Workshops & Classes
2012 SCHEDULE
All seminars will be held at Green Winters nursery located at 147 Tomoka Avenue, Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174.
Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.
Please, RSVP! Reservations are requested in order to ensure enough handouts (and gifts, when applicable) are available for all participants. Call 677-0512, or email reservation to greenwinters147@gmail.com
Saturday, April 14
10am
Bottom to Top Gardening
Instructor: Wes Winters of Green Winters
Make your gardens full of happy, healthy plants by using these methods to best enrich your soil, all with safe and natural ingredients.
Saturday, April 28
10am
Beekeeping 101: saving the planet never tasted so sweet
Instructor: Jesse Azam of S & S Apiaries
To bee or not to bee. We say, bee-come a beekeeper. This class covers the bee-basics, perfect for the novice beekeeper and a great refresher for current beekeepers to enhance their beekeeping skills. This class focuses primarily on simple and natural principles, the way Mother Earth meant for bees to be raised.
- Discussed topics: the history of beekeeping, starting and maintaining hives, seasonal management, treatment of pests and diseases, and more.
- Activity: observe a working beehive to learn the difference between workers, drones, and the queen, as well as pollen, honey, wax/comb, larva and other products of the hive. Homesteaders, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs, welcome.
Cost is $25 per bee-student. Honey sampling and gift included.
Saturday, May 12
10am
From Mother to Mother
Instructor: Green Winters staff
Shower your mother with a basket of blessings from Mother Earth. Make a Mother's Day flower, vegetable, or herb container gift. Free demonstration, or make your own for $25.
Saturday, May 26
10am
How Sweet It Is: Organic Citrus Care
Instructor: Jim Loepp of TurfPro Organics
Learn why organic citrus fruit is healthier and sweeter, and how you, too, can get the most from your citrus using methods selected by Mother Nature, herself.
