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Take Root! A Training for Garden Educators

posted 7/18/2012

Take Root! A Training for Garden Educators

Join Us!

Saturday, August 11th from 9 am - 12 pm at the Watkins Glen Community Garden (S. Decatur St. - Park in Elementary School lot behind bus garage -garden is next to tennis courts)

  • Season Extension
  • Vegetable gardening
  • Importance and Impacts of GBL
  • Program Capacity Building

Wednesday, August 29th from 9 am - 12 pm at the CCE Teaching Garden
(323 Owego Street, Montour Falls, NY 14865)

  • Permaculture
  • Fruit Plants
  • Importance and Impacts of GBL
  • Companion Planting


Cost: Take Root! trainings are open to educators and youth workers interested in, or already implementing, garden-based learning (GBL) into their work. Free to local agencies.

County Contact: Roger Ort at rlo28@cornell.edu or 607-535-7161

Registration Required. Register for one or both workshops: www.gardening.cornell.edu/takerootschedule/

Click here to view a flyer for this event.

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