Events

What to Plant NOW! for Fall at the Bronzeville Growers Market on Thursday August 10th, 2023 @ 5pm

I am excited to continue my many year partnership with the Bronzeville Growers Market to celebrate National Farmer’s Market Week by partnering with them for an in-person class at the Market on Thursday August 10th @ 5:00pm.  We will talk about what you can plant right NOW! to get a Fall harvest.  The market is open from 3-6pm and will have a fabulous assortment of produce and products. Bring your friends, your questions, and your wallets for some learning and shopping!

Learn more about the Market on their website  –> Bronzeville Growers Market

CLICK HERE for Directions to the Market

Hope to see you there!

Living Your Best Garden Life: Fall Gardening! with The Nature Conservancy on Wednesday August 9th, 2023 @ 6:30pm

Do you want to live your best garden life?  I will be partnering with The Nature Conservancy to continue our webinar series about how you can Live Your Best Garden Life: Fall!

Did you know fall is an excellent time to grow fresh veggies?  Want to harvest produce for the Thanksgiving (and Christmas!) dinner table?  We will be talking not only summer harvest, but what to plant NOW for a fall harvest deep into the season.   The webinar event is free and open to the public but does require registration so bring your friends and your questions on Wednesday August 9th @ 6:30pm.

CLICK HERE to Register. 

Did you miss our other webinars?  Click on the YouTube links below:

Living Your Best Summer Garden Life

Living Your Best Spring Garden Life

Living Your Best Garden Life: Summer! Webinar Recording is Live

I had a great time last night partnering with The Nature Conservancy talking about how you can Live Your Best Garden Life this Summer!  For those who missed the recording you can find it below.

Did you miss the Living Your Best Garden Life: Spring! webinar?  Here you go!

The third webinar recording will be Living Your Best Garden Life: Fall! and will take place on Wednesday August 9th @ 6:30.  Attendance is free but required registration.  The link is below.  Bring your friends and your questions!   Register for Living Your Best Garden Life: Fall!

Coffee in the Garden: A garden walk at Franklin Park Conservatory Community Garden on Sunday May 7th, 2023 from 8 – 10am. (Plus a Plant and Seed Swap @ 2pm!)

Join me at The Scott’s Miracle Gro Community Garden Campus at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens on Sunday May 7th @ 8am for Coffee in the Garden, a spring garden walk! Coffee and refreshments will be provided.  After 10am stay and enjoy community days, the 1st Sunday of each month with free attendance for residents of Franklin County and the City of Columbus from 10a – 5pm (Does not include special engagement evening hours, see flyer below for more details)

Hope to see you there, the event is free, check out the QR for registration, bring your friends and your questions!  Then enjoy the day at FPC including a Plant and Seed Swap @2pm.  See details below.

 

Here are some location maps for the garden and for parking.

Here is the community garden campus.

CLICK HERE to learn more about community days –> VisitFPC

Later in the day after the garden walk there will be a Plant and Seed Swap from 2 – 4pm. See the details below.

Living Your Best Garden Life: SUMMER! Webinar in partnership with The Nature Conservancy on Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 @ 6:30pm.

How is your spring garden going so far?  Can you believe it is time to think about Summer!  I will be partnering with The Nature Conservancy for part two of our three part series to talk about how you can Live Your Best Garden Life this Summer on Wednesday May 3rd @ 6:30pm.  The class is free and open to the public, but does require registration, so bring your friends and your questions!

 

CLICK HERE to Register for Living Your Best Garden Life: SUMMER! 

Spring Vegetable Planting Class @ Grandview Heights Public Library on Tuesday April 11th, 2023 @ 6:30pm

There is a Spring Vegetable Planting class coming up at Grandview Heights Public Library on Tuesday April 11th @ 6:30.  The class is free and open to the public so bring your friends and your questions!

CLICK for directions. 

Living Your Best Garden Life: Spring 2023

For those who could not make the Living Your Best Garden Life: Spring Planning and Planting webinar that I did in partnership with The Nature Conservancy last week you are in luck!  We recorded the webinar and you can access it below:

We will be Living Our Best Garden Life: Summer on Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 @ 6:30pm.  The event is free and open to the public but does require registration.  Link to register is below,  bring your friends and your questions so you can Live Your Best Garden Life this summer!

Link to register for Living Your Best Summer Garden Life webinar on Wednesday May 3rd @ 6:30pm

Living Your Best Garden Life! Webinar Series in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.

I will be hosting a free series of gardening webinars to help you live your Best Garden Life in 2023 in partnership with some of my favorite people, The Nature Conservancy.  There will be three online classes to help you Live Your Best Spring, Summer, and Fall Garden Life!

Classes will be held on three Wednesdays @ 6:30pm (Eastern) – Links to register are below. SAVE THESE DATES!

  • Wednesday March 22nd, 2023 @ 6:30pm
  • Wednesday May 3rd, 2023 @ 6:30pm
  • Wednesday August 9th, 2023 @ 6:30pm

Each class is free, but will require registration to get the link to enter the webinar.

Living Your Best Garden Life – The Spring Garden

The spring garden is getting started right now. Want to make sure you are Living Your Best Garden Life this spring?  We will talk site selection, preparation, and fertilizing strategies.  We will take a look at weather predictions and soil temperature to make sure it is planting time. Spring means cool season veggies like spinach, lettuce, peas, radishes and broccoli.  We are going to talk what to plant right NOW! outside as well as inside under grow lights.  I know you have questions so we will make sure to make time for them as well.  Registration link is below.

 

CLICK HERE for the link to register for the Spring Living Your Best Garden Life class on  Wednesday March 22nd, 2023 @ 6:30 (Eastern)

I will put out a new post on Growing Franklin as we approach each class but if you want to get registered for all three, the Summer and Fall links are below.

Living Your Best Garden Life – The Summer Garden

The summer garden provides many of our favorite veggies like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and beans.  We have spring veggies ready to harvest and summer veggies ready to plant.  Plus we are starting to have to deal with insect pests.  In this session we will be discussing when to plant you summer veggies outside, how to best fertilize for a healthy harvest,  how to deal with the upcoming threat of bug damage, and what our summer weather predictions are showing us.  Bring your friends and your questions to learn how to Live Your Best Summer Garden Life.

 

Click HERE for the link to register for the Summer Living Your Best Garden Life class on Wednesday May 3rd @ 6:30pm (Eastern)

Living Your Best Garden Life – The Fall Garden

Fall is one of the absolute best times to grow veggies.  The weather cools down, the bugs think about going away, and the rain comes back.  This is a busy time of year for the veggie gardener.  In this class we will talk about all the things you can do right NOW in the garden including harvesting summer veggies, planting fall veggies for a late harvest using season extension, what plants to start indoors for later planting, and what you can do to make sure that you are Living Your Best Fall Garden Life.

Click HERE for the link to register for the Fall Living Your Best Garden Life class on Wednesday August 9th @ 6:30pm (Eastern)

Bring your friends and your questions so they can live their Best Garden Life of 2023 as well!

Spring Gardening Class at the Urban Farm Church on Tuesday March 7th, 2023 @ 6:30pm

I will be teaching a gardening class in partnership with the Urban Farm Church at Maize Manor United Methodist Church on Tuesday March 7th @ 6:30pm. We will be talking the basics of spring gardening, what you can plant now, and how you can get started growing.  The class will be targeted to beginner to intermediate level growers but seasoned gardeners are always welcome as well.   The class is in-person,  free, and open to the public but registration is required and spots are limited.  

CLICK HERE to access the Registration Link.  Hope to see you there.

 

Directions to the Urban Farm Church

OSU Extension to host Mid-Ohio Small Farm Conference – March 11th, 2023- in Mansfield, Ohio

Ohio State Extension announced plans to host a Small Farm Conference in Mansfield Ohio on March 11, 2023. The theme for this year’s Mid-Ohio Small Farm Conference is “Sowing Seeds for Success.”

Conference session topics are geared to beginning and small farm owners as well as to farms looking to diversify their operation. There will be five different conference tracks including: Farm Office, Horticulture and Produce Production, Livestock, Agritourism/ Marketing, Natural Resources.

Some conference topic highlights include: How to purchase our family farm, food animal processing, bee keeping, sweet corn, blueberry and pumpkin production, small ruminant nutrition, agritourism laws, fruit tree pruning and cut flower diseases.

Anyone interested in developing, growing or diversifying their small farm is invited to attend including market gardeners, farmers market vendors, and anyone interested in small farm living.

Attendees will have the opportunity to browse a trade show featuring the newest and most innovative ideas and services for their farming operation. The conference provides an opportunity to talk with the vendors and network with others.

The Conference will take place from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Mansfield OSU Campus in Ovalwood Hall, just minutes from I-71 and US Rt 30.

For conference and registration call OSU Extension Morrow County 419-947-1070, or OSU Extension Knox County 740-397-0401. Please follow this link to register for the conference: https://go.osu.edu/2023osusmallfarmconf 

 

Click here to view, print, or download the flyer –> Small Farm Conference Brochure 2023