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Beyond the Bin: Soil Building, Composting Larger Scale

  • Sat, March 29, 2014
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • the green house farm 2426 E Osborn Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016
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Registration

  • Price is for advanced purchase only. Price at the door is $30.
  • Adult supervision is required
  • Price is for advanced purchase only.Price at the door is $18.

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Instructor: Bryan White

Do you have an urban farm setup or larger scale garden? Are you committed to diverting large amounts of plant and organic waste from commercial waste stream? Join Bryan White in his garden to learn about 
many alternative ways of looking at the practice of soil-building.

In this class we will examine techniques that were invented on the farm, but can be applied to your own backyard. Some of the soil building concepts that will be presented include local examples of the following strategies:

  • bin composting on a slightly larger scale
  • recycling a small scale commercial waste stream
  • sheet mulching / lasagna gardening
  • cold row composting + passive piling
  • cover cropping + green plant ‘manure'

We will compare and contrast the following gardening methods and their relationship to: soil building capacity / time invested / physical effort expended.

  • intensive + space saving methods
  • polyculture plant systems
  • plant guilds / companion planting
  • perennial plant communities
  • alley cropping systems
  • food forest developments


This in an outdoors, full sun event. Please bring water and dress appropriately for the weather. Picnic benches will be available for seating but you may wish to bring a folding chair if you find it more comfortable.

‘garden like a farmer and farm like a gardener’ - david holmgren


Class price:

1 Adult $15 prepaid/$18 at the door
Attend with a Friend: 2 Adults $25 prepaid or $30 at the door.

Children ages 14 and under are free. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

After you register for this class, you will receive an invoice. There will be a link in the invoice so you can pay in advance via PayPal. Other options:  pay over the phone: 602-535-4635 ext 100 or ext 105, or pay by check via mail or in person. If you have any questions, please call or email


Payments at the door may be made via cash or check.

 






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