家園花園技能

Join us to learn more about the homestead gardening.  Students will watch related videos or view slides created by the teacher as we discuss gardening on the homestead.  Classes will include optional after-class activities.  The teacher will send out related links after class. Students are encouraged to ask questions during class.  

Topics include:

<1> Planning the garden (where/zones/soil/sun): What's your soil type?
<2>  Starting Seeds (what/when/how): Making seed pots from toilet paper tubes
<3> Planting (phenology & companion planting), Weeds, and Succession Planting: Starting a garden journal
<4> Herbs for the homestead: Starting an herb container garden
<5> Harvesting & Storage
<6> Preserving (dehydrating/fermenting/canning)

***Please see the syllabus for more information and each class project***


About the teacher:  I have lived on a homestead my entire life in the mountains of the inland northwest (garden zones 5 & 6).  I grew up on a multigenerational orchard/homestead.  My husband also grew up in this lifestyle.  When we married we started our own homestead.  Currently, we have 3 cows, 6 sheep (plus lambs), 25 chickens, 3 guinea hens, 3 cats, and 3 dogs ... (I think we like the number 3.  lol).  We plant a large garden every year and our small orchard has pears, cherries, apples, plums, and peaches (yum).  We are currently on-grid, but we'd love to be more off-grid in the future.


**Policy**
Per Outschool policy, if a student is more than 10 minutes late, it will be considered a missed class and not eligible for a refund.  If no students have arrived at a class by 12 minutes after the start time I will end the class. If a student needs to cancel class, I will offer a reschedule when possible or issue a refund, as long as I am notified more than 24 hours in advance. In the case of a teacher scheduling conflict, I will offer to reschedule the class or issue a refund for the missed class. 
Thank you so much for respecting my time. :o)