The Resourceful Garden is a four-month FREE community garden education program scheduled to begin Saturday, March 5, 2011 3pm-Sunset (rain or shine). Join your community at the Growcology Learning Center every other Saturday as we support existing community gardens and help develop new community gardens. This program is being made available to churches, schools, hospitals, neighborhood organizations & backyard gardeners throughout the Southern California region.
The program is unique in that it provides a learn-and-apply model. Participants receive training in every aspect of planning and maintaining a community garden, including irrigation, soil remediation, composting, seasonal planting, trouble-shooting, networking, harvesting, community marketing, program development and more. Between classes, participants will implement the learned material at their own location. Upon returning to the class, participants are encouraged to share and overcome challenges by assisting one another. In addition, participants will be connected after the program through the community garden resource network, an online community for garden support.
- March 5 Planning a Community Garden
- March 19 Compost & Soil
- April 2 Seed Education & Garden Calendar
- April 16 Building a Water-wise Raincross Garden
- April 30 Irrigation & Timers
- May 14 Transplanting/ Companion Planting/ Pest Mgmt.
- May 28 Marketing & Community Outreach
- June 11 Harvesting & Seed Saving
- June 25 Overview
THIS IS A FREE PROGRAM MADE AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS APPLYING BEFORE FEBRUARY 25,2011.
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND ANY OF THE CLASSES WITHOUT APPLYING FOR THE WHOLE PROGRAM, THIS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT $35 PER CLASS. TICKETS GO ON SALE MARCH 1ST.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS APPLIED. YOU WILL BE RECEIVING AN INFORMATION PACKAGE SHORTLY.
WE WILL SEE YOU RAIN OR SHINE!