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Project Grow Classes
Current Listing
Project Grow's organic gardening expert, Royer Held, will hold his last of 4 classes on gardening the organic way, by talking on tomatoes and peppers, this Saturday, April 14, at 10am-noon, at the Leslie Science and Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd., Ann Arbor, 48105. There is no fee, but a donation would be appreciated.
Click Here To Register For The Next Series of Spring Classes Listed Below!!
New Class Listings!
Project Grow has finalized plans for several more classes for the months of April and May, 2012, that are exciting as well as useful to gardeners. Read the descriptions below and start signing up via our website. Some of them have class size limitations, so don't dawdle! Finally, note that any handout materials will be emailed to you prior to the class, so that you can download them yourself.
1. Square Foot Gardening: Sunday, April 29, from 10am-1pm, at the Leslie House and Discovery Garden, at the Leslie Science and Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd., Ann Arbor, 48105.
If you have a limited garden space but unlimited dreams of growing vegetables and flowers, come to this workshop on square foot gardening to learn how to make them a reality. This established method of gardening, led by certified Square Foot Gardening instructor, James Lee, will show you how to set up your bed and to garden without weeds or the need for chemical fertilizers! Class will be held rain or shine; come dressed for the weather and to work outside. Maximum class size: 20. Fee: $10.00 per person, $15.00 per couple. Pre-registration and payment required.
2. Composting in a Community Garden Plot: Saturday, May 5, from 10am- noon, at the Nature House, Leslie Science and Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48105.
This first of two composting classes will teach you different methods of hot and cold composting that are applicable in a community garden plot, backyard garden, and even in your kitchen! Master Composters, Joet Reoma and Jesse Raudenbush, will lead the lecture as well as a tour of Project Grow's Compost Education Center. No fee, but registration is required.
3. Wild Crafting: Sunday, May 13, 2:00pm-4:00pm, at the Leslie Science and Nature Center Woods, 1831 Traver Rd.,Ann Arbor, 48105.
Join holistic health practitioner and herbalist, Diane Feldt, for a slow stroll through the Black Pond Woods of the Leslie Science Center, to identify local medicinal and edible wild plants. Linda Diane has taught many courses locally on wild local foods and has authored several books on the subject. More information can be found on her website, www.lindadianefeldt.com. This class will be held rain or shine; come dressed for the weather and walking. Meet in the parking lot at LSNC. Class size limited to 20. Fee: $10.00 per person or a family of 2. Pre-registration and payment required.
4. Vermiculture Workshop: Saturday, May 26, 10am-noon, at the Nature House, and Vermiculture Demonstration Site, Leslie Science and Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd., Ann Arbor, 48105.
This second of two composting workshops focuses on the science of vermiculture, how to start a worm composting bin, and the benefits of worm castings in your garden. Led by Jesse Raudenbush, a third generation vermiculturist at Starr Valley Farms, students will also take home a pound of red wrigglers, a worm composting bin, and a book on vermiculture. Fee: $35.00 per person. Pre-registration and payment required.
5. . Make Your Own Composter!: Saturday, May 26, 2pm-4pm, on the lawn of the Nature House, Leslie Science and Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd., Ann Arbor, 48105.
Following Project Grow's very successful rain barrel workshop held in March, here is your chance to make your own rotating composter, while recycling a used food-quality plastic barrel. By popular demand and not to be missed! Fee: $120.00.
This is a fundraiser for The Discovery Garden Project. Please visit dgp.projectgrowgardens.org to learn more.
Other Classes in the Works
Project Grow is also working on other classes to present to the gardeners and environmentalists of Ann Arbor. A detail or two are not resolved yet on these, so they cannot be confirmed. However, we find them so exciting that we think you should hear of them. As soon as all the nuts and bolts are in place, we will shoot them on to the website, as well as publicize them in next month's newsletter. So keep a look out for them in upcoming bulletins!
Click here to read previews on some of the great new classes we are working on including mushroom cultivation, Hugelculture, Aquaponics and visits to the Chinese grocery store!
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