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Upcoming Classes for Gardeners

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As of our mission to help community gardeners, this year we’ve been focusing on educational opportunities. We’ve offered several workshops with other partners as part of our 40th anniversary celebrations. We also want to let you know about the following free or low-cost classes offered by University Extension presenters to help you deal with drought in your garden, learn how to store your harvest and improve your compost pile.

Check out the following offerings and follow the links to register. Another composting workshop is being planned in early August at our Unite4Health garden, so stay tuned for more information!

Workshop on Drought Management in Garden Plants

Wednesday, July 12, 6-8 p.m.
1012 N. Highway UU, Columbia, MO 65203
Cost: FREE
Register at this link.

In this workshop, horticulture producers and gardeners will learn about the effect of drought and heat on garden plants. They will also learn about how to minimize the drought effect in the garden plants in the workshop.

Home Food Preservation – Harvesting and Storing Fresh Produce

Friday, July 21, 12-1:30 p.m.
2nd floor, 105 E Ash Street, Columbia, MO 65203
OR Live via Zoom
Cost: $20
Register at this link.
(Registration closes Tuesday, July 18 at 11 p.m.)

This course will look at current standards for harvesting and storing fresh produce as well as hands-on preparation of a seasonal recipe. Participants may either attend in-person or online via Zoom. Participants who attend online must be able to pick-up a grocery bag of food to be prepared from the MU Family Impact Center in Columbia, MO.

Composting Workshop

Monday, July 24, 6-8 p.m.
1012 N. Highway UU, Columbia, MO 65203
Cost: FREE
Register at this link.

Participants will learn about benefits of compost in the soil, source of composting materials, good materials, and materials to avoid during composting. The speaker will talk about the greens and browns materials used during composting. Participants will learn about methods of composting, site selection for compost pile and compost testing in this program.