Working in collaboration with WSU Extension, and several likeminded community members, Second Harvest has incorporated a series of gardening workshops through its Plant a Row program. The goal is to help community members become more efficient gardeners to produce more for the community. The workshops have an all-encompassing focus on year-round gardening.
Workshop Topics
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Growing Your Own Vegetables: comprehensive overview of gardening with a focus on planting from seed.
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Building an Alternative Greenhouse: homemade greenhouse alternatives that save you money.
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Fruit Tree Maintenance: focuses on proper pruning and spraying techniques for fruit tree owners.
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Composting: the ins and outs of composting 101.
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Vermiculture: a highly efficient alternative to standard composting that uses worms.
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Food Preservation: focuses on the how-to methods of water bath canning, pressure cooking, fermenting, dehydration, and freezing.
The Plant a Row workshops help:
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Enhancing the horticultural knowledge of those involved.
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Fostering community engagement.
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Getting community members excited to participate.
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Spreading the word about the program.
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Showing gratitude for all the hard work being put forth by those involved.
