Growing Gardens' Garden Planning Workshop

Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Growing Gardens
Address: 
Redeemer Lutheran Church
5431 NE 20th Ave
Portland, OR 97232
United States

Learn how to get the most out of your veggie garden by planning for a year's worth of successive plantings. This workshop is designed for beginning gardeners and covers timing, plant charts, seed and plant selection, spacing and mapping. Each participant will go home with the know-how and materials to create a customized planting calendar and map.

Please pre-register for this workhop. You can sign up here!

Presenter Information: Rodney Bender has been the Garden Programs Manager for Growing Gardens for the past eight years. He has a degree in Sustainable Agriculture with an emphasis on urban gardening and garden education. Rodney believes everyone has the ability to grow their own food and loves teaching people to find their green thumb. He has been teaching workshops for City of Portland Fix it Fairs, Muddy Boot Organic Festival, Oregon Food Bank, Home Forward, Neighborhood House, Neighborhood Associations and Habitat for Humanity for the past eight years.

Venue: 
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Cost: 
We ask for a sliding scale donation of $10-$30. However, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Contact Information

Contact Name: 
Rodney Bender
Contact Phone: 
503-284-8420
Contact Email: 
rodney@growing-gardens.org

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