Gardening For Life Celebration 2024
The GFL Celebration is a free community event celebrating ways we can all make a difference to preserve and protect biodiversity in the Carolina Foothills and beyond. Join us for a day of discovery, of surprise and of lively community conversations.
We did it and what a great gathering and day!!!
Thanks go to Jim McCormac for an amazing presentation, to our Exhibitors, Plant Sellers, Volunteers and Attendees!
View the 3.30 GFL Celebration Photo Gallery
Click here to watch Jim McCormac’s amazing presentation
In the meantime, we had two lucky winners claim their free drawing prize and two that are not yet claimed. Email Corrie if you have a winning number. If these are not claimed by 4/12 we’ll be doing a special drawing with our Volunteer’s names tossed into the hat, as a special thank you for contributing their time and talents.
Nature For My Soul Prize: 533540
Winner: Nancy Pellegrini
Green River Adventure Prize: 533547
Winner: Al Alberto
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Date: March 30, 2024
Location: Polk County High School, Columbus, NC, 28722
Time: Noon to 5 P.M.
2024 Keynote Speaker: Jim McCormac
Award-winning Author, Botanist, Conservationist, Photographer
Read: Beyond the Butterflies … Let’s Talk Moths!
Native Plant Sale / Educational Exhibits / Free Give-aways / Connection to Community Resources / and more!
2024 Community Partners
This event would not be possible without the enthusiastic support of our Community Partners!
2024 Native Plant Vendors
Come ready to shop for the a wide variety of native plant species (some very hard to find species, too!) available in our region.
Bring cash to shop as some vendors do not take credit card.
Come ready to learn from these native plant experts.
Come ready to dream up new possibilities for a habitat-friendly garden!
Neal’s Natives
Polk County High School Students selling their “Plugs for Pollinators”
2024 Educational Exhibitors
Come explore our pockets of learning!
It is our pleasure to introduce you to the GFL Celebration Educational Exhibitors for 2024.
Click here to get more details about this year’s Exhibitors.
Polk County Students/Champions for Wildlife and Seeds in Schools
NC Facebook Chapter Homegrown National Park
Mini Spotlight Exhibits will include: Prairie Moon Nursery, The Caterpillar Lab, and more.
FAQs
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Our Partners make all of this possible! To learn about Partnership levels and benefits please visit our Partnership Page.
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Conserving Carolina is our ticketing partner. Tickets became available on 2.1.24 and within 5 days all seats were reserved. Visit Conserving Carolina to get on the wait-list. https://conservingcarolina.org/event/gardening-for-life-celebration-2024/
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Yes, the entire presentation will be recorded and posted online a few days after the event for all to see. We will not be Livestreamig.
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Great! The more creative folks in the fold the better! Please just shoot us a note indicating your interest via our Contact Form.
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Yes, there is a world of discovery to be had and some amazing community organizations doing great things. You might like to start by checking out our Learning Center.
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Great question! We want to be sure that everyone who attends actually has a seat for Jim McCormac’s presentation. Too, we have a maximum capacity for our facility.
A Look Back at the March 4th, 2023 Event
Watch Doug Tallamy’s presentation …
