Event Details

Date

April 8, 2020

Time

5:30pm online via Zoom

Host

Harvest NY and Staten Island Urby Farm

Yolanda Gonzalez
516-305-0358


Cold Frames and Season Extension Workshop

April 8, 2020

Cold Frames and Season Extension Workshop

Join Harvest NY Specialist, Yolanda Gonzalez and Olivia Gamber from Staten Island Urby Farm on Wednesday April 8 at 5:30pm for a presentation on cold frames and season extension. We will hear from Olivia who has constructed her own cold frames and will be walking you step by step through the process. If there is time we hope to facilitate a discussion about the future of CRAFT and how it might best serve the needs of our urban farming community in these changing times. 

Register on Eventbrite. Registered participants will receive updated Zoom info closer to the event date.




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