To Register for Classes - MAKE THIS YOURS NC. Registering for Classes at Make This Yours NC Teaching Studio To register for a Bread Baking Class, Cooking Class or Sewing Class, contact me by e-mail at makethisyoursnc@gmail.com or call 336-574-0714 to express your interest in a class.
Please provide the name of the class you wish to take and provide at least 3 possible class dates. After a class date is selected, payment of the registration fee is expected within 5 days to secure the class date. For example, if you contact me on April 1 to book the class, all registration fees should be received no later than April 6, or 5 days from the date the class was booked…not 5 days from the date chosen for the class to be held. Class registration will be guaranteed and the class date confirmed upon receipt of registration fees from all participants in the scheduled class. Please note that payment of the registration fee is expected within 5 days after booking a class to secure the class date. Plantharvestguide20081.pdf. North Carolina Cooperative Extension. Which Veggies for Which Season? Collards, cabbage, spinach, and kale are among the most cold-hardy vegetables.
You can see the frost on these leaves, which makes them sweeter. Because a vegetable needs either warm or cool weather, crops sort themselves into two distinct categories: cool season (for spring and fall) and warm season (for summer). Planting in the proper season is the first step to a bountiful garden. FOR SPRING AND FALL: Plant the hardy and semi-hardy vegetables below in early spring for spring harvests and again in late summer for fall harvests.
These transplants should appear in your local garden centers at the right planting time. Hardy vegetables tolerate hard frosts (usually 25 to 28 degrees F). BroccoliBrussels sproutsCabbageCollards*English peasKaleKohlrabiLeeksMustard greensParsleyRadishSpinachTurnip. Heirloom Nettle Seeds. The "Great Nettle" is one of over 500 varieties of nettle and is known to reach up to a meter high!
The name Urtica Dioicia is the latin name; Uro meaning "to burn" and Dioicia meaning "two houses". This is because both male and female flowers grow on each stalk making the nettle self pollinating. Used in ancient times by the Romans for boosting leg circulation, the fibrous stalks were used to make sacking - a fine cloth - and even paper.
How to Protect a Community Garden From Thieves : TreeHugger. Growing Your Greens/Video screen capture Sharing gardens are all well and good, and some people have even planted up parking strips to produce free food for passers by.
But in most cases, if you spend time, effort and money on growing food, the chances are you would quite like to eat some of it yourself. But sadly, anyone who has ever run a community garden will know that stealing is often a significant issue. So how do we prevent it? John of Growing Your Greens has a few creative ideas for garden security that may help reduce pilfering. Plant spiky or stinging plants. Don't grow high-profile, popular crops. Grow crops people don't recognize. Grow root crops. Grow trickster plants. Garlic: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Garlic. Bonnie Plants - Garden Plants for Your Vegetable Garden or Herb Garden. Everything You Need to Know About Vegetable Gardening in One Graphic. Garden_Layout_Fall_2013. Earth Matters ~ Programs and Activities.
Deep Roots Market - Greensboro NC. 10 Healthy Herbs to Grow at Home Published: June 11, 2013 Source: ABCNews.go.com Growing herbs at home is a fun, money-saving hobby that also happens to be good for your health.
In addition to flavoring up your favorite dishes, herbs are filled with antioxidants and essential nutrients. Here we break down 10 of the healthiest herbs, along with recipes and tips for growing them yourself. more... Foods to Help You Fight Stress Published: January 24, 2013 Source: FoxNews.com The negative effects stress has on your body are well-documented, and I’m sure you have read about different ways to reduce stress in your life.
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Edible Schoolyard Birthday Parties - click here for a complete list. The second annual Greensboro Urban Coop Loop will take place on June 7, 2014. Approximately twelve coops will be selected to participate in a ‘tour of chicken homes’ throughout the City. The committee is looking for chicken owners within the city limits of Greensboro with unique coops, unusual chicken breeds, gardens, or those who can demonstrate other urban homesteading practices.
Coops will be selected by committee based on location, uniqueness, and compatibility with other coops.