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| Purple Cow Organics Soil |
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| Building your own raised bed and need some organic soil? Order soil from Purple Cow Organics here. Why organic soil? Soil in urban areas is very often contaminated with lead and other toxins. The safest way to grow food is to garden with raised beds. We proudly promote Purple Cow Organics. Chose the following amounts: |
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| Our New Roving Gardening Classes |
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Would you like to have us teach a class for a group of your friends, family, temple or church group? Gretchen Mead of the Victory Garden Initiative has teamed up with Janice Christensen of the Community Garden in Kilbourn Park to create a great basic organic urban gardening course. Get ready for a rewarding summer of vegetable gardening from breaking ground to delicious harvest!
Four 90-minute classes in the Basic Gardening Series will take beginning gardeners through the steps of garden design, planning, planting, fertilizing and troubleshooting. This is your chance to step into the world of backyard or community gardening with confidence. Each class provides instruction and hands-on experience, so that gardeners have the opportunity to learn the theory, then get their hands dirty so the lessons can really “take root.”
There is a flat fee of $200 per class (up to 45 participants), and $750 for the full series. All classes are 90 minutes long, consisting of 45 minutes of presentation and discussion and 45 minutes of hands-on projects. To pay for a class or the full series, please feel free to pay securely online. We will contact you about scheduling a time to hold the class. If you have any questions, please contact Gretchen Mead.
Class Descriptions:
Designing Edible Gardening Spaces
Where will your garden grow… best? Learn about sun and shade, which crops to grow where and how to plan for a mix of beds, containers, and even vertical garden spaces! Class limit 45 participants.
Vegetable Garden Planning
Plan your garden around your menus. How about a salsa garden? A ratatouille garden? Even a pizza garden! Or simply plan a basic vegetable garden for optimum production in your area’s microclimates. Learn about making a garden map and planning for crop rotation in the coming years.
Succession and Companion Planting
Lettuce grows fast. Did you know you can replant lettuce as you harvest, and grow as many as four crops in one summer in the same space? Companion planting will teach you why broccoli loves rosemary but doesn’t like tomatoes, so you can plan a vegetable neighborhood where everyone gets along.
Worm Poop and Compost Tea (soil amendments and fertility)
Soil fertility is the key to successful gardening. This class will teach some basic soil fertility tips, how to start, how to keep your soil healthy, how to listen and understand if your plants tell you they need some different kinds of food. Easy, organic methods of soil improvement and plant nutrition will make your harvest abundant!
Entire series for 45 participants
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