HeartEye Village CSA, Lafayette CO
2010 Spring Workshop Schedule

March 6, 2010: Plan your CSA or Garden with the Fantastic Farm and Garden Calculator

This workshop will teach you how to use the Fantastic Farm and Garden Calculator to plan your garden or farm plot in order to produce the highest quantity and variety of crops possible given available space and skill level, for a specific number of people consistently throughout the growing season!

Tracy Sweely, creator of the Fantastic Farm and Garden Calculator, will present easy to follow instructions on utilizing the Calculator as a planning tool so that you can navigate the complexity of keeping as much of your land under cultivation as possible during the growing season. Whether you have 10 sq ft or several thousand, this planning tool will assist you in achieving the greatest level of production possible from your land.

Bonus: Fee includes a 1-month subscription to the Farm or Garden version of the Calculator!

Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Cost: $35
Location: 10364 Arapahoe Rd, Lafayette CO 80026
For more information contact Tracy at 303-665-6309, hearteyelandtrust@gmail.com

March 13th, 2010: Home Greenhouse Basics and Soil Preparation

This workshop will teach you how to maximize small-size greenhouses to start seedlings for transplant and for growing produce in the winter. Also covered will be creating and using compost and preparing planting beds for early crop seeding.

Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Cost $35
Location: 10364 Arapahoe Rd, Lafayette CO 80026
For more information contact Tracy at 303-665-6309, hearteyelandtrust@gmail.com

April 10th, 2010: Transplanting and Seeding for Maximum Yield

This workshop will cover the maintenance and handling of seedlings as they grow and making the transition to outdoor transplanting. You will learn how to direct seed in prepared growing beds with an emphasis on intercropping and succession planting for maximum yield.

Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Cost $35
Location: 10364 Arapahoe Rd, Lafayette CO 80026
For more information contact Tracy at 303-665-6309, hearteyelandtrust@gmail.com

HeartEye Village CSA, Lafayette CO
2010 Summer Workshop Schedule

June 5th, 2010: Biological Pest and Pathogen Control

This workshop will cover identification of common pests and pathogens as well as methods of controlling them through inexpensive, biological and non-chemical based means.

July 31st, 2010: Food Preservation

This workshop will cover a variety of food preservation methods. Food dehydration, freezing and canning will be reviewed in relation to their effects on and appropriateness for specific types of garden produce. The format will be lecture and demonstration, with samples for tasting.  Yum! Saturday, July 31st 1:00 to 3:00 PM, $35.   Please contact Tracy for more details. hearteyelandtrust@gmail.com