Join us for a growing your own food series presented by Lauren Doucette, founder of The University Heights Garden Club. Topics that will be covered in the workshop include:

• Developing Healthy, Living Soil: discussing layers, compost, hugelkultur method for raised beds, identifying beneficial organisms/insects within your soil, establishing mycorrhizae and other beneficial symbiosis, fungal relationships

• No Till Methodology

• Seed Starting: discussing the type of soil to use, planting depth, light, and heat needs; direct sow vs. transplant; seeds to start in March; using liquid fertilizers for germinated seedlings; avoiding transplant shock

Proceeds of this event will go to The University Heights Garden Club's fundraiser to build replacement garden boxes for Birney Elementary's school garden.

About Lauren Doucette:

Lauren Doucette is a local urban farmer that grows food year-round for her family in a 200sf backyard space. Lauren graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz with a degree in Agroecology + Sustainable Food Systems and studied coffee cultivation and production in Nicaragua. She is the founder of the University Heights Garden Club and is passionate about encouraging folks to grow their own food in a way that supports a more sustainable, healthier future.