Nuestra Tierra Learning Garden

Planting a Healthy Garden: Techniques for Success in Desert Gardening Participants will learn some of the foundational principles of Organic Gardening. We’ll go over Tucson’s unique planting calendar, talk about pest control, and also cover topics like companion planting, crop rotation, and organic fertilizers. Todos los talleres son bilingues Questions? garden@communityfoodbank.org

Low-Water Use Gardening: Drip Irrigation and More Participants will focus on conserving the desert’s most precious natural resource, water. In this class, participants will learn a variety of methods to irrigate their gardens, from ancient traditional agricultural techniques to modern state of the art technologies. Todos los talleres son bilingues Questions? garden@communityfoodbank.org

How to Improve Desert Soils: Holistic Soil Management Participants will spend time learning how they can increase the fertility of desert soils to make them more suitable for growing food crops. Emphasis on holistic soil management strategies like no-fill, cover cropping, and organic mulches. Todos los talleres son bilingues Questions? garden@communityfoodbank.org

Where to Put Your Garden: Basic Site Design Participants will learn how to select a location in their yard that will increase the likelihood that their garden will thrive. We’ll go over the basics of what plants need to grow best while also taking into consideration the needs of the gardener. Todos los talleres son... Read More