My friend and fellow Washington County Master Gardener, Calvin Bey of Harmony Gardens, is offering classes again this year. Calvin is one of those guys who, when he speaks, you'd better listen because you will definitely learn something. Here are the details on his Spring class. I took his fall class and am STILL learning from the book and documents he gave us! Be sure to get on his mailing list so that you can be notified when he offers tours and future classes.
Natural (Organic) Gardening Course
Saturday, Feb 9 or Mar 2, 2013
Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm,
Ozark Electric Community Room
3641 Wedington Dr., Fayetteville, AR
Pre-registration is required. Class size is limited. The cost is $75.00 per person, and includes the gardening book, How to Grow More Vegetables… by
John Jeavons, and 60 pages of material prepared by the instructor. If
you have the Jeavons book, deduct $15.00. For couples, who want to
share the book and other handouts, the cost is $125.00. You can
register by sending a check to Calvin Bey, 8779 W. Forest Hills Dr.,
Fayetteville, AR 72704. Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and email. Call Calvin at 479-527-6951, or email cfbey1936@cox.net for more information.
The course includes gardening concepts and practices with emphasis on growing NUTRIENT DENSE vegetables. The
concepts apply to flowers and yards. Course material is documented,
and includes practical tips from 50 years of gardening experience.
Topics include soils, soil testing, soil biology, selecting the garden
site, tools, double-digging, composting, plant spacing, fertilizing,
watering, companion planting, mulching, vermiculture, compost tea, green
manure crops, nitrogen fixing crops, winter cover crops, winter
gardens, pest management, weeds, paramagnetic effects, and organic
gardening resources. See http://harmonygardens.blogspot.com
Who Should Attend: The course is designed for those with little to much gardening knowledge and experience. Get
your AR soil test done before the course. Allow 3 weeks for the test
results to be returned. Call Calvin for specific instructions.
(479-527-6951). Calvin will assist students with soil test
interpretations, and provide help on fertilizer recommendations. Call
if you have questions regarding these items.
Instructor: Dr. Calvin Bey grew
up on a farm in Michigan and is a retired USDA Forest Service
scientist, with a deep concern about health and environmental issues.
Over the past 50 years, he has gardened in ten different geographic
areas, and has trained under John Jeavons using the Grow Biointensive®
approach. He has studied gardening extensively and has grown more than
40 kinds of vegetables and fruits in his garden in Fayetteville, AR.
Calvin is also offering a subscription service:
(from Calvin) I am establishing a List of Special Gardeners, who would like
pertinent organic gardening tips on a weekly or biweekly basis. I will cover gardening
topics that I am actively engaged in myself. The information will be especially
appropriate for those who need guidance on when to do what. I will also cover topics
that you bring forth.
The documents that I send will cover many gardening topics, and will require
considerable effort, and so I feel I need to charge for the service. Your fee for getting
on this list will be $15.00 for the year. To get on the list, you will need to send this
fee to me with your name and email address. Send to Calvin Bey, 8779
W. Forest Hills Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72704.
If you are going to do it, get on this list ASAP. The first topic will deal with getting that
soil test and ordering seeds, and will come out in early January.
pertinent organic gardening tips on a weekly or biweekly basis. I will cover gardening
topics that I am actively engaged in myself. The information will be especially
appropriate for those who need guidance on when to do what. I will also cover topics
that you bring forth.
The documents that I send will cover many gardening topics, and will require
considerable effort, and so I feel I need to charge for the service. Your fee for getting
on this list will be $15.00 for the year. To get on the list, you will need to send this
fee to me with your name and email address. Send to Calvin Bey, 8779
W. Forest Hills Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72704.
If you are going to do it, get on this list ASAP. The first topic will deal with getting that
soil test and ordering seeds, and will come out in early January.
If you have ever desired to have someone walk you through the best methods of growing, varieties, and pest control specific to Northwest Arkansas, this is your opportunity. I have already received the first email for this service and it is PACKED with excellent, specific information that you just won't find anywhere else.
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'Sounds wonderful! Thank you! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
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