Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Free Organic Gardening Course!!

Alamosa Community Gardens, The SLV Local Foods Coalition,
& Dripworks  Present:
Exciting FREE 3-Part beginning ORGANIC GARDENING COURSE!
The Basics of Home Garden Production


When:  3 Saturdays from 10 AM – 12 PM     
Who:  Paul Niebel has several decades of experience gardening in the valley and understands the issues and potential of growing food in a high altitude desert climate. This is a great opportunity to understand the in’s and out’s of starting a healthy garden – whether you are a beginner or experienced, Paul Niebel will answer your questions and provide an informative, engaging garden course! 
Where:   Trinidad Junior State College in the Auditorium
Cost:  FREE!
Please bring a POTLUCK dish to share, and CHILD CARE will be provided.

February 23 – Soils: Fertility, composting, cover cropping, and crop rotation.
March 9 – Garden Design:  Site selection, seed bed preparation, plants for the garden, seed selecting and sourcing, planting tables, and planting.
March 16 – Irrigation, pest control, weeds and weeding, maintaining garden growth, harvesting, tricks, gadgets, & shortcuts.

Please call 719-589-4567 ext.102 or email:  alamosacommunitygardens@gmail.com for more information.

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