trees? Then the Green Thumb Festival is for you!

Vendor

The Green Thumb Festival can provide you with a space to sell items that can be used in a garden outside or in a garden. They are offering free 20×10 spaces for the first year only. They also have a limited number of tents are available you can borrow. You must bring any tables and chairs you need. Electricty can be provided but the spaces are limited.

Non-profit

For organizations or clubs that has activities about garden or outside environments, the Green Thumb Festival can provide you with a place that you can use to can tell their visitors about you! You will be provided with a free 10×10 space. However no sales can be made from any of the non-profit tents. There are a limited number of tents are available that can be borrowed. You must bring any tables and chairs you need. Also please consider offering a speaker for the Festival’s educational tent.

Food Vendor

Food Vendors can attend the Green Thumb Festival and provide refreshment to our guests. The Green Thumb Festival gives you a space to sell food items and drinks to refresh our visitors. You get a 20×10 space. The cost is $200 to become our exclusive food vendor, or $100 to be a non-exclusive food vendor. You must bring all things needed to set up your area. If you need specific electrical arrangements, please contact the festival organizers to be sure they can accommodate you needs.

For more information, or to participate in the festival contact Joe Davidson at 931-645-4242, or visit their web site at: http://www.clarksvillerestore.org

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The Home Landscape Workshop will be held in Clarksville, TN. on Saturday, April 10, 2010. The six-hour workshop will begin at 8:30 AM and will be held at the Montgomery County Civic Hall, 350 Pageant Lane (near public library). The class is limited to 25 participants. The cost is $35.00 per individual, $50.00 per couple. Fees cover program costs only. The deadline for registration is April 7th, 2010.

To register, contact the Montgomery County Extension Office at (931) 648-5725 or *protected email*

Tennessee State University, The University of Tennessee, USDA and County Governments Cooperating. The Agriculture Extension Service offers its programs to all persons regardless to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Garden of Hope volunteers will plant, care for and harvest produce that will be sold to raise funds for local food programs including F.U.E.L, Loaves and Fishes and other groups feeding the hungry.

Where is the Garden

The Garden of Hope is located near Exit 11 at 860 Hornbuckle Road.

What are the ways an individual, family, or group may participate?

1. An individual or community garden plot may be adopted.
2. Larger plots will be planted and maintained by volunteers & coordinated by the Garden of Hope committee.

General Guidelines

The adopted plots

All potential gardeners and volunteers are required to complete an application form.

Option 1: A plot fee of $10.00 per 10×10 plot is due by May 1st, 2010. Any excess produce shall be donated to designated food banks in Clarksville-Montgomery County, TN.

Option 2: No Fee Option-Adopters not paying a fee shall donate no less than 1/3 of produce grown to designated food banks in Clarksville-Montgomery County, TN.

• An individual, family, or group may adopt one or more plots. Each garden plot will measure 10 feet by 10 feet.
• The adopter shall plant tomatoes, bell peppers, squash (yellow crooked necked and zucchini), and cucumbers. These vegetable plants/seeds will be provided by the Garden of Hope.
• In the remainder of the plot, the adopter may plant vegetables of their choice.
• The landowner will prepare the ground for planting. Tentative spring planting date is May 1st.

Volunteers for the larger garden area

Volunteers are needed to perform scheduled maintenance (planting, weeding, mulching, and harvesting) in areas planted by the Garden of Hope committee.

A schedule will be established for this work.

A volunteer orientation meeting will be held on Saturday, April 17 from 10:00am-12:00am at the Extension office and/or on an as-needed basis.

How can you help?

• By volunteering to adopt a section of the garden and care for it throughout the garden season.
• Sign up for the Garden of Hope CSA and for a nominal fee you will receive a box full of fresh, seasonal vegetables every week throughout the growing season.
• Shop at our Downtown Market booth on Saturdays later this season.
• Shop at the On-Farm Market Stand

Would you like to help? Please contact

The City of Clarksville Office of Housing and Community Development, Tennessee State University, The University of Tennessee, USDA and County Governments Cooperating and The Agricultural Extension Service offers its programs to all persons regardless to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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