Grow More in Less Space: Garden-Planning Basics

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Taught by Melissa L

Melissa Lafontaine is a farm and garden educator and admirer of all things natural. Her affection for farming and gardening rooted from her work in agrarian communities in Southern Madagascar and involvement with urban farms and the local food movement in Vancouver and New York. She completed a certificate in urban agriculture at BK Farmyards where she discovered her infatuation for compost and her love for working alongside youth and children in an outdoor classroom. Presently, Melissa leads farm tours and youth- based education at the Youth Farm and is a consultant for the NYU Urban Farm Lab. In addition, she cares for the community garden space Shambhala Yoga and Dance Center and is constantly seeking ways to maximize her growing space within her tiny and mainly shaded backyard. She dabbles in floral design, and creates Earth Within Terrarium necklaces, encouraging others to carry tiny pieces of earth with them as a symbol of our inherent connection to nature. 

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It's Spring Time at last and it’s time to turn that soil and start dreaming up your garden!

Are you interested in maximizing your growing space to make room for more food, flowers and herbs? Do you already have a community garden plot, an outdoor space, or envision having a growing space in the near future?

In this mini crash course, you'll learn about the basics of garden planning, plant care and how to develop rich and fertile soil to boost your plants' immunity. Together we will work to create a personalized crop plan by assessing your space layout, sun exposure and planting history. To guide you we'll discuss essential resources such as companion planting, succession planting, spacing and maintaining soil fertility.

This course is for you if you are a newbie to gardening or would like to dig a little deeper! You'll get the most out of class if you already have access to an outdoor space for planting. 

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