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Farm Your Yard Field Day

  • Columbia's Agriculture Park 1769 West Ash Street Columbia, MO, 65203 United States (map)

Join us for an afternoon of hands-on informational workshops where you get to learn how to farm YOUR yard!

Workshop Overview:

- Learn about different types of gardens and how to install them such as: wooden raised beds, no-till gardens, and raised mound beds!

- Learn garden basics no matter how much space you have or what your experience level is such as: how to garden in containers, how to irrigate your garden, and how to plan out a square foot garden!

- Learn how to proactively and reactively “arm” your garden against pests with natural methods such as: planting natives for pest control, treating plants with natural materials, and companion planting!

Event Highlights:

  • Workshops – Workshops will run from 2pm-5:30. Workshops will run in three tracks attendees can select from. Please sign-up prior to the event here!

  • Social Hour & Refreshments – Following the workshops enjoy some refreshments, chat with our staff, and meet fellow gardeners in our community! A huge thank you to Missouri Farmers Union for sponsoring the food for this event.

  • “Ask A Gardener” Panel – The event will conclude with a Q&A panel from 6pm-7pm.

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number NR226424XXXXC003

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