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!
Events
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Marketing 101 for Urban Farmers on Thursday February 2nd, 2023 at 6:30pm
There is an upcoming opportunity for Urban Farmers hosted at OSU Extension Franklin County. See the details below. There is a cost of $10 per person. For any questions contact Mike Hogan at hogan.1@osu.edu
CLICK here to view, download, or print the flyer –> Marketing Urban Farming_Franklin Co Training
Garden Walk on the South Side with Garden Space Available @ Mari Sunami Community Garden on Wednesday April 20th, May 18th, and June 22nd @ 6pm
Our first garden walk of the year is tomorrow, Wednesday April 20th @ Mari Sunami Community Garden (see below) at 6pm. We will talk planting, bugs, and our 2022 spring outlook. Bring your friends and your questions! Also, there is potential space available if you are in need of a garden plot! Contact Jess at the phone and email below if you are interested.
Here is a close up of the map to get you to the location
SAVE THE DATES! We will be doing garden walks at Mari Sunami on May 18th and June 22nd as well!
2022 Small Farm Conference and Trade Show on Saturday March 12th in Mansfield, Ohio
Here is the flyer with details on classes, location, and registration information for the upcoming Small Farm Conference and Tradeshow. This is a great opportunity for the beginner to seasoned farmer to get information on a large number of topics in a one day timeframe.
CLICK HERE for a printable flyer —> Small Farm Conference Brochure 2022 (1)
For more information contact Carri Jagger @ jagger.6@osu.edu or Sabrina Schirtzinger at schirtzinger.55@osu.edu
May 2021 Update in the Community Garden Virtual Class with the Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden on Tuesday May 4th @ 6:30 pm
May is a busy time in the community garden! Lots still to plant, lots to harvest. Come talk about what is happening right NOW in the community garden in this free virtual class event. The class is free and open to the public but registration is required so click on the link below and bring your friends and your questions.
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When: May 4, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: May 2021 Update in the Community Garden
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Can You Dig It! Fall Gardening Series Class #6: How to Over-Winter Spinach and Kale, Wednesday September 30th, 2020 @ Noon
The Can You Dig It! Fall Gardening Series that is a partnership with OSU Extension Franklin County and OSU University Libraries continues on Wednesday September 30th @ Noon to talk about planting over-wintered crops using season extension. What could be better than harvesting your own fresh vegetables in February? The class is free but registration is required (link below) so bring your friends and your questions.
CLICK HERE to REGISTER for the VIRTUAL CLASS