Event Details

Date

September 18, 2021

Time

1:00 - 3:00pm

Location

Good Shepherd Community Garden
555 Shepherd Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207

Host

Harvest New York

Kwesi Joseph


Cover Crops Workshop

September 18, 2021

Cover Crops Workshop

Learn how to protect the nutrients and life in your soil during the fall and winter at this in-depth, hands-on workshop hosted by Good Shepherd Community Garden. Topics covered by CCE Harvest New York Specialist Kwesi Joseph include:
  • What are cover crops?
  • Why are they important?
  • Which cover crops should you plant?|
For more information, email Kwesi.





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