Taking Control of your Food

  • February 1, 2011
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Organic GardenLearn to take control of your food with this 5 week Intensive Organic Gardening Workshop at The Funny Farm in Stone Mountain, Georgia. This workshop begins on February 6, 2011 from 1 PM to 4 PM and runs every other Sunday through April 3, 2011. Each class is divided between classroom work and hands-on work in the garden teaching you organic methods of gardening. Class size is limited to 10 students and the cost is $300.

Week 1 – Organic Gardening Foundations
Week 2 – Garden Planning
Week 3 – Seed Starting, Soil Preparation, Cover Crops, Transplanting
Week 4 – Pest Control Strategies
Week 5 – Permaculture Strategies in your Garden

For more information and details about this workshop, contact 770-527-0395.

The Funny Farm is located at:
4459 Allgood Springs Dr.
Stone Mountain, Georgia

Organic Gardening Workshop

  • September 2, 2010
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Organic GardenThe Funny Farm will be offering a Fall workshop on Organic Gardening beginning September 12, 2010. The workshop will consist of 4 sessions, 1 a week for 4 weeks. Each class will be on Sunday from 1 to 4 and will be part time in the classroom and part time in the garden. You can purchase tickets for this workshop at Eventbrite.

  • Week 1 – Organic Gardening Foundations – Soil Food Web, composting, worm composting and nutrient cycling
  • Week 2 – Garden planning- What to plant, When to plant it and How to plant it.
  • Week 3 – Pest control strategies – putting Mother Nature to work to control insects, diseases and weeds.
  • Week 4 – Incorporating Permaculture Strategies in your garden- Food forests, growing edible mushrooms, edible landscapes, rainwater harvesting

The Funny Farm is located at:
4459 Allgood Springs Dr.
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
770-527-0395