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Farm Your Yard Field Day

  • Columbia's Agriculture Park 1769 West Ash Street Columbia, MO, 65203 United States (map)

Join us for an afternoon of hands-on informational workshops where you get to learn how to farm YOUR yard!

Workshop Overview:

- Learn about different types of gardens and how to install them such as: wooden raised beds, no-till gardens, and raised mound beds!

- Learn garden basics no matter how much space you have or what your experience level is such as: how to garden in containers, how to irrigate your garden, and how to plan out a square foot garden!

- Learn how to proactively and reactively “arm” your garden against pests with natural methods such as: planting natives for pest control, treating plants with natural materials, and companion planting!

Event Highlights:

  • Workshops – Workshops will run from 2pm-5:30. Workshops will run in three tracks attendees can select from. Please sign-up prior to the event. (Sign-ups will be posted closer to the event, please check back!)

  • “Ask A Gardener” Panel – Following the workshops will be a Q&A panel from 5:45pm-6pm

  • Social Hour & Refreshments – Enjoy some refreshments, chat with our staff, and meet fellow gardeners in our community!

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number NR226424XXXXC003

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