Please join us for our February 2023
Behind the Curtain Program
How to Start A Community Garden
Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EST via Zoom (link will be sent in the registration confirmation email)
(Registration is required to attend the live presentation)
Cost:
Members- Free
Non-Members - $10 (non-refundable) - or you can join the state Association ($20/year membership fee), attend ALL of our presentations for free, AND have access to the recordings to view later
About:
Are you ready to start a community garden? It takes energy and many committed hands to grow a garden. Before the soil is turned or the first seed is planted, you must consider not only what the garden will produce, but how it will be accomplished. Using Community FRESH, a guide to growing communities, we will cover the 10 steps to start a successful garden.
The presentation will be recorded for state Association
members to view later in our Video Library.
About our Speaker:
Alyssa McKim works for Cooperative Extension at NC A&T State University. In her role as the State Coordinator for Community Food Programming, she supports organizations and county agents throughout the state of North Carolina with a focus on developing regenerative, place-based garden programs in low-resource communities. She does this by providing design consultation and technical training with a focus on community-based decision-making.
The primary program is the Community Garden Leadership Academy which provides community gardeners with leadership training.
Alyssa McKim holds a master's degree in Agriculture Education and is a certified Permaculture Educator. She is an avid gardener and loves to grow and share medicinal herbs and plants.
Her passion and dedication to education and equitable social systems have been a primary emphasis in her work with community food systems.
**Please check with your agent to confirm approval for continuing education credit.