Sun Jul 1, 2007 1:56 pm (PST)
From Patio to Plate: Small-Space Gardening and Seasonal Cooking
Has lack of space prevented you from growing your own veggies, herbs,
berries, and fruit? Think again! Gardening expert Darren Butler will
introduce innovative methods for growing edibles in spaces as small
as a windowsill. In two
hours we'll cover container gardening,
growing requirements of suitable herbs and veggies, sprouts and
sprouting, and an intro to growing berries and fruit trees in small
spaces. After filling your minds and notebooks with useful and
sometimes surprising tips for smallscale gardening, Darren will lead
a hands-on activity mixing soil and planting a pot for you to take
home.
Then you'll learn what it really means to Eat with the Seasons.
Natural foods chef Christy Morgan will teach you all the elements of
Seasonal Cooking, so you're able to take your veggies straight from
your patio to your plate. You'll leave this workshop with delicious,
cholestrol-free recipes that you're whole family will enjoy! After
the cooking demonstration we'll enjoy a dinner of seasonal edibles
that we make in class.
This workshop is one-of-a-kind!
Presented by Eat Your Veggies & Darren Butler
West LA
near Sepulveda and Venice
Saturday, July 21st, 2007
1-6pm (dinner expected to continue until about 7 PM)
Pre-registration is required! Enrollment limited to eight students,
so don't wait!
Early Registration, payment received by July 14th, $85
After July 14th, $100
If you'd like to host a future workshop in exchange for free tuition,
please let us know!
Call or Email us to sign up:
818.271.0963, allnet@pobox. com
www.eatyourveggies- la.com
Darren Butler is a Consulting Arborist, Ecological Designer, and
Landscape Specialist. He has appeared on several episodes of "Weekend
Gardening" for a large international television audience as an expert
horticulturist and landscaper, has taught Sustainable Landscape
Design for the University of California Master Gardener Program in
Los Angeles, and holds many landscape- and
plant-related
certifications and licenses. He currently serves on a statewide
advisory committee for all University of California Master Gardener
programs. He has been gardening since childhood, and developing
expertise in Southern California gardening since 1996.
Christy Morgan is a trained macrobiotic chef who manages
eatyourveggies- la.com, a macrobiotic meal-delivery service in West
Los Angeles. She also consults, teaches cooking classes, and gives
private instruction in healthy, spiritual cooking and eating.
Comments from prior students:
"Darren is just so knowledgable. This is a crucial part of the
owner's manual for Planet Earth."
"Darren is an outstanding teacher. He integrates real life to
gardening. He's down to earth, full of laughs and personality. His
enthusiasm is infectious."
"Wow! The idea that so many things are just soil in another temporary
format is pretty powerful. Darren has thought more than any other
person I have ever met. The class was awesome."
"I got so much out of this! Packed full of information that was
immediately usable to me. I love listening to this guy! He knows so
much and is so humble about sharing what he knows. He knocks my socks
off."
For Christy:
"I just tried the macrobiotic food you prepared for me and it is
absolutely delicious! Everything is so fresh – I just love it."
"Eating your food is a unique experience that goes beyond the
physical and into the spiritual. Your private tutoring has been
incredibly instructive, eye-opening, and valuable. I'm better
prepared now not only to cook delicious meals, but to feed myself in
ways that help sustain the earth and its species."
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