SPOTS ARE FILLING UP!
VEGETABLE. GARDEN. WORKSHOP. SERIES.
Have you had failed garden attempts but don't know why?
Are you overwhelmed with garden planning?
Feeling disconnected from nature and community?
Nurture your obsession for growing vegetables with the guidance of our experts and intimacy of a small group!
In our REAP WHAT YOU SOW series you will sharpen your senses and develop intuition toward plants, soils, and seasons.
Feel confident & prepared for the seasonal rhythms ahead.
Get grounded in nature, reduce stress, and build your connection to the land.
Tap into your innate ability to grow and EAT. REAL. FOOD.
Connect with like-minded growers.
Garden Manageability & Goals
Our training sessions will help you decide what is important for YOUR Veggie Garden. You will develop a personal garden philosophy that will be your guide throughout the growing season. You will decide what you want to grow, eat, or preserve.
We will go step by step on HOW TO get started and HOW TO manage your space effectively. We will be referring to our 2020 Garden Calendar Guide & our Seed Packet eWorkbook materials as a way to stay accountable and keep it simple!
"So thankful for great advice and great garlic heads!! Just got them in the ground!!"
Michele F
Exactly what you'll learn in Reap What You Sow:
- Identifying, amending, and working with various soil types
- How to take a soil sample and why it’s important
- Designing the right garden : Containers, bare ground, raised beds, hugelkulter!
- Garden installation options and layout creation!
- How to build healthy soils and healthy plants!
- Macronutrients, composts, natural mulches, & organic matter
- Identifying crop families and their growing seasons
- Hardiness Zone & Frost dates
- Organic methods versus synthetic growing
- Whether to direct seed OR to sow/transplant
- Crop Rotation basics
- Growing cover crops and best options
- Navigating the seasons of a veggie garden!
"This Calendar is even cooler in person! I like the simple tips that help me not get overwhelmed - which is my biggest obstacle to gardening. Very nice!"
Karen L
F.A.Q.
Will I learn about soil preparation?
Will I learn WHEN to plant everything?
How will I know the best garden layout?
"It was wonderful talking with you! I wrote down a bunch of notes and feel comfortable that I have a good foundation. I so appreciate you taking the time to speak with me. I’ll be recommending you to anyone looking for assistance. You’re the bees knees and I adore your passion!"
Maggie H
Get Your Hands Dirty
LOCAL. WORKSHOP. SERIES.
Louisville, KY
Are you located near the Louisville area?
Gardening is always more fun with friends!
"It's our intuition toward togetherness, spiritual grounding, and food gathering that attracts us to each other. Us women are bound by our nurturing abilities. You will find that growing food is intuitive - with a bit of nurturing." - Marlena Wolf
We're extending our services into the LOCAL community to have a more hands-on experience! Let's bond over dirty hands and boots - implementing what you're learning online. This will be an interactive indoor/outdoor training opportunity!
It will run approximately 8 weeks depending on weather.
Classes will average 2 hrs in duration and will meet weekly/bi-weekly.
Upon completion of the local series you may always return to the growing site to REAP WHAT YOU'VE SOWN!
This will be in collaboration with JOFEE (Jewish Outdoor Food & Environmental Education) at the JCC to build a functioning Community Garden for us all!
(***LOCAL ACTIVITIES WILL RESUME AFTER PANDEMIC SUBSIDES)
ACTIVITIES will include:
+ Blend a homemade potting mix
+ Take a Soil Sample onsite
+ Sowing Seeds with recyclables
+ Garden layout and construction
+ Amending soil
+ Create a crop rotation map
+ Interpret Soil Analysis
+ Planting and fertilizing
+ Sow a Cover Crop plot
+ Composting
+ Scout walk: Using visual and sensory cues.
Start date: March 22nd
We max out at 20 so please secure your spot today! Location and dates below.
UPGRADE AND EXPERIENCE THE VIP OPTION TODAY!
LOCAL Workshop Information
When: Sundays 1-3pm
Where: ZOOM Calls Online! (Onsite Location DELAY due to Pandemic)
Jewish Community Center (JCC) Garden is behind Anshei Sfard building)
3600 Dutchman's Lane
Louisville, KY 40205
March: 22nd & 29th
April: 8th, 22nd, 29th
May: 6th, 20th, 27th
Instructor Bios:
Marlena Wolf Founder and CEO of Guidance for Growers Consulting LLC. She serves by empowering others to grow food successfully.
Vegetable farmer, horticultural expert, and author of Seasonal Rhythms: 2020 Garden Calendar Guide - growing food is truly her calling. She designs, installs, and maintains commercial and residential vegetable gardens in the local area. She is a Farm & Garden Consultant, educator, and leads farm meditations as well.
Marlena will be leading the workshops along side her dear friend, Alayna.
Alayna Altman is the Director of JOFEE (Jewish Outdoor Food and Environmental Education) at the Jewish Community of Louisville and a jack of all trades. She was an apprentice on Girl Next Door Farm in 2012 and has traveled the world strengthening her skill set and her holistic approach toward preserving local food systems. She is rebuilding the Community Gardens onsite to feed more people in need, and empowering the Jewish Community to do the same. She will be assisting our local workshop series and leading our composting demo!
eCourse Only
$165
What's included:
- Private course login
- Video modules designed to keep you on track and informed
- Confidence building through simplicity of material
- Module access for 1 year
- eSupport from Guidance for Growers
- Massive wisdom, love, and experience growing veggies
eCourse + VIP Online Workshop
$235 (Due to the Corona Virus Pandemic we moved these sessions to Zoom Conference Calls Online.)
- Private course login
- Module access for 1 year - nice if you miss a Zoom Call
- VIP Support from Marlena & Alayna
- EIGHT Zoom Workshop sessions
- Build confidence, muscle memory, & skill
- Hands-on experience with community support
- Be inspired by the bonds you make at local events
- Complimentary 2020 Wall Calendar Guide