Organic Gardening Series in January 2012

Hendersonville Community Co-op  and Red Wing Farm Present

A series of 4 gardening classes
starting January 7, 2012

Organic
Gardening Basics

Co-op
owners: $20 per class, $60 for the series. Non-owners: $30 per class, $90 for
the series.

Classes held
at the Hendersonville Community Co-op, 715 S. Grove St., Hendersonville, NC

To register
or for more information, contact Gretchen Schott-Cummins at

828-693-8557
or gretchen@hendersonville.coop

Saturday,
January 7, 1-4pm: Growing Healthy Soil

Cultivating
and maintaining healthy soil is the key to success in your garden. Growing good
soil is tho organic gardener’s most important job. Healthy soils grow healthy plants, and fertile,
living soils are the first line of defense against pests and disease. In this class you will learn about
building beds to build healthy soil — we will discuss several methods and approaches with an emphasis on the
advantages of permanent no-till raised beds.

Saturday,
January 14, 1-4pm: Starting from Seed

Seeds are
the beginning of the cycle of life for plants in your garden. This class is an
overview of how to grow your own vegetables, herbs, and flowers from seed. Participants will learn all about
gardening from seed, including: organic and heirloom seed sources, preserving
heirloom varieties, making your own seed starting mix (potting soil), which
plants to direct seed in the garden and which to start indoors, germination requirements,
caring for seedlings, when to plant seeds and seedlings, succession planting to
extend your harvest, seed saving, and seed storage.

Saturday,
January 21, 1-4pm: Insects in the Garden

Insect pests
are the biggest challenge for many home gardeners and small farms in western
North Carolina. You’ve sited your garden well, you’ve got healthy soil, you’re
keeping everything watered and weeded and then the bugs strike–cabbage worms,
bean beetles, harlequin bugs–these are just a few of the insect pests that can
decimate a garden. This class will focus on how to prevent and treat pest
problems in the garden.

Saturday,
January 28, 1-4pm: Four-Season Garden Sustainability

In this
class, we will discuss sustainable organic gardening methods in the year-round
vegetable gardening cycle. We will begin with the basics of four-season
gardening and discuss techniques and strategies to keep your garden healthy and
productive throughout the seasons over many years.

The Co-op is
located at 715 South Grove Street (off of Spartanburg Highway) across the
street from the Hendersonville Christian School in the City View Plaza.