5 Week Intensive Organic Gardening Workshop at The Funny Farm

We still have space available for our yearly workshop which starts on Sunday Feb. 2nd.
Here are the details. Click this link to register.  http://2014organicgardeningworkshop.eventbrite.com

5 Week Intensive Organic Gardening Workshop
W/ Duane Marcus
Taking Control of Your Food!

This is a hands-on workshop. Learn how to use earth-friendly, organic techniques to grow delicious, nutrient-dense food for yourself and your family.

• Week 1 - Organic Gardening Foundations - Soil Food Web, composting, nutrient dense food and nutrient cycling
  Week 2 - Garden planning- what to plant, when to plant it and how to plant it
  Week 3 - Seed starting, soil preparation, cover crops, transplanting
  Week 4- Pest control strategies - putting Mother Nature to work to control insects, diseases and weeds. Insect i.d., biological controls
  Week 5 -Permaculture Strategies in your garden- Food forests, culinary & medicinal herbs, edible landscapes, rainwater harvesting, perennial foods

  The classes will be every other Sunday from 1 - 4 p.m. Class dates are Feb. 2nd, 16th, Mar. 2nd, 16th, Mar. 30th.
  Each class will be divided between classroom work and work in the garden
  The cost for the workshop is $300.00. Class is limited to 12 students
   Online registration http://2014organicgardeningworkshop.eventbrite.com
  or mail a check payable to Robin Marcus to 4459 Allgood Springs Dr. Stone Mountain, Ga 30083
  For further information-  email duanemarcus@mac.com
  or call 770-527-0395
  Classes meet at The Funny Farm 4459 Allgood Springs Dr. Stone Mountain, Ga 30083 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta

Spring Organic Gardening Workshop

5 Week Intensive Organic Gardening Workshop
W/ Duane Marcus
Taking Control of Your Food!

This is a hands-on workshop. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced gardener wanting to convert from conventional to organic methods, whether you have a sunny townhouse patio or a 3 acre lot, this class will put you on the path to taking control of your food future.

Week 1 - Organic Gardening Foundations - Soil Food Web, composting, nutrient dense food and nutrient cycling
•Week 2 - Garden planning- what to plant, when to plant it and how to plant it
•Week 3 - Seed starting, soil preparation, cover crops, transplanting
•Week 4- Pest control strategies - putting Mother Nature to work to control
insects, diseases and weeds. Insect i.d., biological controls
•Week 5 -Permaculture Strategies in your garden- Food forests, growing
edible mushrooms, edible landscapes, rainwater harvesting, perennial
foods
• The classes will be on Sundays from 1 - 4 starting Sunday April 17th and running every Sunday through Sunday May 15th. • Each class will be divided between classroom work and work in the garden • The cost for the workshop is $300.00. Class is limited to 10 students • Online registration http://5weekorganicworkshop.eventbrite.com • or mail a check payable to Robin Marcus to 4459 Allgood Springs Dr. Stone Mountain, Ga 30083 • For further information- email duanemarcus@mac.com • or call 770-527-0395 • Classes meet at The Funny Farm 4459 Allgood Springs Dr. Stone Mountain, Ga 30083 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta

Organic Gardening 101- workshop

Check out the outline for my Gardening 101 workshop this Sunday 1-4 p.m.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/46437689/Organic-Gardening-101

For more information you can go to the Funny Farm Website

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