Garden Fundamentals Workshops This Week

Posted by on April 11, 2003

The Urban Nutrition Initiative will be holding a Garden Fundamentals Workshop followed by a Garden Lesson Planning session. Each will happen once per day at assorted times so that everyone may attend. Our goal is to have every staff person literate with the garden, to have everyone able to approach and initiate a hands-on curriculum with the teachers, and to ensure that everyone has direction in their individual garden projects.

Everyone is welcome to attend, however, all university students working with Drew or UCHS classrooms are required to attend a workshop. All workshops will cover the same skills; Please pick the time that best fits your schedule and show up at the garden promptly at that time. No RSVP required.

In case of rain, please call the office prior to the workshop for a raindate, or attend a subsequent workshop. In the case that you are unable to make ANY of the times listed, please contact Liz to set up another time. And, of course, please contact Liz with any questions you may have.

FORMAT:

step 1: Starting with a dirt patch, some seeds, and some kids: Learn the basics of gardening, prepping beds, companion planting, compost, making rows, sowing different seed types, watering, west philadelphia plants

step 2: The garden keeps growing: Learn how to grow all year long, skills for potting, transplanting, thinning, mulching, planning, how to make themes in the garden, growlabs

step 3: The garden as a classroom: what to do with 30 kids and one patch, garden rules, using the classroom as a garden, activities for gardening, gardening projects, how to use a university student, how to be a useful classroom resource

Brief tours of the greenhouse and ecotech will also be given.

SCHEDULE: Please come to the gazebo of the garden, behind UCHS
Mon. 4/14 1-2:30pm
Tues. 4/15 11-12:30 pm
Wed. 4/16 3-4:30 pm
Thurs. 4/17 9:30-11am
Fri. 4/18 9-10:30 am

All participants will learn of websites and book resources that they may use to expand on skills learned in the workshop, as well as take home info sheets on skills aquired. Descriptions of all UNI garden programs and garden events will also be distributed. Each workshop will vary depending on the number and status of participants – you are welcome to come to as many as you like.

Please be prepared for dirt.

Come!, Garden!, Learn!,

-Liz Willetts

Urban Nutrition Initiative 3451 Walnut St Suite p-117 Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 898-1600