With the arrival of spring — hey, that’s what the calendar says — Wakeman Town Farm has organized a series of get-your-fingernails-dirty workshops on gardening and sustainable living.
Anyone can farm at Wakeman.
On Saturdays (10 a.m.-noon) from now through September, Westporters can learn about every stage of the growing process — from seed to harvest — with the farmer-friendly folks at WTF (134 Cross Highway). Resident farmer/teacher Mike Aitkenhead heads the program.
Among the more intriguing topics:
- Weeding, mulching and pest control
- Chickens and bees
- Green lawn care
- Harvesting and food safety
- Tomato sauce
- Harvesting and food safety
- Jams and jellies
- Canning
- Putting the garden to bed
Last weekend, participants got down and dirty — literally. They talked about soil, took samples for testing, and built a raised garden bed.
All programs are free, but with space limitations advance registration is required.
For more information on each session, click here. To register, email mjaitkenhead@yahoo.com (indicate which sessions you’d like to attend). For a blog about the workshops by a participant, click here.
These workshops are excelllent. I have been attending them with my daughter… And actually blogged about them! You can read my post on simplychicks.blogspot.com
This is the blog I referred to at the end of my post.
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