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WINTER/SPRING 2010 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
As always, FREE of charge
All classes held Tuesday evenings at 7pm.
NEW LOCALE: Right across the street from Mother Earth Gardens, at the Riverview Wine Bar, 3747 42nd Ave S. Mpls, MN 55406.
Since we are currently closed on Tuesdays and the classes are being held at the Riverview Wine Bar, we will have the garden store open for one hour before and after class for your private shopping pleasure!
February 2nd: Get Your Seeds Out!. CLASS IS FULL!
The ever popular kick it off class - we are holding it a little earlier this year to make sure you get the seeds you desperately need! This class is for everyone: the new gardener, the mixed results seed starter, anyone interested in starting seeds indoors (and out) for spring and summer planting. Elizabeth Wheeler returns to lead this class, dedicated to the word Potential.
February 9: Maple Syrup in the City: Tapping Your Backyard.
Or your front yard. Urban Farmer Daniel Wilder will teach you how to use a wonderful food resource that’s all around us. The class will cover the process for collecting sap and making syrup.
February 23: Urban Vegetable Gardening: Advanced. CLASS IS FULL!
Whether you have been vegetable gardening for two seasons or twenty, this class will be a great refresher on the basics of seed selection and starting, transplanting, season extending, soil amendment and harvest. Come ready to share your gardening tips and start to dream about your summer vegetable garden. If you have never had a vegetable garden before, consider signing up for Urban Vegetable Gardening: Beginner on March 9. Both classes with professional gardener Carrie Christensen.
March 2: Basic Tree Pruning.
Jon Bratt, of Bratt Tree Company, is here to teach a class about a subject that so many of our customers wonder about. How to, when to, and should you prune your tree? A rare opportunity to speak with the man himself....
March 9: Urban Vegetable Gardening: Beginner. CLASS IS FULL!
If you are considering starting a vegetable garden in the city for the first time, this class will be a great primer for you. Come learn about the basics of seed starting, transplanting, soil amendment and harvest.
March 16: Urban Rain Gardening and Rainwater Harvesting.
Tory Christensen will introduce the topic of urban rain gardens and rainwater harvesting on a residential scale. The first half of the presentation will highlight the environmental importance of reducing storm water runoff. The second half will showcase local examples of successful projects in the Twin Cities Metro and provide inspiration for designing your own rain garden or harvesting system.
March 23: Gardening for Wildlife. CLASS IS FULL!
This is a new class for us, and will address the ecological benefits of using native plants for bird and wildlife habitat restoration. The presentation will focus on specific native plants that produce food and cover for urban and rural wildlife species. Bring on the frogs! Taught by professional landscaper and native plant expert Tory Christensen.
April 6: The Urban Farmer: Creating a Backyard Homestead. CLASS IS FULL!
This is an all around class covering the philosophy of and skills needed to turn your urban or suburban plot into a working urban farm. Food production, composting, hoop houses, worms, dealing with toxic soils, and perennial food crops are all on the list for another fun class with local legend Russ Henry.
April 13: Small Scale Water Features.
Emilie Liepa will show how you can build and maintain a small water feature all by yourself, or maybe with a friend. We thought it would be lovely to have a pond, waterfall or fountain, great for encouraging frogs and other wildlife to venture into your space.
May 4: Killer Containers: A Hands On Workshop. CLASS IS FULL!
Led by Russ Henry, participants are invited to bring in a container or two to design and plant. Our leader will talk soils and container planting designs using annuals, herbs, tropical plants, tender perennials, grasses and more.....
(There is no charge for the instruction, but plants are charged at regular retail rates. Containers are also available for purchase.)
Classes are free,
but we need to know numbers, as seating is limited!
TO SIGN UP FOR ANY OF THESE CLASSES, PLEASE EITHER CALL AND LEAVE A MESSAGE ON OUR VOICEMAIL 612.724.2296, OR EMAIL
karen@motherearthgarden.com
(note that it is motherearthgarden, NO "S" at the end) WITH YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS IF YOU HAVE ONE. WE WILL USE ONE OF THOSE MEANS TO ALERT YOU TO CANCELLATIONS. ALSO, PLEASE SHOW UP IF YOU REGISTER - WE HAVE LIMITED SPACE.
THANKS AND ENJOY!
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