Sat. Mar 3,07, 8:00am-5:00pm, Eureka Springs, Blue Spring Heritage Center
Registration : Each of the 4 courses covers the same material, and each is limited to 25 people. Pre-registration is required . The cost is $55.00 per person, and includes the gardening book How to Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavons. If you have the book, deduct $20.00. For couples, who want to share a book, the course cost is $90.00. You can register by sending a check for registration to Calvin Bey, 13361 Forest Hills Dr. , Fayetteville , AR 72704 . When you register, please provide course no., name, address, telephone number, and email. Call Calvin at 527-6951, or email at cfbey1936@aol.com , for more specific information.
The course includes concepts and practices on how to establish and maintain your garden, with emphasis on growing nutrient-dense vegetables. The concepts apply equally to flowers and yards. Course material is well documented, but also includes practical tips from gardening experience. Topics include soils, soil testing, soil biology, selecting the garden site, tools, double-digging, composting, plant spacing, fertilizing, watering, companion planting, mulching, compost tea, green manure crops, nitrogen fixing crops, winter cover crops, pest management, weeds, paramagnetic effects, and organic gardening resources.
Who Should Attend : The course is for beginning gardeners and those with considerable gardening experience. It would be helpful (but not required) for beginning gardeners, to read the book, before taking the class. There will be time for questions, discussions, sharing of information, and a visit to Calvin's garden in March. With individual soil test results, Calvin will provide specific organic fertilization recommendations for you.
Instructor: Dr. Calvin Bey grew up on a farm in Michigan and is a retired USDA Forest Service scientist, with a deep concern about health and environmental issues. Over the past 50 years, he has gardened in ten different geographic areas, and has trained under John Jeavons using the Grow Biointensive (R) approach. He has attended Acres USA Conferences, and has grown more than 40 kinds of vegetables and fruits in Fayetteville .