Making your own cleaning supplies doesn’t have to be difficult. Learn how to make more natural products and remove unnecessary chemicals from your home at a fraction of the price of store-bought products. These skills also bring you closer to self-sufficiency. At the end of the class you’ll leave with a sample each of laundry soap, soft scrub, and dish-washing detergent. This is a beginner’s class and questions will be welcomed throughout!
**Participation is limited to 10 people.
Workshop Date: June 17 Cost: $60
Location: Sweet Reasons Farm, Cockeysville MD 21030 Instructor: Kelly Carey
About the Location:
Sweet Reasons Farm is a 1/2 acre residential home in Cockeysville, MD, where urban homesteader and do-it-from-scratch aficionado Kelly Carey raises American Blue meat rabbits and domestic quail. Kelly sells her rabbit and quail meat, live breeder rabbits, famous pickled quail eggs, quail wings, and natural rabbit ear dog treats. Kelly also makes her own cheeses from Pennsylvania Amish milk, bakes her household’s bread, does her own canning, makes her own soap, natural cleaning products, and herbal medicines, and keeps a small vegetable garden.
She’s also not afraid to pull her son out of school for a day to help her do important things like build pallet fences.
This June 11 session is an invasive removal field session built on a class taught on June 8, which is a prerequisite. To register for this field session, go to the class registration page. Participants will learn how to identify and control species of non-native, invasive plants found in the Washington, D.C. area including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa), Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) and mile-a-minute (Persicaria perfoliata).
Instructors
Ana Chuquin, Rock Creek National Park
Jorge Bogantes Montero, Anacostia Watershed Society
Who Should Attend?
Open to the general public for those interested in learning to identify non-native, invasive plants found in the region and how to control these species.
Requirements
- All volunteers must sign a completed volunteer waiver form on the day of the event before participating.
- No specific skills required. The event starts with invasive removal demonstrations and hands on instruction.
- This event will take place rain or shine barring severe weather so please dress comfortably and appropriately for the weather and wear closed toed shoes. It is recommended that participants wear light weight long sleeves, long pants, and a hat and bring sunscreen and insect repellent.
Meals
Light refreshments will be provided but it is recommended that participants bring water and a snack.
Continuing Education Credits
ISA Continuing Education Credits available.
Getting There
Participants will be given the location of the field session after attending the classroom portion of the class held on June 8th.
Registration required: http://caseytrees.org/event/non-native-invasive-plant-removal/
Come learn about non-native, invasive plants and how they are threatening our native landscapes. Participants will learn how to identify and control species of non-native, invasive plants found in the Washington, D.C. area including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa), Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) and mile-a-minute (Persicaria perfoliata). Native alternatives to common and incoming invasive plants will also be discussed.
The course consists of two parts on two different days: a 2.5 hour classroom session at the Casey Trees headquarters (Wednesday, June 8th) followed by a 2.5 hour field session (Saturday, June 11th from 9:00am-11:30am) in Rock Creek Park.
Instructors
Ana Chuquin, Rock Creek National Park
Jorge Bogantes Montero, Anacostia Watershed Society
Damien Ossi, Department of Energy & Environment
Who Should Attend?
Open to the general public for those interested in learning to identify non-native, invasive plants found in the region and how to control these species.
Meals
All attendees will be provided with a light dinner. Please note your dietary preferences and/or allergies when registering so we can attempt to accommodate your needs.
Continuing Education Credits
ISA Continuing Education Credits available.
Getting There
The Metrorail station is Brookland-CUA (Red Line) which is a 10 minute walk. The Metrobus stop is near the intersection of 12th and Irving Street NE (served by the H8) or the Brookland-CUA Metro station (served by the H2, H4, H6, G8, R4 and 80). At our office, there is ample street parking and we accommodate bicycles on-site.
