Community gardeners, get growing at an informative workshop being offered in February by Summit County Extension, the Summit County Master Gardeners and Let's Grow Akron. You’ll learn food-growing basics and get guidance on starting a community garden in Summit County. The workshop is tailored for community gardeners, but anyone is welcome to attend.

This event is FREE, but space is limited, and registration is REQUIRED.

Our Key note speaker will be Jacqueline Kowalski, OSU Extension Ag & Natural Resource Educator
presenting on Soil Health and Interpreting Soil Test Results.
Participants will also have the opportunity to choose from workshops on Seed Starting, Composting, Planning Your Garden and Creative Gardening.

The expo will showcase resources about starting a community garden, upcoming community garden leader training classes, integrated pest management,
food preservation, seed starting, beekeeping, natural resource conservation,
permaculture and more!

There will be free seeds available and the chance to win other great prizes!