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Do you want more control over your food supply? Would you like to eat organic, locally raised vegetables, harvested at the peak of nutrition and flavor without breaking the family budget? Start or expand your vegetable garden!This class covers the fundamentals of growing vegetables, from selecting varieties and planting seeds and transplants, to growing and harvesting. We will look at how to protect your garden from pests both big and tiny and cover techniques such as growing beds, mulching,…See More

Start chile pepper seeds now to get healthy starts for spring. Great thyme to cuttings on your indoor herbs as well!See More

The staff at CCE Dutchess County will be teaching an introductory class on starting a backyard vegetable garden. The class will discuss how to prepare for a successful gardening season in 2010. A follow up class will be held early next year to discuss plant care and harvesting.Topics include: site selection, plant selection, transplants versus direct sowing, and fencing options. This class will also discuss improving garden soil through composting and cover cropping.Cost is $10 per person,…See More

Visit Master Gardener demonstration gardens- Shade, Edible Landscape, Xeriscape, Bird & Butterfly, plus the Nutrition Education (Grow a Row for the Hungry) and Biomass for Heat Crops gardens. Free tours at 11 & 1, garden information table, delicious food samples prepared from our garden harvest. Everyone is welcome! www.ccedutchess.org