2008 Schedule

April 26 – Build a Backyard Greenhouse

Build an affordable, but sturdy, greenhouse in your backyard for less than $150. It goes up easily in one weekend, and can be built by one person with minimal tools and building skills! Participants will take home a list of resources, a list of supplies needed to build their own greenhouse, as well as a chart to help them plan what to plant when in order to enjoy continuous harvests all year ’round!

Instructor: Sunny Cook, Director of Pay Dirt Farm School, is committed to helping everyone learn to grow food organically, right where they are, regardless if they have a large amount of land or an apartment. Yards of grass can be converted to gardens of food, and greenhouses can extend the harvest throughout the year — even winter! Sustainable communities can begin right in everyone’s back yard!

• Cost: $25
• Time: 1:00 – 4:00
• Location: The Silos Community Garden in Moscow (near Eastside Marketplace)
• Registration: Register with Sunny at 208-882-6819 or sunny@maryjanesfarm.org
  Preregistration is required, and class size is limited to 20.

May 18 – Grow Your Own Herbal Medicine

Herbs offer a wealth of benefits. This class will cover starting herbs from seed, the ecological niche certain herbs grow best in, when and how to harvest them, and what they are used for. Participants will take home notes, seeds, and plants. We will focus on Comfrey and Calendula in this class, but many herbs will be discussed and shown.

Instructor: K. Sequoia Ladd is a community herbalist with nearly 15 years of holistic counseling behind her. She is passionate about using organic, local plants, and wildcrafts. She also grows about 90% of the botanical medicine she uses. She infuses her herbal practice with permaculture principles to keep the focus preventative, simple, and sustainable.

• Cost: $25
• Time: 10:00 – 1:00
• Location: Sequoia’s house and garden, Moscow
• Registration: Register with Sunny at 208-882-6819 or sunny@maryjanesfarm.org
  Preregistration is required, and class size is limited to 20.