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Sustainable Foods, Farm & Gardens

August 26, 2022 //  by Kathy Kienle

Image by Tim Hill from Pixabay

A number of  one-day or multiple-day community classes focusing on Sustainable Foods, Farm & Garden subjects are being offered this fall by Kalamazoo Valley Community College at their Food Innovation Center, 224 E. Crosstown Parkway, Kalamazoo.  These courses cover various gardening topics, landscaping, seed saving, beekeeping and other related subjects.   

The following classes are being offered Aug – Nov 2022, by Kalamazoo Valley Community College at the Food Innovation Center, 224 E. Crosstown Parkway, unless otherwise noted.

Composting and Vermiculture Composting
Saturday, Sept 24, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – $60

Eco-Friendly Home Landscape Design 1.0
Tuesdays, Sept 13-Oct 18 (no class Oct 4), 5:30-8:00 p.m. – $80

Eco-Friendly Home Landscape Design 2.0
Tuesdays, Oct 25-Nov 8 (Prequisite: 1.0), 5:30-8:00 p.m. – $50

The Magic (and Science!) of Trees
Saturday, Nov 12, 10 a.m.-1:00 p.m. – $20

Pruning Techniques for Fruiting Plants
Thursdays, Sept 8, 15, 6-8 p.m. – $30

Urban Homesteading (Growing Food)
Wednesdays, Sept 7-Oct 12, 6-8 p.m. – $160

Mushroom Cultivation 101
Wednesdays, Oct 19-Nov 9, 6-8 p.m. – $140

Seed Stewardship: Hand Pollination and Wet Seed Processing
Saturday, Aug 27, 1-4 p.m. – $30

At Home Herbalism
Thursdays, Oct 6-Nov 10, 6-8 p.m. – $180

So You Want to be a Beekeeper
Thursday Dec 8, 6-9 p.m. Virtual $30

Planter Boxes and Power Tools
Tuesdays, Oct 11, 18, 6-8 p.m. – $85, The Dapper Hammer, 1415 Fulford St.

Fall Plant Identification Walk
Wednesday, Sept 21, 6-8 p.m. – $20, Kleinstuck Preserve

Seed Stewardship:  Harvesting, Cleaning and Storing Staple Crops for Food and Seed
Saturday, Oct 29, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. – $30

To see the Kalamazoo Valley Community Programs website for a complete list of courses and costs, as well as course descriptions and registration or wait list information click here.

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