GFE's October 09 Press Release/Upcoming Organic Gardening and Composting Workshops

Garden for the Environment will offer the following classes in OCTOBER of 2009. All classes will be offered at Garden for the Environment, San Francisco’s organic demonstration garden at 7^th and Lawton Street. Since our founding in 1990, the garden has operated as a demonstration site for small-scale urban ecological food production, organic gardening, compost education and low water-use landscaping.

1.         Oct 3, 2009,                Urban Composting
2.         Oct 10, 2009,              Organic Vegetable Gardening for Winter
4.         Oct 17, 2009,              Native Plant Landscaping
5.         Oct 24, 2009,              Introduction to Rooftop Gardening

URBAN COMPOSTING
Date:               Saturday, Oct. 3^rd, 2009
Time:               10AM - 12:00 Noon
Location:         Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, SF
Cost:                Free

Fall can be a great time to start a new compost pile as you tidy up the leftovers of the summer’s bounty! Join GFE as we discover how to turn those leftovers, from the garden or the kitchen, into “black gold�?. This fun, hands-on workshop teaches methods for both backyard and worm composting for all who seek to enrich the bounty of their garden and reduce their ecological footprint. Come learn what you can do to improve your garden and prevent biomass from ending up in the landfill! Rot on!

Organic Vegetable Gardening for Winter
Date:               Saturday, Oct. 10^th,2009
Time:               10AM - 12:00 Noon
Location:         Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, SF
Cost:                $15

Join Carey Craddock and Garden For the Environment as we explore the potential bounty of an organic vegetable garden throughout winter! We’ll discuss soil building techniques, when and what to plant in your winter garden, and the produce you can reap by gardening year round. We’ll prepare a garden bed with compost and plant a winter vegetable crop!

This workshop is $15, although no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Pre-registration required. To pre-register please call (415) 731-5627 or email info@gardenfortheenvironment.org.

Native Plant Landscaping & Plant Sale
Date:               Saturday, Oct. 17^th,2009
Time:               WORKSHOP: 10AM – 12Noon / PLANT SALE 12noon – 2PM
Location:         Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, SF
Cost:                $15

Join us as we cover the basics and benefits of for native plants in your garden! Learn how to select, propagate and care for natives, for year-round beauty, to save water and work, and provide vital food and shelter for local native birds and butterflies. After the workshop, peruse the wide selection of local varieties for sale, propagated by native plant specialist Greg Gaar, of HANC's Native Plant Nursery!

This workshop is $15, although no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Pre-registration required. To pre-register please call (415) 731-5627 or email info@gardenfortheenvironment.org.

Do you find yourself gazing out across the urban landscape imagining a roofscape of lush green and food producing gardens? Roof gardens are being implemented as an attractive and effective response to the urban challenges by providing numerous environmental and health benefits. In this workshop we will showcase inspiring roof gardens from around the world, discuss the many benefits, introduce various methods and technologies and demonstrate how to build your own self-watering container so you can be a part of roofscape transformation here in the Bay Area. Join GFE and Maya Donelson from Graze the Roof as we take urban agriculture to the next level!

This workshop is $15, although no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Pre-registration required. To pre-register please call (415) 731-5627 or email info@gardenfortheenvironment.org.

URBAN COMPOSTING
Date:               Saturday, Nov. 7^th, 2009
Time:               10AM - 12:00 Noon
Location:         Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, SF
Cost:                Free

Fall can be a great time to start a new compost pile as you tidy up the leftovers of the summer’s bounty! Join GFE as we discover how to turn those leftovers, from the garden or the kitchen, into “black gold�?. This fun, hands-on workshop teaches methods for both backyard and worm composting for all who seek to enrich the bounty of their garden and reduce their ecological footprint. Come learn what you can do to improve your garden and prevent biomass from ending up in the landfill! Rot on!

To pre-register, please call (415) 731-5627, or email info@gardenfortheenvironment.org.