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Creating Your OWN Urban Farm Hello, new to the group. Doing container gardening at the moment in the back yard while I dig out t... -
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Creating Your OWN Urban Farm What is Urban Farming Day on Oct 30th all about?
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Fruit Trees and Backyard Orchard Culture After attending Greg's fruit tree class on Tuesday night, I ordered a few trees from VPA: a Ruby Red...
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Thanks to all of you for the Kudos. Today is a delight. I get to go to work!!! At the New Urban Farm Nursery - the culmination of my life work with two incredible partners in the process. Heather Taylor and Shannon Avey Boomer. Stop by and see us - we will be there from 10 to 4 today. I'll be there after noon.
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money Native American Proverb
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Dear Heywood Family - my prayers are with you through this grieving process. I had the privilege of knowing Susan, and what a remarkable, beautiful, loving, kind woman she was. I will miss her laughter and smile. She is home now with the Angels and the pain is no longer ravaging her body. Blessings.
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Growing Food - The Basics- Class 5
Nursery tour & Hands on class| Share |
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Growing Food - The Basics
Do you want:
- to save money at the grocery store?
- to reduce the amount of pesticides and GMOs in your diet?
- greater food security for your family and our community?
- a stronger connection to the seasons and the natural world?
Grow a Food Garden Now! Why wait? We are blessed with a year-round growing season, let us teach you how to start growing food for your family. Designed to introduce the beginner to growing food in the desert, this basic organic gardening workshop will arm you with the information to start growing this spring!
Makes a great holiday gift for someone who is ready to get growing!!
Spend hands-on time in the garden during this 5 part 11-hour workshop.
Taught by The Home Ec Department at the Urban Farm.
We will cover: garden site considerations, soil prep, tools of the trade, the importance of organic matter, growing in containers, using the planting calendar, seeds vs. transplants, fertilizer basics, what to look for at the nursery, planting techniques, harvesting and season extension ideas.
Includes a laminated copy of The Urban Farm Planting Calendar
3 Classroom Sessions on Mondays: January 9, 16 and 23, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
2 Hands On Sessions on Saturday January 14, 9:30 am to noon & Saturday January 28, 9:30-11:30 am.
Your entire Growing Food: The Basics course is only $89, plus bring a friend for only an additional $39.
