Learn how to develop and maintain healthy organic soil, the key to successful organic gardening. Understand the role that microorganisms play in building soil and promoting plant health. Discover how to employ composting, mulching, and cover crops to build soil productivity, increase microbial activity and provide timely release of plant nutrients. Gain an understanding of what vegetable varieties work best in an organic garden and how to plant, cultivate, support, and manage their harvest as well as the basic principles of integrated pest management.

Ages: 18 - Adult

Instructor: Royer Held, Project Grow

1 class

This class is free and open to everyone.  Registration is required.

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It can be rewarding to pick delicious fruit from your own trees, and frustrating when those trees fail to produce. The goal of this class is to help you grow good tree fruit within the constraints of a small lot. We will discuss planning, selection, planting, and routine care of trees, including apples, pears, cherries, peaches, plums, and apricots. Topics include the importance of choosing good varieties, including the right rootstocks; strategies for dealing with common shortcomings of your yard such as poor soils, shade, and frost; pruning and training, including a brief introduction to espaliers and other restricted forms; fertilizer; and pest control, including organic controls.

Ages: 18 and up

Instructor:  Dave Strayer

1 Class.

This class is free and open to everyone.  Registration is required.

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Heirloom vegetable varieties are tastier and more interesting than what you usually find in the grocery store. Not only that, but they are ideally suited for organic growing conditions! Unfortunately, the agricultural practices that produced heirlooms are disappearing, threatening the survival of heirlooms. Learn about the genetic diversity and local foods that may be lost. Find out what gardeners can do to cultivate and preserve heirloom vegetable varieties. It’s as simple as learning how to collect, save and replant seeds from your own garden.

Ages: 18 - Adult

Instructor:  Royer Held, Project Grow

1 class

This class is free and open to everyone.  Registration is required.

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It can be rewarding to pick delicious fruit from your own trees, and frustrating when those trees fail to produce. The goal of this class is to help you grow good tree fruit within the constraints of a small lot. We will discuss planning, selection, planting, and routine care of trees, including apples, pears, cherries, peaches, plums, and apricots. Topics include the importance of choosing good varieties, including the right rootstocks; strategies for dealing with common shortcomings of your yard such as poor soils, shade, and frost; pruning and training, including a brief introduction to espaliers and other restricted forms; fertilizer; and pest control, including organic controls.

Ages: 18 and up

Instructor:  Dave Strayer

1 Class.

Registration is limited to 60.

This class is free and open to everyone.  Registration is required.

REGISTER HERE