<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Missoula Urban Demonstration Project (MUD) has an
exciting lineup of upcoming workshops and events. Workshop tickets and details can
be found at <a href="https://mudproject.org/our-programs/workshops/">https://mudproject.org/our-programs/workshops/</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>April 17 (tomorrow!):
Little Free Pantry Workshop</b>. <span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Join us to make meaningful changes from the bottom
up by building your own little free pantry! Little free pantries are a great way to increase mutual aid and
equitable access to food in your own neighborhood.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="color:black">April 23: Free Bee Installation
Demonstration</span></b><span style="color:black">. <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Two more colonies of honeybees will soon call MUD
home! We invite you to come observe their installation into their hives
on Friday, April 23, at noon at MUD. One colony will be going into our
new top bar hive and the other will be going into a Langstroth hive. Head
tool librarian Christian Russell will be available for Q &
A after the installation is complete.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>April 24: Volunteer
Garden Planter Build Day with Seedlings for Solidarity</b>. <span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Seedlings for
Solidarity and MUD are teaming up to ensure that community members
who need better access to fresh food are equipped with the skills and
materials to grow their own. On Saturday, April 24, we invite you to join
us for a garden planter volunteer build day. Volunteers will have the
opportunity to help build a variety of planter types that will then be
distributed to food-insecure individuals throughout Missoula. No previous
building experience necessary! Volunteers must sign up for either a
morning or afternoon volunteer shift </span><span style="color:black">at <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c48aea82fa7f8c61-seedlings">https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c48aea82fa7f8c61-seedlings</a><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="color:black">May 2: Soil Health Workshop</span></b><span style="color:black">. <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Learn
how to characterize your soil with simple techniques anyone can do with
practice. On Sunday, May 2, from 10 am to noon, MUD instructor Mark Vander
Meer will guide you through the process of determining water and nutrient
holding capacity, nutrient status, soil aeration characteristics, and more. The
workshop will also cover soil improvement techniques. Bring ½ gallon of soil
from your yard or garden to work with. </span></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Jane McGuire</b></div><div>Communications Coordinator<b><br></b></div><div><a href="https://mudproject.org" target="_blank">Missoula Urban Demonstration Project (MUD)</a></div><div>(805) 441-1852</div><div><br></div><a href="https://mudproject.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://mudproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-MudMedia3.jpg" width="96" height="41"></a> <div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MissoulaMUD/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> I <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mud_project/" target="_blank">Instagram</a><i><br></i></div><div><br></div><div><i>Empowering people to build a more sustainable community through tool sharing and hands-on learning.</i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>