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School and Community Garden Training

Vegetable Gardening
Community Garden with lettuce in Raised beds
Event Date(s)
Event Time
-
Location
on Zoom
County
Cook
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM - Vegetable Gardening Basic Vegetable Gardening: Horticulture Educator Nancy Kreith will cover basics of vegetable gardening. Topics include soil and bed preparation, soil testing, raised bed construction, seed starting and various growing techniques. Advanced Vegetable Gardening: Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator Zack Grant will deliver ideas for extending the season during the winter months along with best harvesting practices. This session will cover harvesting and storage methods, food safety and season extension. Register for one or all three sessions. It is strongly recommended that you have three members of your garden team attend the series.
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