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Get Growing! Organic Gardening Series

5 Apr 2016
12 Apr 2016
19 Apr 2016
26 Apr 2016

Get Growing! Organic Gardening Series

Date: All four Tuesdays in April 2016: April 5, 12, 19, 26.

Time: 7-9pm

Location: Fifth Season Asheville Market, 4 South Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805

Cost: $20 per class for $75 for the series.

Registration: http://organicgrowersschool.org/events/get-growing-series/

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/229315497409919/

An exciting four-part series on all aspects of Growing: planning, planting, production, and pests. Improve your established garden or start growing for the first time. Taught by: Diana Schmitt McCall, Garden Manager at Dr. John Wilson Community Garden.

Class 1: Why grow organically; site, size, & design; soil & nutrient basics; seasons; tools, Q&A.

Class 2: Seeds & transplants, common problems; composting & vermicomposting; edible yard; Q&A.

Class 3: Mulch; water & fertility; compost tea; cover cropping & nutrients; disease & insects; Q&A.

Class 4 (New in 2016): Field Trip & hands-on education tour of Dr. John Wilson Community Garden. Experience French intensive, square foot, hugelkultur, no-till, and more.

Diana McCall manages the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden which is home to nearly 70 gardening families, over 100 fruit and nut trees, mushroom logs, a native species trail and a biodynamic donation garden which produces 4000 pounds of produce annually for distribution in Black Mountain. Her work also includes school garden programs, expanding community gardens in the town, and partnering with numerous agencies and institutions to educate her community on how to grow, access and prepare healthy food for themselves and their families.