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Urban Fruit Trees 101

Name: Urban Fruit Trees 101
Start: 2016-09-26T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2016-09-26T20:30:00+00:00
Location: Deanwood Recreation Center

September 26, 2016 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Interested in growing fruit trees in DC? This class will cover all the fruit trees that can be grown in DC and how to maintain them organically. This class will cover pests, diseases, management practices, harvesting techniques, and a short intro to pruning.

Teacher Bio:

Josh Singer is the DPR Community Garden Specialist. He works to build new gardens, establish garden support systems, advocate for food security, and create garden education throughout the District. Josh is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director to Wangari Gardens, a 3 acre garden park. Josh is a certified arborist, master gardener, master composter, Bumba Apiarist, licensed teacher, and has a cerftificate in Permacutlure Design and EcoCity Farms Urban Gardening .

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Details

Date:: September 26, 2016
Time:: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Event Tags:: class, disease, disease management, fruit, fruit trees, organic, pest, pest management, pruning, urban gardening
Website:: https://dcdpr.asapconnected.com/Courses.aspx?CourseGroupID=11845

Organizer

: DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)
Phone:: (202) 673-7647
Website:: dpr.dc.gov

Venue

Deanwood Recreation Center; 1350 49th St NE
Washington, DC 20019 United States + Google Map
Phone:: (202) 673-7647

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