Upcoming Food Not Lawns Communiversity Classes
Register Online at www.umkc.edu/commu or call 816-235-1407.
2312A Four Season Gardens
Grow food, not lawns. Grow your own vegetables year round. Vegetable varieties and methods for fall and winter gardens. Learn to use cover crops to build soil and reduce pests.
1 session Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:00 PM – 9:00PM;
Hands on workshop Saturday Aug 6 5223 N Merrimac KCMO 64151
UMKC School of Medicine, Theatre B, first floor, 2411 Charlotte, KCMO,
2310A Ecosystems Management for Urban Food Production Learn about a new model for urban sustainable food production. We’ll explore food production possibilities in the urban forest, abandoned urban lots, yards, commercial lands, roofs and flood plains. We’ll discuss holistic ecology based on managing sustainable urban agriculture systems that protect and restore our place on Earth. Please bring $20 for a reference book (optional
2 sessions Wednesday, August 17, 24 2011 7:00 PM 9:00PM
UMKC School of Medicine, Theatre C, first floor, 2411 Charlotte, KCMO
2306A (Fall) Food Not Lawns
Grow Food Not Lawns Not just another gardening class, “Food Not Lawns” will help you turn your lawn into a garden and your neighborhood into a community. Our goals are to help increase local food security, improve your diet, beautify your surroundings, reduce pollution and energy use. Topics include whole system design, garden preparation, permaculture, water wise gardening, planting and free resources, The Food Not Lawns KC Collaborative has been working to transform Kansas City into a paradise garden one lawn at a time since 2007.
4 sessions Wednesdays October 5, 12, 18, 25 7:00 – 9:00PM
UMKC School of Medicine, Theatre C, first floor, 2411 Charlotte, KCMO
2205A (Fall) Cob Oven Construction Workshop
Learn wood fired cob oven construction techniques as we build a cob oven at Platte Prairie Farm. We will tap into the flow of resources to repurpose our construction materials. Three construction session and a ‘fire up’ pizza party.
Saturdays October 22, 29 November 5, 12 10:00:00 AM – 1:00PM
Platte Prairie Farm 5223 N Merrimac KCMO 64151