Neighborhood Farm Initiative

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Gardening Education Program *Presenting...A season-long hands-on training course in organic vegetable gardening!*
Are you someone.... who has never gardened before? with a strong desire to learn how? who has 3 or more hours/week to maintain your veggie garden?		When: Alternate Saturdays, May-September Where: Near Ft Totten Metro Station (Red, Yellow, & Green Lines) Please contact Joshua Wenz at NeighborhoodFarm@gmail.com for more info about the Gardening Education Program!
Instruction will include all aspects of starting and maintaining the garden, from testing and preparing the soil to planting, maintenance, and pest management. The instruction will be led by the NFI program coordinators and guest presenters. Top		What's included : Your own 12'x12' community garden plot for the 2009 growing season All seeds and transplants Compost, soil amendments, wood chips, and their delivery All necessary garden infrastructure (i.e. drip irrigation system, trellises, stakes, tomato cages) Your own trowel and a pair of gloves, plus seasonal use of NFI's communal tools. Bi-weekly hands-on classes to provide you with the knowledge you need to grow your organic garden! Weekly "staffed" hours at the garden where participants can consult with experienced gardeners, and receive one-on-one assistance in applying class lessons and caring for your garden! Class syllabus: May 2 Introduction, class outline, soil prep, plan, design May 9 Planning your garden May 16 Transplanting May 30 Mulching, irrigation June 13 Pruning, thinning, staking, good maintenance June 27 Pests July 11 Harvesting July 25 Diseases August 15 Composting September 12 Fall cleanup, cover crops, fall plantings
Community Supported Garden *Receive a bag of fresh organically-grown veggies every week throughout the growing season!*
The remainder of NFI's growing area will be used to plant crops for our Community Supported Garden. The CSG will complement the Gardening Education Program by: Increasing the variety of crops new gardeners will be exposed to Offering additional opportunities to study pests and plant growth habits Offering communal composting, space to grow "community" crops like melons, berries, squash, pumpkins Offer demonstrations on cover-cropping, intercropping, undersowing Demonstrate good organic gardening techniques to the overall garden community Please contact Bea Trickett at NeighborhoodFarm@gmail.com for more info! Top		Details: We offer the option to purchase either a FULL SHARE or a HALF SHARE in the CSG. Members will receive a grocery bag of organically grown seasonal veggies every week from June until the end of October. Two pickup points/dates available to choose from.

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