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FREE VV Garden Planting and Preparation workshop with Grant Watson
Event Details
Time: December 13, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm
Location: Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
Street: 800 E. Broadway
City/Town: Vancouver
Event Neighbourhood and Type: mount pleasant, workshop, gardening, soil preparation, community self reliance
Organized By: Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks and VV Learning Opportunities group
Latest Activity: Dec 12, 2010
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Event Description
We're pleased to offer this free workshop with Grant.
Garden Planting and Preparation will get you started in thinking about how to start a food garden, and taking the first important step of getting the beds ready for planting. A sound garden plan that takes all the key factors into consideration has a better chance of producing and winning your enthusiasm.
Planning
goal setting, location, layout, coldframes/greenhouses,
ordering seeds
Preparation
sheet mulching, tilling/digging,
cover crops/green manures
starting seedlings, irrigation
planting perennials, beneficials
Practical Activity
Seedling starting exercise.
To register: Ross Moster ross@villagevancouver.ca
Registration is limited to 25 participants. Workshop is almost full - preregistration is required.
FREE - donations accepted.
Supported by Neighbourhood Small Grants Program. (Thanks!)
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