Urban Sustainable Ecosystems - Gardening Workshop - Dallas

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Fair Park: Texas Discovery Gardens, January 21st & 22nd
Dallas Eco-Op: February 11th & 12th
Coppell Community Garden: February 25th & 26th

USE Workshop – Day One Classes: (beginners to advanced)                     

• Plan Your Urban Sustainable Ecosystem - John Krause: host of DFW’s #1 Organic Radio Program, Instructor
• Soil Ecosystem and Composting - Randy Johnson: Horticulture Director of Texas Discovery Gardens and Owner of Randy Johnson Organic Consulting, Instructor
• Raised Bed Gardening - Heather Rinaldi: Owner of Texas Worm Ranch and Professional Organic Vegetable Garden Installer, Instructor
• Preserve Your Harvest - Trish Percy: Executive Director of Feed Texas First, Instructor
• Rainwater Harvesting, Rain Gardens, Water Conservation, Grey Water - Carrie Dubberly of Dubberly Landscapes and Don Dubberly of Catch the Rain

               Hours for Day One Workshop will be from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., lunch will be served.
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USE Workshop – Day Two Classes: (advanced – don’t be scared all you beginners!)

• Vermicomposting - Heather Rinaldi, Instructor: Owner of Texas Worm Ranch and Professional Organic Vegetable Garden Installer
  
• Black Soldier Fly Larvae Composting - Robert Olivier, Owner of Compost Mania and inventor of the “bio-pod”
• Integrated Pest Management - Randy Johnson: Horticulture Director of Texas Discovery Gardens and Owner of Randy Johnson Organic Consulting, Instructor
• Aquaponics - Dave Pennington: Owner of Synergyfish, expert on symbiotic relationships between fish and plant production
• Creating a Pollinator Habitat - Brandon and Susan Pollard: Owner of Texas Honeybee Guild and Zipcode Honey.
• Backyard Poultry - Bob Ritchie: Owner of Custom Coop and longtime urban poultry farmer
  
  Hours for Day Two of USE Workshops will be from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Registration is required and fees and times are as follows:  
Saturday workshop (9am – 5pm) is $75.00 and includes a healthy lunch. 
Sunday workshop (Noon – 5pm) is $50.00.  Lunch will not be served on Sunday. 
You can register for both days for a total of $100.00

For more information and Registration