[SEMCO] NOFA Organic Lawns & Landscapes Intensive - Aug. 12 & 19 - register now!

[Kathy Litchfield]

Dear Organic Land Care enthusiasts,
We'd like to invite you to learn more about organic 
landscaping, and delve deeper into soil testing, plant nutrition and 
compost for your organic lawn and gardens. 

(and I do apologize for any cross postings...)

We are hosting two 
"Organic Lawns & Landscapes Refresher" workshops -- August 12 at 
UMass Amherst with Chip Osborne, 8am to Noon; and August 19 at Parker 
River National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport, 9am to 1pm with Javier 
Gil. 

We'd love your help spreading the word, too! Please 
feel free to help us by posting this information: Please help us spread 
the word by: forwarding the attached to your colleagues, contacts, landscapers, friends and organizations you're a part of blogging about the course (use the attached email blast if you'd like) posting the course on a listserve you are a part ofmentioning it on your Facebook, twitter or LinkedIn pageposting the attached brochure on community bulletin boards, food co-ops, garden centers and landscape supply storescalling
 your landscaper, or landscapers you know, to alert them that there is 
still space left in the course and this is a great year to attendall ideas welcomed 
Thank you so much! We greatly appreciate your help, as always! More info below. Registration 
available at www.nofamass.org, or email me with questions! 

Thanks so 
much, and Happy Summer! 

Best Wishes,
Kathy 

Kathy Litchfield 
NOFA/Mass Organic Land Care Program Coordinator
(413) 773-3830 - kathy at nofamass.org
 
 www.organiclandcare.net - www.nofamass.org



“Organic Lawns & Landscapes
Refresher” Workshops Delve into Practical Solutions

 

Friday, August 12 –
8am to Noon – UMass Amherst – with Chip Osborne

Friday, August 19 –
9am to 1pm – Newburyport – with Javier Gil

 

 

AMHERST
& NEWBURYPORT -- How do I interpret, and then do, what a soil
test recommends? What do I do with a grub-infested lawn? Where do I get organic
products and how do I use them? What is the systems approach to organic
landscaping and how do I start doing it? 

 

Answers
to these questions and many more will be discussed in depth by Chip Osborne and
Javier Gil, during the first-ever NOFA/Mass “Organic Lawns & Landscapes
Refresher” workshops, happening Friday, August 12 from 8am to Noon at UMass
Amherst, Campus Center Room 904-908, with Chip Osborne, in conjunction with the
NOFA Summer Conference; and again Friday, August 19 from 9am to 1pm at the
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport, with Javier Gil. 

 

Practical
skills and problem solving will be the focus of these four-hour intensive
workshops. Beginning with an overview of the systems approach to organic
landscaping; soil testing; soil amendments; managing nutrition; grass types;
and compost tea, Osborne and Gil will then delve into practical solutions for
real-life landscape problems. 

 

Case
study examples will be explored in depth within small groups, with the goal of
boosting students’ hands-on knowledge of organic lawns and landscaping and how
to transition to organic management with success, cost-efficiency and grace. 

 

From
Friday August 12 through Sunday August 14, the NOFA Summer Conference will also
take place at the UMass Amherst campus. Stay for the weekend to select from
over 200 organic growing workshops, enjoy organic food, friends and exhibitors.
For more info: www.nofasummerconference.org.


 

The
“Organic Lawns & Landscapes Refresher” Workshops are approved for
re-accreditation credits for professionals. The cost is $100 for the general
public; $75 for NOFA members and NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care
Professionals. Walk-ins welcome (bring check made out to NOFA/Mass). To
register visit www.nofamass.org/programs/landcare/index.php or
contact coordinator Kathy Litchfield at (413) 773-3830 or Kathy at nofamass.org. Online registration using Visa
or Mastercard is available at www.nofamass.org.


 

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Calendar Listings: 

 

August 12, 2011 –
“Organic Lawns & Landscape Refresher” workshop, 8am to Noon, UMass Amherst,
Campus Center 904-908, with expert Chip Osborne. Intensive, practical,
problem-solving focus. Soil testing, compost tea and grass types and nutrition
will be discussed. Cost: $100 general public; $75 NOFA members and AOLCPs. More
info: Kathy Litchfield at (413) 773-3830 or kathy at nofamass.org.
Online registration at www.nofamass.org.


 

August 19, 2011 –
“Organic Lawns & Landscape Refresher” workshop, 9am to 1pm, Parker River
National Wildlife Refuge, Newburyport, with expert Javier Gil. Intensive,
practical, problem-solving focus. Soil testing, compost tea and grass types and
nutrition will be discussed. Cost: $100 general public; $75 NOFA members and
AOLCPs. More info: Kathy Litchfield at (413) 773-3830 or kathy at nofamass.org. Online registration at
www.nofamass.org. 

 

 

Email Blast (for both
workshops): 

 

NOFA/Mass
will host two “Organic Lawns & Landscapes Refresher” workshops, on Friday,
August 12 from 8am to Noon at UMass Amherst, Campus Center Room 904-908, with
Chip Osborne, in conjunction with the NOFA Summer Conference; and again Friday,
August 19 from 9am to 1pm at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in
Newburyport, with Javier Gil. 

 

Practical
skills and problem solving will be the focus of these four-hour intensive
workshops. Beginning with an overview of the systems approach to organic
landscaping; soil testing; soil amendments; managing nutrition; grass types;
and compost tea, Osborne and Gil will then delve into practical solutions for
real-life landscape problems. Case study examples will be explored in depth
within small groups, with the goal of boosting students’ hands-on knowledge of
organic lawns and landscaping and how to transition to organic management with
success, cost-efficiency and grace. 

 

Cost:
$100 for the general public; $75 for NOFA members and NOFA AOLCPs. Register
online at www.nofamass.org. More
info: Kathy Litchfield at (413) 773-3830 or Kathy at nofamass.org. 

 

XXX


Best Wishes,
Kathy 

Kathy Litchfield 
Organic Land Care Program Coordinator
Northeast Organic Farming Association / Massachusetts Chapter, Inc.  (NOFA/Mass)
413-773-3830 | kathy at nofamass.org 
www.nofamass.org

Register now for the "Organic Lawns & Landscapes Refresher" Workshops happening Aug. 12 at UMass Amherst & Aug. 19 in Newburyport. 

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