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O Gardens! Occupy Your Lawn

Everyone can attain some measure of food security by growing a small garden. Gaining Ground takes the intimidation factor out of the equation with O Gardens! 
We lead participants through a year of the entire process of growing one square meter of food.

Sign up by November 5th to participate at info@ggsim.org or call 662-694-0124 for more information; you must hold current GGSIM membership to participate.

Map to Site 202 Hillside 39759

By the end of the program you will have:
  • worm bin
  • compost tea brewer
  • compost system
  • a square meter raised bed
  • three seasons of fresh, healthy, vegetables
  • the ability to can, freeze, or blanch these vegetables
  • food security!
By the end of the program you will understand:
  • composting
  • soil health
  • natural weed and pest control
  • food storage
  • seasonal growing
  • soil amending
 Date          Topic Materials Needed and Cost
 November 13 Gather salvaged materials Shovel, garbage bags, gloves Boards, stakes, lots of cardboard from behind furniture stores (it is big and flat), bags of leaves, grass clippings, manure
 December 4 Build raised beds and lasagna gardens gloves, hammer and nails, or drill and screws, shovel, salvaged materials, and rake
 January 8  Soil amendments, and build a worm bin Rake, gloves, $25 for soil amendments (we will buy in bulk and divide), two plastic bins with lids, drill (if you have one), bag of shredded paper
 February 5 Attend Gaining Ground Conference in Raymond: Saving Dollars: Making Sense (or read Micro-Farming on 1/4 acre on your own)
 
 March 4 First planting (snow peas, radish, greens) and starting seedlings
 gloves, hand shovel, watering can, mulch, 3 inch deep aluminum baking tray, $5 for seeds (we will provide seeds bought in bulk)
 April 1 Build a compost tea brewer and Second planting (potato, lettuces, squash, cucumbers) gloves, hand shovel, watering can 5 gallon bucket, pair of used panty hose, $12 fish tank bubbler, molasses $5 for seeds
 May 6 Natural Pest Control and Third planting (tomatoes, basil, eggplant) $5 for seeds, 2 empty spray bottles, gloves, hand shovel, watering can, $5 for organic pest control ingredients
 June 3 Mulching and build a compost system2 Garbage bags of grass clipping, gloves, bag of vegetable scraps, bag of leaves
 July 1 Harvest Party Bring a chair and a dish to share!
 August 5 Canning Class
 $10 for materials: bring your cukes and tomatoes
 September 2 Fall Gardening (greens, lettuce, garlic)  
 Bag of finished compost, $5 fall seeds, gloves, shovel, watering can, small hand shovel
 October 7 Blanching and Freezing        
 $ 5 for materials: bring your greens
 November 4 Winterizing the garden: Amending the soil  
 finished compost and bag of shredded leaves

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