Fairfax Food Council

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Diane Charles
Project Manager

How to Start a Garden

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Date & Time
3/24/2020 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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Location
Gum Springs Community Center
8100 Fordson Road
Alexandria, VA 22306
 

by the Fairfax Food Council

Are you thinking about starting a garden? Come learn foundational knowledge about selecting a site, starting seeds, and caring for plants from Adria Bordas, Virginia Cooperative Extension Agent and leader of two Master Gardener programs in Fairfax County. Fairfax Permaculture Farmer Cory Suter will share some of his experience preparing gardening beds and building soil using local resources.Juan Pablo Echeverria, the Outreach and Education Coordinator at the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture, will also be available to answer questions and provide Spanish language translations. The final thirty minutes of the event will be devoted to answering your questions.

Thank you to Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth for their cooperation and support with this event.


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