Start a Garden

The Digital Garden on Leetsdale is a community-permaculture garden hybrid that is infused with digital media. The goal is to empower gardeners and visitors through community gardening, great programming, and digital media to learn more about sustainable living and to stimulate a diverse range of discourse. On June 3rd at 6pm we will be having an open house/community meeting to welcome new gardeners, and discuss how we can better aid our immediate community. This will be a great opportunity take a tour of the space, talk to participants, and learn more. We'd love to have you garden with us.
 

two day sale Saturday, May 1st 10am - 3pm - Sunday, May 2nd 10am - 1pm - $5 per plant - 50+ Varieties, 1000 PlantsWEILWORKS 3611 Chestnut Place DENVER, CO 80216 303.308.9345 - PASS THE WORD!
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This year's varieties:
Purple Tomatoes Black Krim, Black Prince, Purple Calabash, Black from Tula, Cherokee Purple Paul Robeson Carbon Japanese Black Trifele Violet Jasper
Other Hazel Mae (large yellow), Hillbilly (large, marbled interior), Striped German (large, marbled interior), White Beauty (large, pale yellow), Cherokee Green (large lime green) Green Zebra Great White
Red Tomatoes Red Brandywine, Russian Rose, Giant Belgium, Beefsteak (Hybrid), Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter, Mortgage Lifter, Red Peach, Olivade (Hybrid), Sapho (Hybrid)
 
Pleated Tomatoes Zapotec Pleated, Goldman’s Italian American, German Striped Stuffer, Yellow Ruffled, Costoluto Genovese
Cherries Large Red Cherry, Black Cherry, Sun Gold Cherry, Snow White Cherry, Chadwick Cherry, Blondkopchen (yellow), Green Grape, Prize of the Trials (orange), Matt’s Wild Cherry, Coyote (yellow) Yellow Pear
Paste Tomatoes San Marzano, Roma, Cuore de Toro Oxheart
Striped Tomatoes Tigerella, Turkish Monastery, Striped Roman
 

What: Grow Local Colorado’s Volunteer Orientation
When: May 8th, Saturday, 11-12:30 p.m.
Where: 3222 Tejon St (Highlands, near DragonFly Eco Goods)
Why:  Because this is such a fantastic project we want our volunteers ready to go once the gardens are planted (May 19th). Our goals are to:
·         Inspire Denver citizens to grow edible gardens through edible public demonstration plots in local parks around the city, and
·         Demonstrate how beautiful and interesting edible gardens can be just as ornamental gardens can be.

To reach those goals we’ll cover:
1)      What tasks are requested of our volunteers and when
2)      Which community in need will receive which garden's produce
3)      Forms required of volunteers by Denver Parks and Recreation
4)      Who to contact with questions and concerns
5)    A sign up sheet for days volunteers will help out
6)      Other volunteer skills that will make this project a success (we’re open to your ideas!)

Questions before then, contact:  Barbara Masoner, bmasoner@aol.com

The Lyons Farmette, Schey’s Bouquets and YummyYards are ecstatic to offer a two week Permaculture Design Certification Course at The Lyons Farmette, located in Lyons, CO from March 19 – April 3, 2010.  The course features an intensive 82-hour immersion into permaculture principles and ecological design, featuring 18 diverse, dynamic and experienced permaculture teachers and professionals from the Colorado Front Range.
Through a combination of lecture, discussion, hands-on activities and on-site group design projects, you will learn how to observe ecosystems and design regenerative systems that provide food, energy and shelter. Engage in the revolutionary act of self-empowerment and discover how to build resilient human communities that care for the earth, provide for people and create a surplus for all to share.
For detailed information about course application, costs, schedule, syllabus, lodging, meals, and what to bring, please click on the appropriate pages in the right sidebar.  Call 303.823.2352 or email with any additional questions. Thank you for your interest.  Permie people unite!

Course Includes

• 82 hours of instruction and hands-on activities
• 40 permaculture topics covered
• 37 delicious organic meals
• 18 dynamic instructors
• 14 hands-on projects and workshops
• 10 hours of instructor-supervised group design time
• 2 weeks of inspiration and life-changing permaculture immersion!

Curriculum will include the following topics:

• Permaculture Ethics & Principles
• Patterns in Nature & Landform
• Design Process
• Observation
• Site Analysis
• Guilds & Food Forests
• Systems Thinking
• Zones and Sectors
• Mapping & Design Skills
• Client Relationships
• The Living Soil
• Forests
• Climate, Biomes & Microclimates
• Globalization vs. Localization
• Bioregionalism
• Urban Permaculture
• Social Ecology & Sustainable Settlements
• Group Facilitation
• Sheet Mulching
• Swale Building
• Rainwater Harvesting
• Greywater Systems
• Keyline Design
• Animal Systems
• Wildlife & Animal Tracking
• Aquaculture
• Beekeeping
• Poultry & Sheep
• Gardening Basics
• Mushroom Cultivation
• Hoophouses & Greenhouses
• Row Covers & Cold Frames
• Herbcrafting
• Weed, Native and Invasive Plant ID
• Pruning, Grafting & Orcharding
• Vermiculture & Composting
• Seed Saving & Perennial Vegetables
• Fermentation & Brewing
• Appropriate Technologies
• Native and Indigenous Technologies
• Drip Irrigation
• Natural Building
• Passive and Active Solar Design