Build Great No-Till, No-Dig Garden Beds with Sheet Mulching!


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Come learn a core permaculture technique!
Called Sheet Mulching by permaculturists, Weedless Gardening by author & organic gardener Lee Reich, and Lasagna Gardening by author Patricia Lanza, this technique creates gardens without the back-breaking work of digging or soil disruption of rototilling. Furthermore, sheet mulching can be done with readily available, inexpensive (or free) materials: cardboard, newspaper, animal manure, seaweed, rotting straw... Most importantly, this technique mimicking nature actually creates excellent soil!
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We'll discuss the theory and benefits of sheet mulching, followed by some hands-on work. We will also take a look at beds that were created over the past couple of years to see how they are doing.
Come dressed for getting dirty... boots and gloves are wise and a bug hat if you have one, just in case. The work is NOT back-breaking, but we might work up a sweat! If you are unable to do the work part of it, you can definitely just watch.
There is a cost of $5-15 each, sliding scale, payable at the workshop.
Children are very welcome at this event, supervised by their participating adult. We can find ways for them to help as well!

Build Great No-Till, No-Dig Garden Beds with Sheet Mulching!