Au Naturel Farm will hold a workshop on growing early tomatoes. peppers, cucumbers, cut flowers and specialty greens in unheated high tunnels in the spring. The workshop will be held at the farm on Saturday, April 8th, 2006 from 8:30 until 4:00 Central.
8:30 to 9:00 Breakfast provided
Morning:
Construction methods
Bed preparation & fertilization
Seeding
Transplanting
Drip irrigation
12:00 Lunch provided
Weed and Insect control
Seed varieties and sources
Harvest and post harvest handling
Planning for year round production
Marketing
Farm Tour (optional, after 4:00)
Staked tomatoes, lettuce and Strawberries.
This workshop will be an intensive learning experience where we will demonstrate how we grow early tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and cut flowers along with lettuce and specialty greens using our unheated high tunnels. Pre-registration is required. Please return the form below with the total fee before March19, 2006. Limited to 35. For more information, email us at wiediger@msn.com, or write to us at the address at lower left.
Workshop fee paid by 3/19: $75.00 per person, $135.00 per couple
Workshop fee paid after 3/19: $85.00 per person, $150.00 per couple
