Grass to Garden in Under 3 Hours
May 8, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
If you’re just getting started planning your corona virus victory garden and need some friendly guidance, this webinar is for you! Lydia and Caro from NOFA MASS built a simple, classic raised bed garden together (while physically distancing!) from lawn to planting seeds in just two and a half hours. We documented the process and will share what we did, explaining how start a simple raised bed vegetable garden from scratch.
We’ll cover:
- Materials, tools & budget
- Basic raised bed construction
- How to prep the area
- How to fill it (and with what)
- Basic considerations for fertility
- Mulching
- Planting
We’ll also touch briefly on basic season extension for a raised bed and will discuss seed and seedling sourcing in the context of corona-virus related stresses on seed companies and farms. And, of course, we’ll take your questions!
For information on siting your garden, including considerations for planting a garden safely in soils that may have contaminants, please see our previous webinar, Starting a Garden Safely in Urban and Suburban Soils.
Lydia Sivel-Irons: Producer-Host of the NOFA/Mass Podcast & NOFA/Mass PR Coordinator.
Caro Roszell: NOFA/Mass Education Director, Soil Carbon Program Coordinator & owner-operator of New Wendell Farm, a 1/2 acre market garden serving Wendell Massachusetts.
To Register, visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1090234355258415115
and staying at least 12 feet apart at all times!
NOFA MASS is offering these Video Gatherings for FREE as a service to the community to respond to the current needs for home-based food production/ preparation skills. NOFA MASS asks: “If you learned something of value, please consider making a donation to help keep our organization going during this difficult time. Thank you so much!”
