Daily Archives: December 17, 2024

Saturday, December 21, 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Lantern-Lit Solstice Hike at Sibley Farm

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Join the Greater Worcester Land Trust for the annual winter solstice celebration on Saturday, December 21 from 3:30 – 6:30.
Lanterns guide you from the parking lot to a bonfire, where hot cocoa and s’mores await!

If the skies are clear, the site is particularly great for stargazing. We encourage those with knowledge of astronomy to join and share what they know. New this year: at 2:30, Board Member Mike Peckar and David Prouty High School teacher, James Barnett, will lead a group for a longer hike from the David Prouty parking lot. Please indicate if you will be joining the earlier hike in your RSVP.

We suggest dressing warm and bringing a flashlight/headlamp and something to sit on.

RSVP is appreciated, but not required. Please email Olivia at olivia@gwlt.org. Parking: 131 Greenville St, Spencer, MA 01562.

Monday, December 23 – Deadline for Application to Master Urban Gardener Online Certification Course

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Now in its twenty-seventh year, The Trustees’ Master Urban Gardening course (MUG) has long been a forum where both novice and experienced gardeners come to build their skills, sharing innovative and best practices for growing anywhere from the front porch to the community garden plot. MUG is an intensive, skill-building training for community and home gardeners from Greater Boston and beyond. Whether you’re just getting started or have been gardening for decades, MUG covers everything you need know to thrive in a community garden: soil science, botany for gardeners, organic pest and disease management, edible native perennials, garden planning, starting a community garden, preserving the harvest, composting, and more. MUG is not an official Master Gardener training—it requires fewer class and volunteer hours and focuses on small-space growing of edible crops. Master Urban Gardener is open to any community and residential gardeners who demonstrate a commitment to sharing skills with others. The program content is tailored to the climate and resources of Greater Boston but is open to gardeners from farther afield. We will have Spanish translation available upon request.

The course will take place primarily Zoom 10AM-12 PM Saturdays and 5:30-7:30PM on Tuesday, with in-person gatherings at the beginning and end of the course (January 26th and March 15th). To receive their certificate, students will be expected to complete at least 10 hours of volunteer service for the Trustees Boston Community Gardens–and/or another approved garden/urban farm project over the course of the next year.

Click https://thetrustees.org/content/master-urban-gardener/ for more information, and to apply.