Workshops Location: LILA School Garden, Los Feliz*
Silver Lake Farms welcomes beginners and more experienced gardeners to its workshops.
Class limit is 15 people accepted on a first-come basis. You have to register for each workshop.
You'll learn how to create a happy, healthy, natural environment for growing food and flowers from seed, and pick up tips for saving water and money. I'll share with you a natural approach to urban farming in L.A. and steer you towards thinking about the process as a whole that embraces naturally diverse and sustainable ecosystems.
Local is the new organic. It doesn't matter how small the space, everything you grow that you would normally buy - especially if you grow it sustainably - is good for the planet. Local food and flowers save fuel, packaging and help build communities. Just-picked food is more nutritious. As for locally-grown pesticide-free flowers, these are hard to find - even harder now - in L.A.
Urban Farming Location: This is a roaming event. People who sign up for Urban Farming volunteer at local farms, community gardens and homesteads to help out with some of the work. Urban Farming
is about connecting people with L.A's urban agriculture movement. If you need volunteers,
let me know.
Private Classes for Individuals
and Groups If you’re interested in hosting a group workshop or having a private tutorial at your home, let me know.
Call 323-644-3700 for more information.
*Proceeds benefit LILA School.
Organic Gardening Workshops 2010 Creating An Edible Garden in Los Angeles - Parts 1 & 2 Class limit is 15 people accepted on a first-come basis. _________________________________________________________________________
Part 1: starting a vegetable garden from scratch Learn how to start a vegetable garden from scratch in raised beds, containers and straight in the ground. Class covers sowing seeds, preparing garden soil, containers, and maximizing harvests organically. Includes tips on lawn removal, drip irrigation, compost, introducing fruit trees and more.
Hands-on element: You’ll cultivate garden soil and prep containers where vegetable crops and more will be planted in Part 2 of this series. You'll also get a head start on the season by sowing seeds in trays to take home.
$50 includes seeds and materials
Sunday January 17 | 10am – noon or 1pm – 3pm
Saturday February 6 | 10am – noon or 1pm – 3pm
Saturday March 6 | 10am – noon or 1pm – 3pm _________________________________________________________________________
Part 2 – installing a vegetable garden, and more Learn by doing. Practice installing a vegetable and fruit garden in the beds and containers prepped earlier in Part 1 of this series.
Learn about spacing and grouping plants appropriately, what to plant where, crop rotation, companion planting and beneficial insects. Includes tips on making your own organic fertilizer.
$50
Sunday January 24 | 10am – noon or 1pm – 3pm
Sunday February 14 | 10am – noon or 1pm – 3pm
Sunday March 14 | 10am – noon or 1pm – 3pm _________________________________________________________________________
http://www.silverlakefarms.com, Silver Lake Farms, Tara Kolla, garden guru in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, growing beautiful organic flowers for farmers markets and also offers Gardening Workshops, Landscape Design and Floral Design.
