Grow
Lexington!...Community Garden Workshop
How to
plant..how to grow…how to harvest…how to glean…
When: Saturday March 19 or April 16 9am-12noon
Where: Community
Action Council, 1169 Winburn Drive
...spread the word...everyone welcome.
Cost: $20.00,
includes the Lexington Community Garden Manual
How: Individuals
and groups welcome…we encourage teams from neighborhoods.
RSVP: pre-registration
requested
More info call..859-312-7024
During World Wars I & II, people planted vegetable gardens to help
the war effort -Victory Gardens. It was a community effort, with people working
in their own backyards or joining together in communal gardens.
Who should attend:
· people are thinking about gardens
because they're concerned about the origin of their food,
· Folks who understand gardens are a
tangible way to combat hunger in their own backyards.
· Individuals who desire to work in a
communal effort and share the fruits of their labors.
· people rent want to manage their own
plots within a garden.
· Members of the faith community who
want to begin Gardens of Eatin’
· Agencies who want to offer the
therapeutic experience of gardens to clients
· Or citizens who simply want to get
their hands dirty and caress the beautiful, voluptuous Mother Earth.
· People who have been wondering about
participating in a community project but know where to start.
Topics to be
covered:
Ø Update on the community garden movement.
Ø Practical know-how for planning and organizing community and
backyard gardens
Ø Basics such as using seeds or
transplants and deciding on heirlooms or hybrids
Ø Soil types & fertility, testing
and local sources, composting
Ø Trials and tribulations of
individuals who have tried to start community gardens.
Ø Local
sources for funding, volunteer support and other garden needs
To register click here
To pay registration fee click this button
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