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Tuesday, April 21st & Thursday, May 14th
6:00 - 7:00 pm
We're excited to launch a brand new Gardening Club with Eve Minson, Foodscape Designer, Educator and Farmer with over 30 years of experience in growing, ecological landscaping design and community-based food systems.
To get started, we’re offering two educational series designed to empower you with the knowledge and confidence to grow your own food, herbs and ecological landscapes.
After this introduction series, enjoy monthly meetings and programs focused on building the skills needed to create productive, beautiful and sustainable gardens, no matter your experience level or growing space.
This
educational gardening series is designed to empower community members
with the knowledge and confidence to grow their own food, herbs, and
ecological landscapes. We hope to bring community members together
through growing.
Starting
in April and May, we will have two educational programs to help us get
started. Throughout the year we will meet periodically to engage in
conversation, programming, instructional events and hands-on activities
to expand our knowledge. Through a combination of practical instruction
and accessible design principles, participants will learn how to create
productive, beautiful, and sustainable gardens—regardless of experience
level or available space.
Course Topics Include:
· Gardening benefits, overview of gardens, understanding the growing season
· Seed selection, sourcing, and starting (indoor, greenhouse, and direct seeding)
·
Garden planning and site assessment, animal exclusion, general design
including four season gardening approaches aka “season extenders”
· Soil fundamentals, health and composting, soil tests, fertilizers, amendments
· Vegetable gardening fundamentals – what do you eat and use in your kitchen
· Fruits and berries for the home garden
· Culinary and medicinal herb gardening
· Native plants and pollinator support
· Annuals, perennials and edible landscape design
· Watering, maintenance, and seasonal care
· Organic pest management and spotting disease issues
· Harvesting, preserving, and using garden produce
· Building resilience through home-scale food production
· Putting gardens to bed for the season, and prepping for the following year
Goals:
· Increase local food knowledge, self-reliance and confidence to garden
· Support health and wellness through fresh, homegrown food
· Encourage ecological stewardship, native landscapes and pollinator support
· Build community through shared learning and skill development
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