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Organic Gardening 101
Date:
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Location: CSNN, 1201 Mountain Road, Moncton
Total # of Visits: 559
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Register for Organic Gardening 101
Where: CSNN, 1201 Mountain Road, Moncton
When: Tuesday Evenings; Feb 23rd , March 9th, 16th and 23rd
Time: from 6pm to 8:30pm
Want to grow your own food? Care about the environment? Like getting your hands in the soil?!
Join Rowena, an organic farmer and organic farm inspector, for a 4 part beginner’s course into growing your own food organically.
Part 1: Introduction to Organics
- Organic principles and how to apply them to your garden.
- Create biodiversity and work with nature
- Use Permaculture
- Choose a location for your garden and prepare the ground
- Garden in small spaces
- Turn your garden into a thriving eco-system
Part 2: How to grow healthy vegetables
- Creating healthy soil and a healthy environment for your garden
- Soil health = plant health
- Making great compost
- Soil fertility and soil building
- Growing a garden where vegetables are strong enough to fight off any attack.
Part 3: What to grow, how much and where to put it?
- Organic vegetable garden design, including
- Choosing crops that are appropriate for our climate
- What, where and how much?
- Crop families and crop rotations
- Companion planting
- Choosing seed and appropriate tools
- Create a garden that has enough beans but not too much zucchini!
Part 4: Pests, Diseases and Weeds
- Encourage beneficial insects
- Common challenges faced by organic gardeners and what to do about them.
- Companion planting
- Prevent problems before they happen
- Identify and contain common problems
- Designing a healthy, balanced garden
Working with Mother Nature for a more natural garden
For all 4 classes: Students $85, Non-Students $115
Contact Rowena: rowena.hopkins@consultant.com or (902) 542-0324 (902) 542-0324
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