2007 Schedule

This year, we're offering two-hour Pay Dirt Farm School classes here at the farm from March through July. Our goal is to teach everyone who wants to learn how to grow food, whether they have a farm, a back yard, or a few potted plants in an apartment! We would truly love to see more yards of grass turned into gardens of delicious and healthy food! We want to teach people the benefits and joys of growing food. In these classes, we will cover everything from planning your garden to making products to sell at the market to extending your season throughout the year. The classes will be held on Saturdays, once a month. (This schedule may expand as local teachers and ideas appear!) We look forward to seeing you there!!!

March 17 – Garden planning, building an indoor grow-light shelf for starts, buying and starting seeds, building and using a cold frame, and hardening off plants.

April 7 – Creating a compost pile, double-digging, raised beds, square-foot gardening, companion plants, succession crops, trellises, and mulching.

May 19 – Marketing value-added products from your produce: body care items, water-bath canning, dehydrating, and donating extras to local food banks.

June 9 – Integrated pest management (IPM): weeds, critters, insects, and planting fall crops.

July 14 – Building soil by planting ground covers, hoop houses, greenhouses, and sprouting. How to grow fresh produce all year.

All classes will be held from 10 a.m. – 12 noon at MaryJanesFarm and will include handouts, checklists, resources, websites, and book lists. $25 per class or $100 for the series. Pre-registration with Sunny is necessary. Call 208-882-6819.