Openlands runs both of these wonderful gardening courses.
Home Grown Chicago is a course for groups of gardeners interested in starting or improving their garden. Click here for more information and to register. Home Grown Chicago classes begin March 24.
BUGs (Building Urban Gardens) teaches the basics of urban gardening. Click here for more information and the registration form BUGs classes begin January 28.
Home Grown Chicago Workshop topics:
- Workshop 1- March 24, 2012 – 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Meet successful allotment gardeners and learn the history of this movement. Learn how to find, test and secure land for your garden.
- Workshop 2- March 31, 2012 – 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Learn how to establish a healthy organization as the first step to ensure that the garden is run effectively, cooperatively and sustainably.
- Workshop 3- April 7, 2012 – 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Designing the garden, and growing vegetables organically
- Workshop 4- April 14, 2012 – 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. . Hands-on demonstrations of building & installing garden structures such as raised beds & trellises in a garden
BUGs topics include:
- Planning and Designing Your Ecological/Organic Garden
- The Basis of an Organic Garden: Healthy Soil and Composting
- Vegetables for Your Beautiful, Edible Garden
- Perennials and Herbs for Diversity and Flavor!
- Insects and Weeds: A Place for Everything & Everything in its Place
- Container and Raised Bed Gardening
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