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Orientation 2 – Community Bed Renters – Compost Workshop

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The Community Garden Bed Renters Orientation – Closed to the Public

April 18 Greenhouse Community Garden Renters, Location: Greenhouse Community Garden

A Composting workshop, facilitated by Garth Ludwig will be a critical part of this session to ensure all bed renters know how to correctly use the compost system in the garden. Permaculture is based on good composting.

Orientation 1 – Community Bed Renters – Compost workshop

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The Community Garden Bed Renters Orientation – Closed to the Public

April 17 – Mt Nelson Renters – 6:00 to 7:30 PM Location: Mt Nelson Community Garden

A Composting workshop, facilitated by Garth Ludwig will be a critical part of this session to ensure all bed renters know how to correctly use the compost system in the garden. Permaculture is based on good composting.

Gardening Basics Workshop Series 4 – Composting and Pruning

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gardeningGarden Basics – a little social chit chat before the workshop begins. So nice to find your Tribe.

Gardening Basics Workshop Series
Ensure Success
A WORK AND LEARN SERIES
Get your hands dirty working in the greenhouse while you learn!
Opportunity for gardeners to be gentler on the earth while harvesting more nutritious food…
gardeningPart 4. Composting and Pruning

  • Composting can be as simple or as exciting as you want to make it. We will explore the many ways to compost. Make compost tea and have a tea party for the plants and look at the role of worms in composting.
  • Pruning your vegetables and tomatoes is critical to a good harvest – learn when and how to do it to increase your yield and maximize your crop. You will actually prune tomatoes in the greenhouse.

gardeningDate: May 30, 2023
Time: 6:00-8:30
Workshop site: Groundswell Greenhouse
Cost: Members (Regular and Premium) – $25.00 Non Members $30.00

Supported by: Groundswell Network Society and Home Hardware
What to bring: Your Garden Journal, your garden gloves, trowel, water bottle, photos of bedding plants you started at home.

***NOTE: if you book all 4 programs in this series the total cost for members is $80.00, a savings of $20. Ticket available in part 1

Gardening Basics Workshop Series 1 – Soil, Water, Food – rescheduled feb 28

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Rescheduled feb 28.
Gardening Basics Workshop Series
Ensure Success
A WORK AND LEARN SERIES
Get your hands dirty working in the greenhouse while you learn!
Opportunity for gardeners to be gentler on the earth while harvesting more nutritious food…
gardeningPart 1. Soil, Water, Food

  • Learn basic permaculture principles
  • Create Living soil rich in microorganisms which support plant health
  • Understand the best ways to top dress, make worm castings and composting 101.
  • Understand our valley soil, necessary mineral amendments and zone areas. There are many microclimates in the valley. Is your garden one of them?
  • Watering – our most precious commodity in the world today – how to reduce consumption, reuse existing water, slow evaporation, and remove harmful chemicals from the water.
  • Learn how to use a garden journal.
  • Basic care of garden tools
  • Share experiences and ask questions with a community of gardeners and an experienced coach.

Date: February 21, 2023 Rescheduled feb 28
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Location: Groundswell Community Greenhouse
Cost: Members (Regular and Premium) – $25.00 Non Members $30.00
What to bring: garden gloves, trowel, a soil sample from your garden or yard (if you don’t yet have a garden), your water bottle.

***NOTE: if you book all 4 programs in this series the total cost for members is $80.00, a savings of $20.