Bismarck Urban Harvest

Volunteer Duties

In the comments box (at the bottom of the page), please leave the following information if you are interested in volunteering to help with Urban Harvest:

Name 

(please email contact information to director@bismarckurbanharvest.org)

Dates and shift available (am or pm)

Duties (see list below)

2010 Urban Harvest Dates (Thursdays):

July 8^th                                                   July 15^th                                               July 22^rd                                               July 29^th

August 5^th                            August 12^th

Morning duties (8:30 am – will take about an hour depending on the duty you sign up for)

•1.       Electricity:

• Retrieve electricity carts from Downtowner’s office (on location)
• Run power cords from stage to carts
• Tape down extension cords in walk ways

•2.       Prepare Community Corner Table

• Retrieve table and two chairs from Downtowner’s Office (on location)
• Set up table and chairs at Market
• Attach signage to table and indicate community organization that will attending (provided by director)

•3.       On site advertisements and garbage cans

• Retrieve sandwich boards from Downtowner’s Office (on location)
• Position sandwich boards on North end of 4^th Street and East end of Broadway
• Staple entertainment schedule (provided by director) onto sandwich boards
• Retrieve garbage cans, line with trash bags and place around market area

•4.       Urban Harvest Banner and Stage Banner

• Retrieve Urban Harvest Banner and stage banner from Downtowner’s office (on location)
• Retrieve banner hardware
• Hang banners behind stage area

•5.       Seating

• Move picnic tables into the right of way (on location)
• Retrieve bistro sets from Downtowner’s office (on location)
• Set up bistro sets around market area

•6.       Urban Harvest Booth

• Retrieve UH booth items from Downtowner’s office (on location)
• Help UH board member set up booth items such as canopy, table, chairs, canopy weights, and merchandise materials

Evening duties (8:00 pm – will take about an hour depending on the duty you sign up for)

•1.       Electricity:

• Remove power cords from stage to carts
• Remove tape and extension cords from walkways
• Return electricity carts/extension cords to Downtowner’s office (on location)

•2.       Community Corner Table

• Take down Community Corner table and chairs at Market
• Remove signage from table
• Return table, two chairs, and CC sign to Downtowner’s Office (on location)

•3.       On site advertisements and garbage cans

• Remove sandwich boards from North end of 4^th Street and East end of Broadway
• Remove entertainment schedule from sandwich boards
• Return sandwich board to Downtowner’s Office (on location)
• Retrieve garbage cans and deliver garbage to designated location (on site)

•4.       Urban Harvest Banner and Stage Banner

• Remove Urban Harvest Banner and stage banner from hardware
• Tear down banner hardware
• Return banners and hardware to Downtowner’s Office

•5.       Seating

• Move picnic tables out of public right of way (on location)
• Remove bistro sets from market area
• Return bistro sets to Downtowner’s Office

•6.       Urban Harvest Booth

• Help UH board member tear down booth items such as canopy, table, chairs, canopy weights, and merchandise
• Return UH booth items to Downtowner’s office (on location)

Noon/Evening Performances Booked!

Here are the 2010 Urban Harvest noon and evening performances!

July 8th    Noon: Ben Suchy
Evening Opener: Blind Mice
                 Headliner: Midnight Noise Orchestra
July 15th   Noon: Sarah McMahon & Laura Knudson
Evening Opener: John Krueger Quartet
                  Headliner: The Vexed
July 22nd  Noon: John Wayland Harr 
Evening Opener: This Tastes Like Change
                  Headliner: Midwest Remedy
July 29th  Noon: Mike Swenson 
Evening Opener: Black Cat Rumble
                  Headliner: The Levee
Aug 5th      Noon: Grady Jackson
Evening Opener: The McMahon Bros.
                  Headliner: Human Capital
Aug 12th   Noon: Kris Kitko
Evening Opener: Trifekta
                  Headliner: The Dedbeats

Call for Vendors

Urban Harvest 2010

Join us Thursdays     July 8th – August 12th

10 am to 8 pm

We have great plans for this year and look forward to seeing you there!

Join us for the following activities:
10 am – Children’s Hour

Noon – Music and lunch

1 pm – Various Entertainment

2 pm – Open Mic Hour

3pm – URBAN IDOL

5pm – Wellness Hour

6pm - end of evening - Two Bands!

Urban Harvest 2010

Community.

Had a nice gathering of people tonight at the library.  We met to discuss the book and movie, “Food, Inc.”  Part of our mission is to support local, focus on our community.  It’s inspiring to meet people who have found important and meaningful ways to do just that. And our community benefits, too.

Tonight we talked about some people who are doing some amazing things right here in Bismarck/Mandan.  Jay Basquiat, who has had a CSA (“Baskets of Plenty“) for a few years now, and a couple who has moved here and is starting a CSA (“Riverbound Farm“).  Community Supported Agriculture is a way for community members to support a farmer financially  and should rain, sun, and chance allow it, enjoy the harvest, too.  We talked about the farmers who gather in the summers to sell what they have grown at the local farmers’ market.  We talked about ways we could work together as a community to continue to invest here. And in ways that are good for people and the earth.

Urban Harvest… it is a true expression of the type of community that I’m proud to be a part of.

Can’t wait to see you all this summer. And, maybe next month?  We’re discussing the book, “Independence Days.” It’s about becoming more independent with your food supply and how to preserve things after their season is over.  7:00 PM on Tuesday, May 25th at the Public Library.  Feel free to bring something to share that  you preserved from last harvest if you wish.

And, see you on July 8th for the first Urban Harvest market of the season!

Baskets of Plenty

River Bound Farm

2010 Urban Harvest Book Club

Food, Inc. by Karl B. Weber

Please join us Thursday April 15, 2010 – 7:00 pm at the Bismarck Public Library to discuss the participant guide, as well as view segments of the film.

Independence Days by Sharon Astyk will be our second book of the series. We will meet on May 25th – 7:00 pm at the Bismarck Public Library. Please join us for a discussion about the book.

2010 Annual Meeting

Please join us for our ANNUAL MEETING to be held March 11, 2010. We will be meeting at 6:30 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (click for google map) in Bismarck.

We are very excited about our upcoming season and look forward to sharing our plans with the public. We will be discussing vendor guidelines, local foods, our upcoming book club selections, and market activities.

Please plan to attend – we’d love to see you there! Refreshments will be provided!

August 13, 2009

The last market of the season turned out to be a beautiful, hot August day. There was not much of a breeze (which is nice for the vendors as products stay where put unless by the hands of customers!). Check out this great video recorded today at Urban Harvest. Thanks to Lisa for being in contact with 50 in 52. Check out the blog to learn more about the whole journey.

2009 Survey

We are quickly wrapping up the fifth season of Urban Harvest. In an attempt to better understand what the community wants and needs from our market, we’ve created a very short survey (3 questions). Please take a minute and participate in our survey – it is greatly appreciated!

Click here for survey

Thank you!