[Scpg] New School Gardening and Composting Workshops

Sat Jan 24 12:13:25 PST 2009

AFS GREEN SCHOOLS
  An environmental education program of Art From Scrap

New Workshops Added!!!

School Gardening & Composting Workshops

For teachers, aides, and parent volunteers.   All school workshops 
are from 3:30-6:00 PM.   $5 per person.  You can pay at the workshop. 
Please call or email ASAP to pre-register so I know how many people 
to expect.  If not enough people sign-up, the workshop will be 
cancelled and rescheduled for next fall.  (805) 884-0459 x 12 email: 
Tahara Ezrahti, Art From Scrap, Green Schools Education Director 
<mailto:enviroed at artfromscrap.org>enviroed at artfromscrap.org

News Flash!!!
A new School Gardening Workshop in Santa Ynez Valley has been added 
to this list.  The Carpinteria Workshop was cancelled due to lack of 
enrollment and will be rescheduled for next fall along with a School 
Gardening Workshop in Lompoc.  I have also listed a free public 
Vegetable Garden Workshop sponsored by La Sumida Nursery and taught 
by Oscar Carmona from Healing Grounds Organic Wholesale Nursery. 
Healing Grounds donates the seedlings for the other workshops.  No 
need to RSVP for the public workshop but please RSVP for the School 
Gardening and Composting Workshops.

School Gardening Goleta
Hollister Elementary School         Wed. Jan. 28, 2009
4950 Anita Lane, Santa Barbara, 93111

School Gardening Orcutt/Santa Maria
Alice Shaw Elementary School       Wed. Feb. 4, 2009
759 Dahlia Place, Santa Maria 93455

Vegetable Gardening Workshop (geared for the public) free!
La Sumida Nursery                                             Sat. 
Feb. 7, 2009   12 noon
165 South Patterson Road, Santa Barbara, 93111

School Composting Workshop - Northern Santa Barbara County
Ida Taylor School                          Wed. March 4, 2009
1921 North Carlotti Drive, Santa Maria, 93454

School Composting Workshop - Southern Santa Barbara County
Peabody Charter School                Wed. March 11, 2009
3018 Calle Norguera, Santa Barbara 93105

School Gardening Santa Ynez Valley
Solvang School       Wed. March 25, 2009
565 Atterdag Rd., Solvang 93463

School Gardening workshops feature a school garden tour, a power 
point presentation (School Gardens of Santa Barbara County), plus a 
question and answer session.    
Participants will learn:  How to start or enhance a school garden, 
non-toxic organic gardening methods, designing a school garden as an 
outdoor classroom, where to get supplies, what to plant when, 
gardening projects, gardening curriculum, group management, and a 
monthly planting calendar for the Santa Barbara area.  Garden snacks 
will be provided.  Participates receive a Garden Detectives 
curriculum, free seeds, organic plant starts and handouts.

The School Composting Workshop focuses on composting food and garden 
waste in a school setting.  Learn the basics of decomposition, 
different composting methods (worm bins, hot piles, static piles, 
pocket composting, and mulching,) harvesting and using compost, 
compost tea, sizing your system, compost collection, and 
troubleshooting.  Learn how Peabody Charter School composts food 
scraps from the cafeteria kitchen, students' lunches and the garden. 
Snacks from the garden will be provided.  Participates will receive a 
copy of Garden Detectives curriculum, free seeds, organic plant 
starts and handouts.

To register and for more information contact:  Tahara Ezrahti, Green 
Schools Education Director: (805) 884-0459 x 12 or 
<mailto:enviroed at artfromscrap.org>enviroed at artfromscrap.org

Tahara Ezrahti
Art From Scrap, Green Schools Education Director
302 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 884-0459 x 12  Fax: (805) 884-1879
<mailto:enviroed at artfromscrap.org>enviroed at artfromscrap.org
<http://www.artfromscarp.org/>www.artfromscarp.org
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