What’s Growin’ On

Last Saturday, February 23rd, a group of new and veteran gardeners gathered in Mar Vista to discuss one thing - soil.  We talked dirty.  Um - I mean, we talked about dirt.  I'm talking about the Gardenerd Organic Gardening Series. 

In the first class, The Basics 1, we covered all the glorious components of what makes up good soil.  We played in the garden, got dirt under our nails, and learned a little about composting to boot.  Everyone took home a 1 gallon plastic bag full of spent coffee ground for their own gardens.  Mary walked away with something else ...

Just a quick note to let you know that Gardenerd.com is featured in a guest blog entry on Low Impact Living.com.  Special thanks to Jessica Jensen who gave us a place on the homepage for today, February 20th, 2008. 

http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2008/02/20/organic-gardening-gardenerd/

Check out this great website, packed full of wonderful ideas for living the green life.  Whether you rent or own, there are plenty of ideas to help you lessen your carbon footprint.  Visit www.lowimpactliving.com and have a great day!

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What would make a person don gloves and a shovel to dig through a dumpster for coffee grounds?  This isn't a case of being thrifty, like the nuns in my grade school who would re-use tea bags and tissues until they disintegrated.  No, I'm not making weak coffee with old filters and spent grounds here.  I have bigger plans.

Coffee grounds are a highly coveted commodity both before and after they're used.  Walk by any Starbucks and the lines out the door (or in the drive through) will tell the tale.  It's the "after" part that leaves most people hanging.  Why ...

It's been a little quiet here on the Gardenerd blog.  Reason being - Time Warner Cable decided to display its flare for deplorable service for 10 days.  However, rather than shout from the rooftops about my newfound "strong dislike" of Time Warner Cable, I'll change the subject and head in a direction that makes me much happier.

REGISTRATION FOR THE GARDENERD ORGANIC GARDENING CLASS SERIES IS NOW OPEN!   

If you haven't heard, we're going to be teaching a series of 4 basic organic gardening 101 classes starting February 23, 2008.  Sign up now, because space is limited.  Click the link below to go ...

In our last newsletter, we announced the brand new Gardenerd Organic Gardening Series.  In case you missed the newsletter, here is a reprint of that announcement.  Be sure to click on the link at the end of the article to get your name on the V.I.P. list for the most up to date information about the classes being offered: 

Attention all Gardenerds!  Are you a beginning to intermediate level gardener longing for a basic Organic Gardening 101 class?  Maybe you are a veteran gardener who wants to brush up on organic gardening ...