Spring is approaching! Gardens for Humanity and Tompkins County
Cornell Cooperative Extension are offering a new gardening training
series to help people learn to grow more of their own food. These
trainings are aimed at new gardeners, community leaders and those
interested in volunteering as garden mentors. All workshops will be
held at the CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
NY 14850 except April 27 (see below). Cost is $5/class or $20 for
the series or $5 per class. Pre-Registration is
required. Scholarships are available. For information, contact:
Josh Dolan at [email protected] or call CCE-Tompkins 607-272-2292
to register.
Getting Started with Vegetable
Gardening
Thursday, February 25, 6:30-8:30pm
Learn where to site your garden, how to prepare the soil, how to
start seeds, how to plant, when to mulch, which easy veggies to try
first, and so on. Pat Curran, Horticulture Educator, will also
discuss favorite varieties, container gardening, and harvesting tips.
Soils and Site Prep
Techniques
Monday, March 8, 6-8pm
Healthy soil is the basic building block of healthy vegetables. This
session will cover organic soil management and a selection of
techniques used to prepare your soil for
gardening. Instructors: Pat Curran and Josh Dolan.
Advanced Vegetable Gardening
Panel
Wednesday, March 10, 6:30-8:30pm
Hear from a panel of experienced gardeners on a broad range of topics.
Composting
Techniques
Monday, March 15, 6-8pm
Master Composter volunteers will present a variety of small to medium
scale composting methods and a Q&A session.
Seed
Starting
Monday, March 22, 6-8pm
In this session we finally get our hands dirty! We will be sowing
the first seeds of the season such as tomatoes and cabbage and
learning about how to make your own potting soil. Instructors: Pat
Curran and Josh Dolan.
Training for Garden Mentors and Site
Coordinators
Monday, March 29, 6-8pm
For gardeners who would like to help their community grow more food,
this session will orient new Community Food Growers into our Garden
Mentor program and explore the many resources and considerations for
managing existing gardens and establishing new ones. Instructor: Josh Dolan.
Pests and
Diseases
Tuesday, April 6, 7-8:30pm
Learn how to keep your plants healthy by recognizing the early
warning signs of plant damage as well as some preventative measures
you can take to keep the bugs away. Instructor: Monika Roth
Season Extension
Tuesday, April 27, 4:30-6pm, Ithaca Children's Garden at Cass Park
In our cold climate, serious food growers have developed many ways to
protect their plants during the cold spring, fall and winter
months. We will join the Ithaca Children's Garden learning about
basic cold frame construction and use, floating row covers, hoop
houses and cold season crop selection. Instructor: Josh Dolan
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