Wild Hope Farm – Farm Tour & Gardening 101 Workshop
March 10, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$7 – $25
PCG Members Katherine Belk and Shawn Jadrnicek are hosting a farm tour and gardening workshop at Wild Hope Farm.
2:00-2:45pm – Tour
Includes information on what’s in season, how a small scale farm operates, and organic agriculture. Please wear close-toed shoes. Children welcome!
3:00-500pm – Gardening 101 Workshop
Learn how to start and maintain a vegetable garden while saving time and energy and working with nature. Topics covered:
Designing the garden: Assess solar energy, drainage and soil and learn how to build a simple automated drip irrigation system. Hands on activity: sun chart/app, water level, drip system construction.
Planting basics: Learn how prep soil and plant seeds and transplants. Hands on activity: sheet mulching with compost, transplanting and direct seeding by hand and with earthway seeder.
Garden maintenance: Learn how to efficiently combat weeds, pests and diseases with an overview of problems for common vegetables and organic solutions. Hands on activity: collinear hoe.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
Instructor
Shawn Jadrnicek is the author of The Bio-Integrated Farm: A Revolutionary Permaculture-Based System Using Greenhouses, Ponds, Compost Piles, Aquaponics, Chickens and More
He has nourished his interest in sustainability through 22 years of work as an organic farmer, nursery grower, extension agent, arborist and landscaper, and now manages Wild Hope Farm in Chester SC.
Cost:
$25 – Tour & Workshop
$7 – Tour Only (Wild Hope Farm farmshare members can tour for free)
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PCG Members Katherine Belk and Shawn Jadrnicek are hosting a farm tour and gardening workshop at Wild Hope Farm.
2:00-2:45pm – Tour
Includes information on what’s in season, how a small scale farm operates, and organic agriculture. Please wear close-toed shoes. Children welcome!
3:00-500pm – Gardening 101 Workshop
Learn how to start and maintain a vegetable garden while saving time and energy and working with nature. Topics covered:
Designing the garden: Assess solar energy, drainage and soil and learn how to build a simple automated drip irrigation system. Hands on activity: sun chart/app, water level, drip system construction.
Planting basics: Learn how prep soil and plant seeds and transplants. Hands on activity: sheet mulching with compost, transplanting and direct seeding by hand and with earthway seeder.
Garden maintenance: Learn how to efficiently combat weeds, pests and diseases with an overview of problems for common vegetables and organic solutions. Hands on activity: collinear hoe.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
Instructor
Shawn Jadrnicek is the author of The Bio-Integrated Farm: A Revolutionary Permaculture-Based System Using Greenhouses, Ponds, Compost Piles, Aquaponics, Chickens and More
He has nourished his interest in sustainability through 22 years of work as an organic farmer, nursery grower, extension agent, arborist and landscaper, and now manages Wild Hope Farm in Chester SC.
Cost:
$25 – Tour & Workshop
$7 – Tour Only (Wild Hope Farm farmshare members can tour for free)
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Details
Venue
Chester, SC 29706 United States + Google Map