FALL/WINTER GARDENING OUTDOOR CLASS

learn fall & winter gardening from master gardeners & by actually working in one another's gardens every Saturday

10-WEEK FALL GARDENING CLASS
Saturdays weekly, 10am-1pm
(We meet at a different garden every Saturday.)
• $10-$15 sliding scale
• Free for Manifest Members
• Free 1st time if bring a friend

On hiatus until March, 2010

MEN’S FALL/WINTER GARDENING CLASS:
How to protect & enrich soil with cover crops & mulch
Sat, 10/10/09, 10am-1pm
Location: Men’s Vision House, 4906 NE 22nd Ave (1/2 block south of
Alberta)
$10-$15 Drop-in
Free for Manifest Members

We’ll learn how to plant fava & crimson clover, two of the best nitrogen-fixing cover crops, and why its important to protect soil with compost &/or cover crops before the rain & cold of winter arrive.  We’ll also learn how to create a compost pile and the key ingredients to create rich, fertile compost for next spring’s garden.  Now is the time to prepare compost so it can be decomposing all winter.

You don’t have to have a lot of experience or land, just a desire to learn from master gardeners how to grow fresh greens, herbs, and/or root vegetables.  Every Saturday Manifest’s Gardening & Food Sustainability Team will learn about one of the topics listed below from a master gardener, and then practice by working in one another’s gardens. 

Imagine how much you’ll get done if you have 10 men helping you, and sharing seeds, tools, and know-how!

FALL GARDEN TEAM SCHEDULE
8/22 Preparing Your Soil:  Amendment
8/29 What can you plant & when (starts & seeds)?
9/5 Planning your garden:  what likes to live where?
9/12 How to Plant
9/19 Cover Crops
9/26 Protecting Plants from Fall Extremes (cold, dark, dry, wet)
10/3 Mulching
10/10 Vermiculture:  Worms in the Winter
10/17 Preparing things for the cold & for spring
10/24 Costume Harvest Party & Potluck

LOCATION:  We meet at a different garden every week; so please RSVP (below), and we’ll let you know where we’re meeting and car-pooling & mass transit options; if you want directions last minute, call 503-223-8822 x2 before 9:30 am on Saturday.

WHAT IT’S LIKE:  “I was looking for inspiration and kind of a spark to get spurred on…I’ve been committed to amateur gardening since I bought my house in 2000 but I’ve only had a small few vegetables in it during this time…and I wanted to do more with it. Community was part of it. I wanted to meet some people…Learn techniques and expand my knowledge… I’ve enjoyed the people, the positive energy, the knowledge, the different resources that people bring…and the refreshments. Lewis had some homemade carrot muffins the other day..And Tom Winterrowd served some nice fruit. The group has more than met my needs and goals.”—Aaron Andrade, Gardening Team Member

CO-FACILITATORS:  Michael Johnston is the former long-time owner of a nursery in the Midwest who is now creating a Sustainable Landscape Design company in Portland; Aaron Andrade is a long-time Portland gardener.

DONATIONS: 
* $10/class if you donate for all classes (in 1, 2, or 3 payments);
* $15/class if you drop-in;
* FREE for Manifest members (to extent provided by your membership benefits)
SPONSOR:  All donations benefit Manifest, a non-profit men’s wellness community; no one turned away for lack of funds; work-study available if you call in advance to schedule your work-study hours

WHAT TO BRING & WEAR: 
* Comfortable clothes that you won’t mind getting dirty & that will keep you cool when it’s hot and warm &/or dry when it’s cold; expect weather changes
* Hat &/or sunscreen to shade you from UV rays (even on cloudy days)
* Gloves
* Shovel & Hand Trowel (if you have these)
* Notebook & pen to take notes
* Snacks to share

INFO:  Michael or Aaron 503-223-8822 x1

RSVP:  register online

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