Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
George Jones Farm
There are plenty of urban agriculture projects already in place in Cleveland, Ohio that are attempting to not only reconnect people to the land but also to supplement our local diet and create a greater sense of identity for our communities. Blue Pike Farm and Kentucky Gardens
While the option of becoming a self sustaining urban center are limited, one of the greatest dilemmas is the rapid use and destruction of the necessary soils in which to grow our crops. Most classic agrarian systems utilized pesticides and fertilizers to speed up the growth of plants, deplenting the necessary nutrients from and quickly destroying the soil.
There are new technologies and techniques however that are arising to combat these problems. Some of which will be demonstrated at the New Agrarian Center by Darren Doherty, a permaculture designer from Australia who has developed the keyline method to restore degraded landscapes in Australia and around the world.
Workshop fee, $125 for 1 day and $250 for 2 days. Scholarships available. For more information, contact Eric Stewart at eric.stewart@oberlin.edu or 440-775-4047 just to name a few, offer centralized urban farming (Blue Pike is a market garden and Kentucky is a community garden).
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