Garden Like It's 1776

Join the East Chatham Grange for this multi-part gardening series -- a Food Freedom project for all ages, to promote education and sustainability within our communities! Will include prizes for presentation, innovation, traditional methods, best preservation, culinary, etc. in adult and youth categories. Register now: https://bit.ly/42xBCeL

Rolling registrations throughout the summer!

  • Dates for various learning modules are being finialized.
  • Workshops all summer!
  • Come to one, come to all -- you decide!
  • Register to get final dates and reminders: https://bit.ly/42xBCeL

Learning Objectives

  • Vegetables and herbs grown in the colonial era
  • How to use traditional techniques in the garden
  • How to harvest, preserve and save your seeds
  • And More...

Topics Covered

  • Colonial gardening, garden planning and seed starting.
  • How to plant, companion planting and fertilizing.y
  • Weed and pest control.
  • Harvesting and preserving.
  • Seed saving.

Awards Criteria

  • Must attend a series of learning opportunities
  • Must provide poster board and presentation
  • Must grow at least 4 vegetables and 1 herb
  • Must preserve at least two of the grown items
  • Presentations and Pizza Party -- Sunday, October 11th