This winter is a great time for building soil, pruning fruit trees, planning spring bounties, and taking some time to learn new things as the pace of life slows down. 

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Community Orchard Planting with BB and Durham Tech

We will be planting an edible polyculture with over 25 fruit trees and berry bushes surrounded by low-maintenance perennials.  This is a very hands on workshop!  Bring gloves and clothes to get dirty, as well as shovels, digging forks, pick axes, pitchforks and wheelbarrows if you have them.  The urban mini-farm where we'll be working has chickens and rabbits, so kids are encouraged to attend! 

When: March 6th, 10am-4pm

Where: Downtown Wake Forest, 230 S Main St.

Cost: Free

For more info please call us at (919) 619-9862

Mushroom Log Inoculation Workshop

Mycologist Greg Bonito will lead a group work shop on growing your own edible shiitake and oyster mushrooms through stump and log cultivation.  Our spawn comes from Northwest Mycological Consultants in Oregon. The late winter months are a great time to learn how to grow mushrooms before the sap (sugar) gets to the spring buds and leaves.  This will be our 6th mushroom workshop, from which many participants have yielded good results. 

When: February 20th, 1PM-3PM

Where: Bull City Headquarters, 723 North Mangum Street

What to Bring: Cordless drill & bits to supplement ours, small brushes, your questions about fungi!

Cost: $45, Scholarships Available.  Participants are usually able to plug 3-4 logs. 

For more information, please call us at 919.619.9862!

Landscapes You Can Eat! 

A design/build continuing education course offered at Durham Tech's Orange County Campus.

This course is designed for students who have a desire to develop knowledge and skills for emerging green opportunities, especially in edible landscaping. The course covers current and historical trends in environment, permaculture principles, basic forest ecology, DIY garden design, and permanent agriculture. Students also gain hands-on experience working in existing gardens and go on local field trips on two Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. (Because this course is self-supporting, no tuition waivers or exemptions are allowed.) 24 hours.

When:  Every Tues & Thurs from Feb. 2nd - March 4th, from 6-7:30PM & 2 Saturdays Feb 27th & March 6th, 9am-1:30pm.

Where: Durham Tech's Orange County Campus

Cost: $69 and you must register through DTCC's Continuing Education Dept.

Backyard Pharmacy:  Home Health Care with Herbs

This 8-week course will be taught by Will Endres, the Triangle's top herbal practitioner.  Will is an  herbalist, wildcrafter and outdoor guide with more than 40 years experience.  He studied for 28 years with herb doctor/healer CF "Catfish" Gray and has been deeply influenced by the traditional Cherokee approach to plants and medicine.  He has taught over 250 apprentices and has been in business for 34 years.  His products are carried by Whole Foods, Weaver Street Market, Chatham Marketplace and Carrboro and Durham Farmers' Markets.

Here's what you'll get:

• questions and answers - bring your questions and health issues
• classroom and hand-on instruction
• create extracts, tinctures and learn how to self-diagnose
• make a difference with your family and community
• how to harvest and dry for highest quality
• the best medicinal herbs - where to find them and how to grow them
• sove tons of $$$ on medical & pharmacy bills
• receive Certificate of Beginning Herbal Medicine

When: Starts January 12th, Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (8 weeks)

Where: John O'Daniels Exchange, 801 Gilbert Street, Durham, NC

THIS CLASS IS FULL :( 

We hope to offer more opportunities for de-institutionalized learning this year!  For youth groups, please check here for updates on our collaboration with Stone House, Good Work, SEEDS, and others for a Sustainable Vocations program this summer!

Rain Garden Workshop

Durham Academy's GRO Club is hosting a Rain Garden installation for the Middle School's Edible Schoolyard. 

Learn how to create habitat and solve drainage problems in your home and community.  Rain gardens help filter toxins away from our water supply, create wildlife habitat for beneficial birds & insects, and help store water in your landscape, which prevents erosion of topsoil.

This hands-on workshop will cover how to size a rain garden, the different drainage components you'll need, and a brief discussion of necessary soil media.  We will also be planting Blueberries and an Herb Spiral!  Come to work, learn and hang out as we brave the cold and create an awesome garden with the students.

When: January 16th, from 9AM-4PM

Where: Durham Academy Middle School

We appreciate donations of time & talent.  $$ donations to help fund other community projects always welcome!