Past events
Check out examples of our past offerings below. We offer many of these programs on an annual basis or on request! Please let us know what types of programs you'd like to attend or partner with us to host!
Fall Gardening Workshop Cover Crops, Soil Amendments, & Putting Your Garden to Bed At our September 7th gardening workshop, we learned how to 'put our gardens to bed' and about using cover crops to add nutrients to soil and prevent winter erosion. Check out some of the great resources below to learn about cover crop use. BYC Cover Crop Tip Sheet Cornell University - Cover Crops for Urban Gardens University of Wisconsin - Cover Crops for the Home Garden OrganicGardening.com - Cover Up for Cold 
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2016 Sustainability Workshop Sessions
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Beekeeping 101
Kate Franzman of Bee Public View Kate's presentation here. Central Indiana Beekeepers Association CIBA Resources page ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro to Backyard Chickens Maggie Goeglein, Garden Manager at the Edna Martin Christian Center View Maggie's presentation here. Avian influenza basics for backyard poultry owners- MN Extension BackyardChickens.com Urban Farmer - Supply Store- Westfield, IN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWCD Backyard Conservation Claire Lane of HC SWCD (claire.lane@hamiltoncounty.in.gov) View Claire's presentation here. Click "Programs and Services" above to see a drop down menu of the many services your SWCD provides. View tip sheets for all conservation practices from this page. Under the "Backyard Conservation" tab, learn about rain gardens, pollinator gardens, and where to find native plants. Learn about financial assistance available to you through the Heartland Backyard Conservation Program. Sign up for our SWCD and/or Backyard Conservation newsletter (or view old editions) here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Purdue Extension Diane Turner of Purdue Extension (turnerda@purdue.edu) View Diane's presentation here. Learn more about how Purdue Extension can help you here: www.extension.purdue.edu/hamilton Diane's "Successful Gardening" blog ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eating Local: Where to find local food and overview of home production Chef Thom England of Ivy Tech Culinary Program and co-founder of Dig IN View Chef Thom's presentation here. Learn more about Dig IN- a Taste of Indiana here. Indy Food Council CSA list. Tyner Farm Pond Seasonal Food Guide ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Urban Soil Health Kevin Allison of Marion County SWCD View Kevin's presentation here. Soil Health Resources Sheet Garden Safe, Garden Well Booklet Managing Cover Crops Profitably (free download) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Food Preservation Basics Joyce Moore of Urban Patch View Joyce's presentation here. Purdue Extension Home Food Preservation Info Purdue Extension Complete Guide to Home Canning |
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