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This is an online event.Create Your Backyard Food Garden Series
(Harvest from my garden)
Are you ready to start growing your own food? (No green-thumb required)
Have you been thinking about growing your own food - for a hobby, for better health, for food security or to lessen your carbon footprint? You're in the right place!
Growing your own food is EASY, fun and empowering. Not to mention highly nutritious because it hasn't sat on a truck or in a store for weeks. Its transit time is about 30 seconds from the garden to your kitchen. You can't get more LOCAL than that!
All it takes for success is a little know-how and sweat equity. That’s where I come in to help.
You may think you have a brown thumb. You may think you’ll kill any vegetable you try to grow! I’m here to tell you that’s not true. By learning the basics of food gardening, you’ll be equipping yourself with life-long skills.
A small plot of land or a few containers can produce more vegetables (and fruits) than you’d think. And done right, you can be harvesting different vegetables for several months.
Welcome to Create Your Backyard Food Garden Series!
(More harvest from my garden)
This 6-part series will teach you all you need to know to get started gardening in your own space. All you need is a section of soil in your yard or on your patio that gets full sun 7-8 hours a day. We will cover gardening in your yard and in containers. Here is what you’ll learn:
Session 1 – Monday, March 27, 2023 5:30 pm MDT
- Choosing the right spot
- Creating a growing space
- Introduction to soil
Session 2 – Monday, April 10, 2023 5:30 pm MDT
- Prepping your area
- Optimizing your soil
- Planning your garden
Session 3 – Monday, April 24, 2023 5:30 pm MDT
- What to plant
- When to plant it
- Seeds or plants?
Session 4 – Monday, May 8, 2023 5:30 pm MDT
- Wise watering
- Weather challenges
- Fertilizing
- Weeding
- Thinning
- Staking and trellising
Session 5 – Monday, May 22, 2023 5:30 pm MDT
- Your garden ecosystem
- Bugs – friends or foes?
- Pests
- Pathogens
- Garden hygiene
Session 6 – Monday, June 5, 2023 5:30 pm MDT
- Harvesting
- Processing and storing your vegetables
- Putting the garden to bed
These classes cover the basics of gardening, no matter where you live. The timing of the classes is set up for starting in the Spring in places that have 4 seasons. But no matter what your growing season is, this class is for you, the beginning gardener!
Each session will have 20-30 minutes of presented information, followed by up to 20-30 minutes of Questions and Answers. This means you learn what you need to know and then can ask plenty of questions about your own personal situation.
You will receive all the presentation slides and recordings of each session so you can go back and review each topic at your own pace. You will also be invited to our closed Facebook group, where you can ask questions, post pictures and brag about your successes.
If you need to miss a session, you can submit your questions in advance, and I'll answer them during the session.
This 6-part series is brought to you for a one-time payment of $150.
"The class series was AMAZING. Therese is a natural teacher and a great support for this newbie. The community she created was a lot of help too. Therese, let me know when registration opens, I’m signing up again." -- Melanie Goodman, Colorado
I want to help you be a successful gardener.
Hi, I'm Therese Revitte. I'm a Master Nutrition Therapist and Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition®. My practice is Live Bright Nutrition Therapy and I live in the Denver, Colorado area. This is me when I'm at work.
But long before getting my nutrition certifications, I was an avid organic gardener. In the past 34 years, I've had an organic garden in my back yard every single year. I became a master gardener 14 years ago, taking the classes and volunteering for 8 years. During those 8 years, I co-managed a large beautiful food demonstration garden, where we grew over 1000 pounds of food each year that was donated to a local pantry. I also co-created a thriving community garden and ran the garden club at my children's elementary school.
I know gardening. I LOVE gardening! These food gardens are my passion and my joy. These garden ecosystems are amazing places to hang out.
I will teach you to be a successful backyard gardener.
(me in my home garden on a chilly Spring day with my young lettuce and peas)
Therese, thank you so much for offering this invaluable gardening class series. I feel that it is critically important that we learn these skills, and move to a back-to-basics mindset. Gardening seems intimidating, however thanks to your knowledge-base and teachings, I have hope that I can actually grow my own food for my family! I am so grateful to learn from you." -- Ann Marie DeGregoria, New York
Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn this life-long skill.
Let's dig in!