[ShareTompkins] Fwd: FREE 'Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities' WORKSHOP

[Shira Golding]

> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:16:04 -0400
> From: "Liz Falk" <erf59 at cornell.edu>
> To: <fingerlakespermaculture at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: FREE 'Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities' WORKSHOP
>
> For immediate release (apologies for cross postings):
>
> Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities
> with Gardens 4 Humanity, Cornell Waste Management Institute and  
> Department
> of Crop and Soil Sciences, and Dilmun Hill Student Farm
>
> Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010
>
> Time: 1PM-4PM
>
> Location: Greater Ithaca Activities Center, 301 N Albany Street.  
> Meet out
> front. (If raining, follow signs inside GIAC).
>
> Learn about the unique challenges of gardening in urban soils and  
> what you
> can do to improve the health of your garden and your community. We  
> will
> discuss testing soils for metals and other properties, including how  
> to
> collect soil samples, select a laboratory, and understand results.  
> We'll
> focus on low-cost actions you can take to address questions about soil
> health and contaminants so that your garden can provide healthy food  
> and
> beneficial community green space. Learn how to build and prepare  
> your own
> raised bed during a hands-on demo!
>
> To register, contact Liz Falk at erf59 at cornell.edu
>
> Liz
>
> -------
>
> Liz Falk
>
> Education and Outreach
> Compost, Gardens & Markets
> Cornell Cooperative Extension
> (607) 272-2292 ext. 268