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2020 Sustainable Garden and Kitchen Seminar
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2020 Sustainable Garden and Kitchen Seminar
“A topic and expert for every interest”
Join MU Extension specialists and experts from around the region for a day packed with 16 different class options, lunch sourced from local farmers, and a keynote address from Author/Farmer/Artist Crystal Stevens on “Reducing the carbon footprint of your home and garden.”
From making compost and compost tea, designing native gardens, foodscaping and selecting native trees for the home, to making kombucha, fermented foods and exploring a plant-based diet, the 2020 Sustainable Garden and Kitchen Seminar offers a class for every interest.
Workshop facilitators include:
- Leslie Bertsch – Nutrition Specialist at University of Missouri Extension
- Justin Keay – Horticulture Specialist at University of Missouri Extension
- Caryn Dugan – Founder of the Center for Plant Based Living (Kirkwood)
- Mark Grueber – Missouri Department of Conservation Community Forester
- Dr. Hwei-Young Johnson – Professor and Researcher at Lincoln University, MO
- William Pauley – Founder of Confluence Kombucha GastroLab (The Grove)
- Eric Stevens – Farmer, Artist, educator, Co-Founder of Flourish
Seminar sponsors include Forrest Keeling Nursery, Branneky True Value Hardware, and Blue Bird Compost. Cost is $50, which includes lunch from Missouri farmers and producers, courtesy of Seed Sprout Spoon. To register, visit extension.missouri.edu/stlouis. For more information, contact us at (314) 400-2115 or by email at stlouisco@missouri.edu.
WHEN: Saturday, March 14, 2020 | 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
WHERE: Parkway Northeast Middle (181 Couer De Ville Dr. | Creve Coeur, MO 6314)
COST: $50.00 (includes lunch from Missouri farmers and producers, courtesy of Seed Sprout Spoon)

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