{"id":13543,"date":"2026-01-23T19:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dug1.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=event_listing&#038;p=13543"},"modified":"2026-01-23T19:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:30:33","slug":"2026-national-growtogether-conference","status":"publish","type":"event_listing","link":"https:\/\/dug.org\/es\/event\/2026-national-growtogether-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 National GrowTogether Conference &#8211; Soil &#038; Soul: Where Hands Get Dirty and Hearts Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"comp-mkn94r42\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-mkn94r42 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<p>The 2026 National GrowTogether Conference\u2014Soil &amp; Soul: Where Hands Get Dirty and Hearts Connect\u2014 is an inspiring two-day gathering of community gardeners and leaders nationwide to celebrate the power of urban green spaces and community gardening.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by NYC Parks GreenThumb in partnership with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dug.org\/gardens-food-forests\/initiatives\/urban-garden-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urban Garden Project<\/a>\u00a0with support from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=x2_1MoFfIk6pWxXaZlE777vIgzjC_gFHh0eUoNhEMEdUODZDME1SVTRXUldKRlRCUVlZOUhaOThFMSQlQCNjPTEkJUAjdD1n&amp;route=shorturl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request For Proposals \u2013 Guided Tours<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Friday, May 1, 2026<\/strong><br \/>\nSubmit urban gardening-related visit proposals to NYC Parks facilities, GreenThumb gardens, and unique green spaces in NYC.<br \/>\nLearn more and fill out the form\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=x2_1MoFfIk6pWxXaZlE777vIgzjC_gFHh0eUoNhEMEdUODZDME1SVTRXUldKRlRCUVlZOUhaOThFMSQlQCNjPTEkJUAjdD1n&amp;route=shorturl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=x2_1MoFfIk6pWxXaZlE777vIgzjC_gFHh0eUoNhEMEdUMVZFNjhGQjJNRFc3SVNPRkdIUkg1WDgxWCQlQCNjPTEkJUAjdD1n&amp;route=shorturl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request For Proposals \u2013 Workshops<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Saturday, May 2, 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gc.cuny.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CUNY Graduate Center<\/a>, 365 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10016<br \/>\nWe invite proposals from gardeners, organizations, researchers, and educators for workshops that advance resilience, innovation, and best practices in urban garden and community building.<br \/>\nLearn more and fill out the form\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=x2_1MoFfIk6pWxXaZlE777vIgzjC_gFHh0eUoNhEMEdUMVZFNjhGQjJNRFc3SVNPRkdIUkg1WDgxWCQlQCNjPTEkJUAjdD1n&amp;route=shorturl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submit your proposals by Sunday, January 25, 2026, 11:59 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"comp-mkn9bsyd\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-mkn9bsyd wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/events\/greenthumb-growtogether\">https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/events\/greenthumb-growtogether<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13544,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"event_listing_category":[249],"event_listing_type":[61],"class_list":{"0":"post-13543","1":"event_listing","2":"type-event_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"event_listing_category-dug-events","7":"event_listing_type-urban-garden-project"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing\/13543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event_listing"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing_category?post=13543"},{"taxonomy":"event_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing_type?post=13543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}