Workshops

2008 (Re)learning to Feed Ourselves Workshop Schedule

9 December: The Gardener’s Year: Planning the Garden with Robert King.1:30-3:30, Brattleboro Savings & Loan

27 January: Growing Your Own Sets, with Ron Krupp, 1:00-3:00, Brattleboro Savings & Loan

9 March: Soil Building/Green Manure/Composting/Crop Rotation, with Robert King; time TBA, Robert’s Joy Garden, Putney

13 April: Spring/Summer Cold Frame with Robert King, Place & Time TBA

18 May: Root Cellar with Robert King, Place & Time TBA

22 June: Tools/Pest Control/Weeding/Mulching/Open Row Cultivation, with Robert King; time TBA, Robert’s Joy Garden, Putney

Dates to be determined:

Late Apr/EarlyMay: Composting

mid Aug-Mid Sept: 3 Canning workshops (1) Salsa; (2) Tomatoes;(3) pickling ("bread n butter")

August: Drying I, tomatoes, green beans

November: Lacto-fermentation

November: Drying II, carrots, beets, onions, etc. for soups & stews

Pre-registration required; $5 fee;Registration & Info: 869-2141

Also Being Planned: Chicken Raising; Bread Making; Mushroom Walk; & Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk