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February 2021
USDA Organic: What Does it Really Mean?
Monday, February 15, 3 to 4 pm. Online via Zoom. The Center at Belvedere is hosting an online event presented by the Piedmont Master Gardeners. Join us to learn what "organic" means, how USDA organic products compare to conventionally grown…
Find out more »Virtual Garden Basics Workshop: “Starting from Seed”
Saturday, February 20, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom Learn how to create a beautiful garden starting from seed. Fill out our registration form by 5 pm February 15 to attend this Garden Basics workshop. An invitation for this…
Find out more »March 2021
Virtual Spring Lecture Series #1 – Ira Wallace: Better Backyard Tomatoes
Everyone loves a vine-ripened, home-grown tomato. Ira Wallace, owner of the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in Louisa County, will offer tips on trellising, pruning, mulching, watering, preventing disease, controlling pests and amending your soil to maximize tomato production. Learn about…
Find out more »Virtual Spring Lecture Series #2 – Carol Heiser: What Is Conservation Landscaping?
With simple landscaping techniques that mimic natural processes, we can protect soils, clean the water that runs off the land, restore habitat for a diversity of plants and wildlife, and rebuild environmental health and resiliency. Carol Heiser, a longtime habitat…
Find out more »Virtual Spring Lecture Series #3 Mike Raupp – What a Warming World Means for Plants, Pests, and Their Natural Enemies
Known as “The Bug Guy” for his popular Bug of the Week website (bugoftheweek.com), entomologist Mike Raupp will explain the ecological impacts of climate change and how a warming planet affects the ranges of pests; when insects and mites emerge…
Find out more »Virtual Garden Basics Workshop: “Starting a Vegetable Garden”
Saturday, March 20, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom Join us to learn how to create a beautiful vegetable garden of your own. Fill out our registration form by 5 pm March 15 to attend this Garden Basics workshop.…
Find out more »Virtual Spring Lecture Series #4 – Robyn Puffenbarger: Robins to Raptors: Observing Birds in Our Backyards
Robyn Puffenbarger, chair of the Department of Biology and Environmental Science at Bridgewater College, will use the College’s bird skin collection to help build your identification skills. From woodpeckers to owls to songbirds to raptors, she will cover a wide range of…
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