Event Tags urban gardening

Integrated Pest Management

July 15, 2015 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Venue: KNOX, Inc.
Tags: class, garden, gardening, hartford, pest, pest management, urban gardening, workshop

Can’t figure out how to get rid of that white fly on your collards? Trying to avoid tomato blight this year? This IPM workshop will cover the basics in preventing diseases and pest in your garden this year, as well as treatment techniques that don’t use chemical pesticides and herbicides. Led by Sarah Bailey. This […]

How to Design and Plant a Fairy Garden

June 4, 2016 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Venue: KNOX, Inc.
Tags: fairy garden, flower, garden, hartford, urban gardening, workshop

Nourish your imaginative gardening side with this hands-on workshop led by fairy garden enthusiast and Hartford resident Susan Peters! Reimagine the spaces in your yard that can create tiny worlds for kids and adults alike to enjoy. Find nooks in old tree roots that can give rise to whorled doors. Thatch together mini roofs with […]

Urban Hydroponics and Aquaponics

July 22, 2017 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Venue: KNOX, Inc.
Categories: Community Events
Tags: aquaponics, hartford, hydroponics, knox hartford, urban gardening, urban roots, workshop

Learn the basics of the cutting edge way to grow protein and fresh produce. Hydroponics uses water and micro/macro nutrients while aquaponics uses water with fish waste as the replacement for those nutrients. The class will include layouts of different designs and different uses for an economical and efficient way to grow food. It will […]

Urban Beekeeping

September 9, 2017 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Venue: Jack Hale's Home
Categories: Community Events
Tags: beekeeping, bees, garden, hartford, pollinator, urban beekeeping, urban gardening, urban roots, workshop

Are you interested in keeping bees but not sure how to start? Join KNOX at Hartford resident and environmental champion Jack Hale’s home (25 Carmel Street, Hartford, CT 06106) on Saturday, September 9th from 10:30 am to noon. A beekeeper, Jack will lead the workshop on how to get started as an urban beekeeper, as […]