A Partnership between PASA’s Good Food Neighborhood™ Program and Greener Partners (Collegeville, PA).
Click here to register for any of the following (or any other) Greener Partners courses:
- July 27, 2013
- Backyard Fruit Trees Series - SummerStarts: 11:00 amEnds: 1:00 pmLocation: Greener Partners: Longview Center For Agriculture, Stump Hall Road, Collegeville, PADescription: $12 or $10 for PASA/Greener Partners/GFN Members
You can grow your own fruit no matter how little space you have. This series is designed to teach you step by step techniques, offer advice and all the practical know-how you’ll need to fill your plate with fruit from your garden.
For all levels of expertise, all practices are organic.
What to do with the summer diseases, summer pruning, sprays and taking care of the trunk of the trees. Learn what the top five insects, how they effect tree growth and how to prevent them. Weeds, weeds! - Fungicides, Insecticides, Herbicides
Register: http://www.greenerpartners.org/events
- October 26, 2013
- Backyard Fruit Trees Series - FallStarts: 11:00 amEnds: 1:00 pmLocation: Greener Partners: Longview Center For Agriculture, Stump Hall Road, Collegeville, PADescription: $12 or $10 for PASA/Greener Partners/GFN Members
You can grow your own fruit no matter how little space you have. This series is designed to teach you step by step techniques, offer advice and all the practical know-how you’ll need to fill your plate with fruit from your garden.
For all levels of expertise, all practices are organic.
Preparation for the dormant season, storing the crop, cleaning the trees, adding compost. Some important practices to improve the soil and tree’s health. Fall fertilizers.
Register: http://www.greenerpartners.org/events
- December 14, 2013
- Backyard Fruit Trees Series - WinterStarts: 11:00 amEnds: 1:00 pmLocation: Greener Partners: Longview Center For Agriculture, Stump Hall Road, Collegeville, PADescription: $12 or $10 for PASA/Greener Partners/GFN Members
You can grow your own fruit no matter how little space you have. This series is designed to teach you step by step techniques, offer advice and all the practical know-how you’ll need to fill your plate with fruit from your garden.
For all levels of expertise, all practices are organic.
Preventing voles damages, preventing scab pressure, what to prune and when. Treating diseased plants, preventing spring fungus pressure. Soil health. Propagating your own rooststock.
Register: http://www.greenerpartners.org/events
Check out the Soil and Water Conservation Society’s Network for more conservation activities. http://www.swcs.org
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