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Urban Agriculture: Organic Gardening Workshops - Summer 2011 - SOLD OUT!

Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM (CT)

Chicago, IL

Urban Agriculture:   Organic Gardening Workshops - Summer...

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Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
July 16 - 1) Supplementing your Soil: Fertilization Ended $15.00 $0.00
July 23 - 2) From Seeds to Sprouts: Seeding & Transplanting Ended $15.00 $0.00
July 30 - 3) 100% Organic: Growth & Maintenance Ended $15.00 $0.00
Aug. 6 - 4) Harvesting: Pick and Eat! Ended $15.00 $0.00
Series of All Four Workshops   more info Ended $50.00 $0.00
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Event Details

Urban Habitat Chicago thanks you very much for your interest in our workshops - unfortunately they are now Full for Summer 2011!

We will be holding a fall series soon- join our newsletter mailing list here: www.urbanhabitatchicago.org/contact

and we'll let you know as soon as more details are available.


Please contact us at events@urbanhabitatchicago.org

if you have any questions, and learn more about us on our website:

www.urbanhabitatchicago.org

 

Urban Habitat Chicago invites you to...

 

Learn to garden like an organic farmer!

Urban Agriculture Summer Workshop Series

Workshops are Saturdays from 10am to noon at Northside College Preparatory High School. Join us afterward for an optional farming work day with other UHC volunteers from 12:30 to 4pm.


Become a real backyard farmer by joining Urban Habitat Chicago for one or all of our step-by-step organic farming workshops. Experienced ecological designer and urban farmer Michael Repkin will guide you through some of the most critical topics in organic agriculture and give you the tools to effectively manage your own garden, or optimize your urban farm.  For beginning gardeners and experienced farmers.

Workshop attendees are invited to practice their new skills afterward with UHC volunteers at our urban farm at Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago. 

Series price is $50, or $15 per workshop. Discounted price of $10 per workshop for UHC Members.

(Click here for Membership info.  Already a Member? email events@urbanhabitatchicago.org for your discount code.)


Saturday Workshops July - August 2011

JULY 16      Supplementing your Soil:

1. Fertilization

Discover new ways to continually enrich the soil in your garden…and how different methodologies using organic material can keep it productive for years to come. 


JULY 23      From Seeds to Sprouts:

2. Seeding & Transplanting

Employ easy‐to‐use agricultural strategies to maximize your garden’s yield. This class will give you experience putting plants into the field and will explore ways to overcome the many challenges facing seeds and seedlings.


JULY 30     100% Organic:

3: Growth & Maintenance

Learn how to protect your garden organically against pests and optimize your watering technique and energy use.. While this topic is one of the most difficult in gardening, it is also the most critical. This lesson will guide you the process of creating an effective management plan. 


AUG 6         Pick and Eat!  

4. Harvest 

Reap the benefits of your garden’s production now and in the months to come. This session will cover safe and savvy harvest and post‐harvest handling, including food sanitation.


Learn more about our work at www.urbanhabitatchicago.org

When & Where



Northside College Preparatory High School
5501 N. Kedzie
Chicago, IL 60625

Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM (CT)


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