From The Natural Gardener - Saturday, June 3rd at 10am – Tara Chapman of Two Hives Honey- presents “Pollinator Introverts: Texas Solitary Bees.” Did you know that honey bees aren't native to the United States? And that hundreds of species of solitary bees call Texas home? These...
From the Natural Gardener - Linda Wall horticulturist at The Natural Gardener and owner of Austin Garden Consultant.com, presents a class on “Preserving the Harvest.” Now that you’ve become a successful organic gardener, what do you do with all that bounty? Linda Wall will demonstrate the...
From the Natural Gardener - Betsy Ross of Sustainable Growth Texas (sustainablegrowthtexas.com) presents “The Benefits of Getting Carbon and Then Life in Your Soil.” Betsy has been a certified Soil Foodweb Advisor since 2004, and is one of our region’s authorities in compost tea and soil...
From the Natural Gardener - Linda Wall presents an Intermediate level veggie gardening class “Organic Veggie Gardening 201.” Are you a veggie gardener with a few years experience under your belt, looking for a little more challenge? Then Veggie Gardening 201 is for you! Come learn about...
From the Natural Gardener - “Backyard Composting” presented by Heather-Nicole Hoffman of Compost Coalition. Less trash, more treasure! Discover the easy, cost-effective way to enrich soil and conserve water with compost made in your own backyard at this free compost class. Learn composting basics, troubleshooting tips,...
From the Natural Gardener - Dr. Ken Mix presents “Sustainable Agriculture” A discussion of the beginnings of agriculture, the current ethical dilemmas, resource scarcity and potential opportunities. Dr. Mix is an Assistant Professor of Soil and Crop Science at Texas State University in San Marcos. He has...
From the Natural Gardener - Sunday, May 7th at 10 am - Neil Schmidt presents “Organic Veggie Gardening 101.” Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food, but didn't know where to start? Then join us this Tuesday for our first class...
From the Natural Gardener - Saturday, May 6th at 10am - Michelle Hernandez, Founder of the Funky Chicken Coop Tour and President of Urban Poultry Association of Texas, presents “Backyard Chickens 101.” Come hear Michelle talk all about raising chickens! Chickens not only provide tasty, nutritious eggs,...
From the Natural Gardener - Justin Duncan, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist with NCAT (www.NCAT.org), presents “African American Traditions in Gardening.” Justin will talk about the historical aspects of gardening in the African American community. Including the types of crops grown, their origins, their health benefits, and methods used to...
From The Natural Gardener - Tom Grzinich, aka “Gardener Skatecurb” certified Agroecologist, presents “Double Digging 101.” Double digging is a method of preparing a garden bed so that it has superior structure, more nutrient availability and water-holding capacity. This method has been popularized all over the world by John...