Children's Education Program at Heritage Park Gardens
Date and Time
Saturday Jul 18, 2015
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM PDT
Saturdays 4/18/2015 - 9/19/2015 10:00 am - 11:30 am Kindergarten to 2nd grade Noon to 1:30 pm 3rd to 5th grade
Location
Heritage Park Gardens Main Street Gardnerville 1407 Main St (Hwy 395 N), Gardnerville, NV 89410
Fees/Admission
none
Contact Information
To sign up for workshops oor if you have questions, please contact Barbara Bardecker (Coordinator for grades K-2 class) at 775-671-0088 or bbardecker@frontier.com or Vicki Bates (Coordinator for grades 3-5 class( at 775-790-0721 or vrbates@charter.net
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Description
Getting growing in the new children's garden. This growing season Heritage Park Gardens will be offering garden workshops aimed at teaching children how to grow vegetables and fruit at no cost to participating students. Classes will be held on the 3rd Saturday of every month April through September, with the exception of August when we will be meeting at Jacobs Family Berry Farm in Gardnerville. Kindergaren to 2nd grade classes will be 10am-11:30am; 3rd to 5th grade classes will be noon to 1:30pm. Adults are required to stay on site while their child is in class. *There will be a short orentation for parents/guardians on April 18th. ** Class size is limited. April 18th- Ready, Set, Grow! Activities: Orentation; start seedlings in newspaper pots; plant cold weather crops May 16th- Wonderful Worms- Activities; Worm bin demonstration; learn proper harvesting and washing of vegetables and fruit June 20th- Plant Your Roots- Activities; Demonstration on how plants take up water and nutrients; plant warm weather vegetables; harvest more vegetables and fruit! July 18th- Pollination Power- Activities- Learn about pollinators and the plants they love August 8th- Berry Fun- Tour of Jacobs Family Berry Farm (Gardnerville, NV) September 19th- Dig It Up- Activities; Harvest warm weather crops; winterize growing beds; learn about food preservation
