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Posted by slwencel, on June 1st, 2011
We are happy to announce the 2011 series of rain barrel workshops to be held at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. These build your own rain barrel workshops offer the opportunity to construct your own 55-gallon plastic rain barrel that will be ready to hook up to your home’s rain gutter system. The following dates [...]
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Posted by slwencel, on May 2nd, 2011
There will be another TN Yards and Neighborhoods class next week. It is a six hour class that meets May 10th and 12th from 6 to 9 pm at the Hamilton County Agriculture Center, 6138 Adamson Circle, Chattanooga, TN.
The class covers lawn care, landscape design, water management, mulching and soil management for homeowners. Students get [...]
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Posted by slwencel, on April 7th, 2011
Title: 2011 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference
Location: Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
Link out: Click here
Description: The purpose of the Cullowhee Conference is to increase interest in and knowledge of propagating and preserving native southeastern plant species in the landscape. Past participants of the conference have included landscape architects, commercial nursery operators, garden club members, botanists, and [...]
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Posted by slwencel, on March 17th, 2011
Title: Seeding the Cumberlands Collection Outing
Location: North Chickamauga Gorge State Natural Area
Description: We will be assembling at the Montlake Road Park entrance. This entrance is located on the left approximately 1 mile up the road from the Dayton Pike/Montlake Road intersection in Soddy Daisy. GPS Coordinates: N35 14.254 W85 14.066
The event will be [...]
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Posted by slwencel, on March 11th, 2011
Now’s the time to sign up for the highly popular rain barrel workshops which are returning to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank location for May and June. These build your own rain barrel workshops offer the opportunity to construct your own 55-gallon plastic rain barrel that will be ready to hook up to your home’s [...]
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Posted by slwencel, on March 9th, 2011
April 16 & 17, 2011
Saturday: 8:00 am – 3 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am – 3 pm
Crabtree Farm’s Spring Plant Sale & Festival is a great way to kick off spring and get your garden growing! You can choose from a wide variety of vegetable starts like heirloom tomatoes and pickling cucumbers, as well as herbs [...]
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Posted by slwencel, on February 24th, 2011
MGHC’s rain barrel workshops have gone mobile this spring, bringing the workshops to gardening events throughout the Chattanooga area. Several workshops will be “build your own rain barrel” events and advance registration is required using the registration forms below. For workshops requiring advance registration, the fee is $25 which covers all costs to build a [...]
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Posted by slwencel, on January 24th, 2011
As mentioned at the rain barrel workshops, exposure to the sun can break down plastic rain barrels over time. If you plan to use your barrel where it will be exposed to direct sunlight, you are strongly encouraged to give your barrel a coating of paint. If you are feeling artistic, you can use your [...]
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Posted by slwencel, on January 6th, 2011
The next set of Rain Barrel Workshops are scheduled for Saturday, February 12 and Saturday, March 5 at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. (See the informational post on rain barrels here.) The 2-hour workshops are designed so that participants build their own rain barrel and have the knowledge to successfully install them [...]
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Posted by slwencel, on December 13th, 2010
The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SSAWG) returns to the Chattanooga Convention Center for its 20th Annual Conference “Practical Tools & Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms.” The conference begins Wednesday, January 19 for 2 days of pre-conference activities that include mini- and short-courses, seed swaps and tours of area organic farms, including Sequatchie Cove Farm, [...]
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