Urban garden workshops

[Guest guest]

05/09/09 11:00AM-5:00pm " MADRE FIESTA! " A party for land, food, and culture.

Esperanza Sustainability Center- GRAND OPENING!!! Music by Para La Gente,

Stitchcraft, Yaquelin Deyabu, and Aaron Ableman. Featuring Big Tadoo Puppet

Crew, Urban Garden Workshops, Live Mural Painting, Rock the Bike, Pedal Powered

Stage, Local Organic food & More! Pancake brunch, roasted chili's & corn, Free

Farmer's Market! WORKSHOPS and demonstrations on mycorhyzal life, composting,

greywater, seeding/urban gardenings. 19th St. & Florida, the Mission, SF

http://www.communitreemovement.org/events.html

 

Free gardening workshops:

Master Victory Farmer Series - Training and Discussion

May 10 - July 19

Jonathan Silverman - Pe'ah Garden Lead Volunteer of Congregation Emanu-El offers

ten weeks of workshops. Each 20-30 minute workshop will consist of training and

discussion, and all skill levels are welcome. 10:30-11:00am. The Pe'ah Garden is

located at Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma, and grows produce for the San

Francisco Food Bank. http://www.emanuelsf.org/events_gi_peah.htm

Home of Peace Cemetery - Hills of Eternity

Address: 1299 El Camino Real,

650-755-4700

(BART accessible) Colma Exit

Topics:

5/10 Understand the Land

5/17 Art of Seeding and Crop Selection

5/24 Soils, Amendments, and Compost

5/31 How to Integrate Sustainable and Permaculture Designs?

6/7 Tool Usage and Safety

6/14 Create a Growing Timeline Plan

6/21 In Ground - Planting and Weeding Techniques

6/28 Organic Food Production - Urban Edibles

7/12 Manage Pest Control

7/19 In Ground – Harvesting Techniques

Why become a Victory Farmer? Build knowledge, confidence in working with nature,

care for the earth, and make new friends. These workshops will help you gain

that green thumb you always wanted. You will be able to use your hands to manage

your own garden and grow edible fruit and vegetables. Support the Victory Farmer

Guild at Pe'ah Garden. Once you complete the program you will receive a Victory

Farmer Certificate of recognition from Congregation Emanu-El and be offered a

special invite at the Pe'ah Garden to receive and create your own victory

garden. Sign up now to become a Victory Farmer.

Please RSVP to victory.farmer

http://www.freefarmstand.org/