January 4, 2014 - Boston Flora

Saturday, January 25, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Planning Your Garden for a 4-Season Bounty

January 4, 2014 by Boston Flora

This four-part Newton Community Farm series is designed to get your home garden up and running, growing vegetables all year round. The curriculum is split into four sessions and is timed to coincide with the main gardening seasons and the associated tasks. Classes will be held at the instructorâ€™s home in Newton or at class memberâ€™s garden site. Class dates are subject to change. Class 1 â€“ Planning Your Garden for a 4-Season Bounty. (January 25th). Class 2 â€“ Garden Structures and Planting. (April 12th). Class 3 â€“ The Mid Season Bounty and Thinking Ahead. (June 21st). Class 4 â€“ Winding downâ€¦not really!! Season extension & more. (Sept 13th, 2014). Image below from www.growtolearn.org. For times and registration details, call 339-203-0314, email ncf.education@gmail.com, or visit www.newtoncommunityfarm.org.

Sunday, January 12 – Friday, January 17 – Seed School

January 4, 2014 by Boston Flora

Join Bill McDorman (NS/S Executive Director), Joy Hought, MSc (Director of National Seed School), Hampshire College alum Rowen White (co-founder of Sierra Seed Cooperative) and special guests for a 6-day Seed School session at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Seed School is for gardeners, farmers, herbalists, nurseries, CSAs, non-profits, government agencies and everyone concerned with regional, sustainable and diverse agriculture. Click here to learn more about this groundbreaking course.

Native Seeds/SEARCH is proud to partner with Hampshire College, Massachusetts for its January Term program, January 12th through the 17th. College credit will be available and 12 Hampshire College students will get priority placement for this Seed School session.

January 12-17, 2014
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA

Tuition: $700
Deposit to reserve a spot: $200
Payment canÂ be made by mailing a check payable to Native Seeds/SEARCH, 3584 E. River Road, Tucson AZ 85718. Indicate “Seed School – January 2014” on your check and include contact information and phone number. For complete information, and to complete your registration following payment, visit http://www.nativeseeds.org/index.php?option=com_rsform&formId=3.