Arlee Garden Class Schedule
Our classes meet Fridays, 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the Arlee Community Center on Powwow Road. The class schedule is on for three weeks, then off for one week. We'll have 55 rows of produce, and need a volunteer or family for each row. Email foodsovereignty@arleecdc.org or call 406-546-5633 to sign up.
Week One, May 19
Lesson Topic: Humility. Gardening topic: Orientation - The Living Soil & Making Compost
Week Two, May 26
Lesson Topic: Sensitivity. Gardening Topic: Factors Influencing Plant Growth & Growing Transplants
Week Three, June 2
Lesson Topic: Potential, Part 1. Gardening Topic: Soil Preparation & Planting (Part 1: Amendments & Direct Seeding)
Off June 9
Week Four, June 16
Lesson Topic: Potential, Part 2. Gardening Topic: Soil Preparation & Planting (Part 2: Mulching & Irrigation)
Week Five, June 23
Lesson Topic: Vision. Gardening Topic: Transplanting & Thinning
Week Six, June 30
Lesson Topic: Alertness. Gardening Topic: Cultivation & Weed Control (Part 1)
Off July 7
Week Seven, July 14
Lesson Topic: Determination. Gardening Topic: Cultivation & Weed Control (Part 2)
Week Eight, July 21
Lesson Topic: Responsibility. Gardening Topic: Feeding the Crop
Week Nine, July 28
Lesson Topic: Discernment. Gardening Topic: Insect & Disease Control (Part 1)
Off August 4
Week Ten, August 11
Lesson Topic: Decisiveness. Gardening Topic: Insect & Disease Control (Part 2)
Week Eleven, August 18
Lesson Topic: Orderliness. Gardening Topic: Harvest & Handling (Part 1: In the Field)
Week Twelve, August 25
Lesson Topic: Creativity. Gardening Topic: Harvest & Handling (Part 2: Cooling & Shipping)
Off September 1
Week Thirteen, September 8
Lesson Topic: Endurance. Gardening Topic: Harvest & Handling (Part 3: Freezing & Canning)
Week Fourteen, September 15
Lesson Topic: Courage. Gardening Topic: Clean Up