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​NC Green Schools and Lettuce Learn 
Invite you to attend a 
School Gardens Workshop 
Monday, July 10, 2017 
10AM - 4PM
Parkway School in Boone, NC  
Cultivating Community, Saving Seeds and  
Growing Ideas in your School Garden
Learn how to maximize volunteer support, involve the community in your school garden, and how to effectively prep materials and schedule garden activities. Plus, tap into the expertise of local cooperative extension agents as they share tips for incorporating container gardens and perennials in the school garden. Participants will also take home quick and easy "back pocket" activities and seed saving techniques that will boost confidence and help ensure school garden success. Presenters include:

Debbie Bauer 
Bethel School Garden Coordinator
Bethel, NC

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Richard Boylan 
NC Cooperative Extension, Area Specialized Agent- Agriculture ​
​Boone, NC

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Shannon Carroll  
Parkway School Garden Coordinator
​Boone, NC

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Paige Patterson  
NC Cooperative Extension, Extension Agent, Agriculture, Consumer Horticulture, 
Boone, NC

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$25 registration fee includes 6 hour workshop, lunch, and materials
Earn CEUs! 
Following the workshop, you are invited to attend these Energy Summit events on the campus of ASU:
5:30pm- Reception and Dinner (RSVP in registration)
7:30pm- Keynote Speaker Gina McCarthy (Open to public)

What did teachers say about it last year?

​"Excellent ideas and class resources for environmental, ecological, botanical, and scientific learning!"


 

​"Worth the time!"

"Open, relaxed setting, lots of learning, valuable resources and wonderful connections with other teachers!"

EVENT SPONSORED BY:

& The Appalachian Energy Summit

Quick Links...
School Garden Workshop Registration Site
Lettuce Learn
Community of Gardens
NC Solar Schools
Center for the Environment
NC Green Schools
Redesigning our Future

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