We started Know Your Vegetables in the Fall of 2008 to provide a forum for exchange among local growers. We aim to focus our workshops on tools and techniques related to growing nutrient dense foods.
- Just Announced: Roots Down New Bedford – Tuesday July 12th at 4PM – a special Roots Down workshop at Brix Bounty Farm (858 Tucker Road) focusing on drip irrigation systems and foliar fertilizers, as well as a farm tour and general conversation about summertime crops. Roots Down New Bedford is a free organic gardening workshop series presented by Brix Bounty Farm. Come join in our conversations aimed to help make your garden more bountiful and nutritious. This workshop/tour will include info suitable for growers of all scales… from a 4×8 raised bed to 10 acres of market vegetables.
This winter we have elected to take a break from Know Your Vegetable workshops to allow our customary Monday evening slot to be focused on our Winter Study.
Previous Know Your Vegetables topics included:
September 2009 – Soil Testing and Fall Cover Crops
October 2009 – Fall Fertilizers and Composting
November 2009 – Nutrient Density in Foods
December 2009 – Biodynamic Agriculture
January 2009 – Preparing a Seed Order and Variety Selection
February 2009 – Tools for the Vegetable Garden, Small- Scale Farm
March 2009 – Seed Starting, Greenhouses and Cold Frames
April 2009 – Sustainable Production Techniques, Row Covers and Transplanting
May 2009 – Weeds, Cultivation, and Stale Bedding
June 2009 – Alternative Soil and Tissue Testing in the Field – Monitoring Soil Conductivity (ERGS), pH, and Brix of Plant Sap
July 2009 – Foliar Fertilizers: Compost Teas, Biodynamic Preparations and Foliar Sprays to Increase Production and Improve Disease Resistance