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SWWAG Workshop: Getting your Garden Ready: Preparing the Soil and Planting for your Season

A hand with brown skin is planting Swiss chard in a garden.

May 5, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden
5400 Lindbergh Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19143

Time to get planting! Come on down to Sankofa Community Farm and learn the basics of planting your spring garden. We will also cover springtime maintenance including best practices in natural agriculture and pest management.

Skill level: Beginner
Workshop leaders: Farm Co-Director Ty Holmberg and Youth Legacy Crew

Priority for workshop enrollment is given to neighbors living in Mill Creek, Haddington, & Southwest Philadelphia. Workshop registration is limited to 10-15. Light refreshments will be served. Children & youth are welcome, but childcare is not provided. Masks & social-distancing are requested for in-person workshops.

This workshop is presented in partnership with the Southwest and West Area Growers Network thanks to support from the USDA Community Food Project.

For more information, contact 215-729-5281 or .

 

(**NOTE: This event was rescheduled from April 21 to May 5.)

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