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GROWING TOGETHER in 2012

with Rochester Roots

A Six Part, Step-by-Step, Hands-on Workshop Series for School, Community, and Urban Gardeners & Farmers

Workshop 1: Urban Garden Planning & Design (Part 1)

Starting a food-based backyard, community, or school garden in 2012? This workshop will guide you in the basics of organic garden design and planning that works with nature, not against it. Design your garden to include vegetables, herbs and flowers. Bring a photo, sketch, or GIS map of your proposed garden site and we�ll start from there.

Date: Thursday, February 2
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Rochester Roots Conference Room, 4th Floor, Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. (Park in City Hall Parking Lot)

Workshop 2: Companion Planting & Heirloom Seed Selection (Part 2)

Learn the art of growing a successful organic vegetable garden using companion planting and heirloom seed selection. Based around the idea that certain plants benefit others when planted next to, or in close proximity, companion planting can help make more productive use of your garden space while reducing water usage and eliminating the need for insecticides, herbicides, and chemical fertilizers. Participants with leave with a preliminary sketch of their garden site and understand how to read seed catalogues and seed packets.

Date: Thursday, March 1
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Rochester Roots Conference Room, 4th Floor, Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. (Park in City Hall Parking Lot)

Workshop 3: Seed Starting, Greenhouse Growing, & Cold Frame Practices

This hands-on workshop will take place in the Franklin High School Greenhouse. Workshop participants will learn to make potting soil and get an early start on planting seeds for their gardens. The focus of this workshop will be on starting leafy greens, peppers, and tomatoes which participants will take home at Workshop 6.

Date: Thursday, April 5
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
Location: Franklin High School, 950 Norton St. (Enter east side entrance near parking lot)

Workshop 4: Soil Testing & Soil Preparation

This workshop will show you how to test and assess your soil for nutrients, heavy metals, pH, and other soil characteristics. You�ll then learn techniques that build healthy soil through sheet mulching, composting, no-till gardening, and permaculture techniques. Participants will leave with a soil test kit and an instruction sheet for assessing your own site.

Date: DATE
Time: Saturday, April 28
Location: Clara Barton School #2, 190 Reynolds St. (Park on Frost Ave. at the corner of Frost & Reynolds)

Workshop 5: Spring Planting for an Early Harvest

Get an early start on the growing season through the direct seeding of peas, beans, root crops, and leafy greens which thrive in cool weather. Participants will leave with seeds that they can plant directly in their own garden.

Date: Saturday, May 19
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Clara Barton School #2, 190 Reynolds St. (Park on Frost Ave. at the corner of Frost & Reynolds)

Workshop 6: From Greenhouse to Ground Transplanting Techniques

Learn how to properly prepare the soil, form companion planting guilds, and transplant a selection of vegetables, herbs, and flowers that were started in the greenhouse. Then learn how to conserve moisture and reduce weed pressure through mulching.

Date: Saturday, June 23
Time: 1:00 � 4:00pm
Location: Clara Barton School #2, 190 Reynolds St. (Park on Frost Ave. at the corner of Frost & Reynolds)

For more information contact Rochester Roots at 585-232-1463

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