The Howell Collective has been busy with classes and work parties and meetings and and and… Really, there is so much to be done in this new space. Two classes taught by Tilth, Grow Great Garden Soil and Over-wintering Vegetables, have come, gone, and completely transformed our space physically and in the minds of all those who have participated. As a collective supported by the DON’s P-Patch Department, each month we have the opportunity of offering a free class to the public- whomever you are and wherever you come from. We have the opportunity to take an idea, present it, discuss it, and then act upon it. AND we have the opportunity to accept new collective members. If you have been thinking about getting involved, come join us! If you are excited about worms, nitrogen, carbon, decomposition- want to be the p-patch leader on compost? or do you like to fix things- not just when they are broken but when they need maintenance? Perhaps you want to be the collective’s maintenance leader?! Even if you lack experience, come! We are teaching each other and are learning from all those involved, too.
Oh, and this is what the space looks like after class 2! You will see the cover crops growing- clover, vetch, and rye. Oh my! You will also notice a section of sheet mulching. And thanks to Leilani we have begun a straw bale garden, which is currently under the pile of burlap!
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