NOFA/Mass presents our second annual Statewide Spring Organic Gardening Day. On April 18, there will be organic gardening workshops in every region of the state. Growing our own food is an excellent way to save money, lessen our carbon footprint, improve our health, and connect with neighbors and nature. Isn’t now a good time to learn skills that will help you plant a garden and make it productive throughout the year? Topics will include starting garden beds, seed starting, organic soil fertility, organic soil amendments, mulches and cover crops, weeds, disease and pests, what to plant when, crop spacing, and succession cropping.  These workshops are all being led by experienced gardening educators, and they are intended to meet the tremendous resurgence of energy and action for backyard and community gardening. Workshops will be held in Mattapan, South Natick, Newbury, Middleborough, Cohasset, Worcester, Barre, Winchendon Springs, West Springfield, Wendell, Chesterfield, Sheffield, and Pittsfield.  Register online at www.nofamass.org/programs/practicalskills/workshopday.php.  For more information contact Ben Grosscup at ben.grosscup@nofamass.org.