Jessica and Mo will be giving a two-session course on organic vegetable garden planning for the home gardener.  By the end of the course, participants will have the tools to create a garden plan that will utilize the space you have at home to feed your family.

Format:
2 sessions with 2 hours of classroom time followed by 1 and a half hours (optional) of workshop time with experts on hand to answer questions and guide your planning.

Session one:
Brief intro to organic gardening
Brief intro to intensive vegetable gardening
Resource introduction 
Site selection and soil prep
Materials list
Eating in season
How to get the most out of your space
Measuring how your family eats and how your space can best be used to stretch your food dollar

workshop time: focused on creating a list of crops that the participant wants to grow, a materials list, and a harvest schedule of seasonal veggies.

Session two:
Propagation 101
Methods for propagating at home
Direct seeding vs. transplanting
Which crops should you purchase?  Which should you try to grow at home?
Creating a greenhouse schedule
Variety selection 
resources for determining yield

workshop time: focused on selecting varieties, deciding where and how to buy different crops and laying out the beginnings of a planting calendar.

Where: Class at Artemis Cafe, corner of 12th and Division in SE Portland.

When: Session 1 will be on Saturday, January 9th from 11 AM to 3 PM.  Session 2 will be on Saturday, January 16th from 11 AM to 3 PM.

Cost: $75 per participant.  Organic lunch for both sessions included in the cost of the course.  We are happy to accomodate unique dietary needs.

Limit: 15 participants

Please contact Mo at (503) 729-0954 or mo@singerhillgardens.org in order to sign up for the class.

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