Garden for the Environment will offer the following workshops in May and June, 2013. All classes will be offered at Garden for the Environment, San Francisco’s organic demonstration garden at 7th and Lawton Street. Since its 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. For more information, call (415) 731-5627, or go to www.gardenfortheenvironment.org.
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD
Organic Vegetable Gardening in May
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Time: 10AM - 12PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Instructor: Carey Craddock, Organic Gardening Instructor
Cost: $25 or $15 for GFE Members
Year-round gardening is one of our favorite things about the Bay Area and now, as we find ourselves in the heart of spring, it's time to start thinking about our summer food production! Join us for this class which we offer every month for seasonal-specific instruction for year-round vegetable gardening.
This month we'll cover:
- Vegetables to plant in Spring and when to harvest them
- Seasonal Spring Plant Care
- Seasonal Soil Fertility and garden bed preparation
WATER WISE GARDEN TOUR
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Time: 1pm
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Cost: Free! Sponsored by the SFPUC
Join us for for an informational tour of our water wise garden and learn the benefits of using climate appropriate landscaping. Our beautiful and diverse garden will give you lots of great ideas and show you how your garden can be stunning and good for your water bill!
As we walk, we’ll highlight climate-appropriate plants which are going to be good choices for your San Francisco garden, plants which are not only beautiful but need little summer water (or none at all!).
NATURAL PLANT CARE
Date: Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Time: 10AM - 12PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Cost: FREE! Sponsored by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Sustain your garden naturally with simple and practical tips. We'll teach you sustainable practices for controlling weeds, fertilizing, and controlling pests. This class will take you a step closer to a beautiful and bountiful non-toxic garden.
Topics covered include:
- Weed control
- Value of mulch
- Non-toxic weed control
- Moisture and weed seed germination
- Growing healthy plants
- Alternatives to chemical fertilizers
- Natural pest management
- Beneficial Insects vs. harmful Insects
URBAN BEEKEEPING 101!
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013
Time: 10am - 12noon
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Instructor: Paul Koski, San Francisco Beekeepers Association
Cost: $25 or $15 for GFE Members
Are you interested in learning how to keep bees even though you live in an urban environment? Join GFE and local beekeeping instructor Paul Koski of the San Francisco Beekeeper Association for an introduction to urban beekeeping and learn how to manage an urban honey beehive in San Francisco. In this introductory class participants will learn about beekeeping supplies and equipment, where to get bees, and how to install them into a hive. The class will be concerned with honeybee biology, responsibilities of urban beekeepers, the importance of bees for pollination and honey production. Topics for discussion will include honeybee castes, colony seasonal dynamics, hive components and keys to success for keeping honeybees in an urban area. If weather permits, we plan to open a hive to give participants an up-close look into an active honeybee colony.
