Announcing Fall Organic Series

Earthwise Company is partnering with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS) to offer a fall workshop series that focuses on planning, planting, cultivating, harvesting, preparing and eating from a fall organic garden. This series is targeted at the beginning home gardener or small market farmer as well as the eater in all of us. Workshop topics include understanding organic practices and season extension, planning and garden layout, soil preparation and planting, irrigation and cultivation, weed, insect, disease and critter management, harvesting and post-harvest handling, and food preparation for great taste and super nutrition.

These are hands-on workshops with both classroom and field time on the IFFS farm on Tryon Road in Raleigh. A workshop resource notebook and CD will be provided, along with a post-workshop lunch from the IFFS Catering with a Cause program. The final class will focus on why fresh produce is so good for you and will include harvest & preparation of a meal featuring local and organic food produced in conjunction with the workshops.

Workshops                              Date                Time                Location  

Planning an Organic Fall Garden         August 13             8am - 12pm            IFFS Farm

Planting an Organic Fall Garden         August 27             8am - 12pm            IFFS Farm  

Cultivating an Organic Fall Garden     September 24       8am - 12pm            IFFS Farm  

Eating from an Organic Fall Garden    October 29           8am - 12pm    IFFS Farm/Kitchen

$30 per person per workshop (includes lunch)

Workshop Instructors

Tony Kleese - Earthwise Company

Sun Butler - IFFS Farm Manager/Educator

Katherine Andrew - IFFS Nutrition, Farms & Gardens Director

Mitra Sticklen - IFFS Young Farmer Training Program Coordinator

To register, contact Tony Kleese

919-622-5897 or tkleese@earthwiselife.com

These workshops are the first in the Living Arts Series coordinated by the Earthwise Company. Additional workshops are being organized for a Professional Development Series as well. More information is available at www.earthwiselife.com