{"id":736,"date":"2014-06-08T22:30:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T03:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/?page_id=736"},"modified":"2019-01-09T11:52:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T17:52:23","slug":"citizen-gardener","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/citizen-gardener\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen Gardener"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Hands-On Organic Vegetable Gardening Class<\/strong><\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #333333;\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Don\u2019t have a lot of time, money, patience, or space\u2026but want a productive vegetable garden?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #333333;\">\n<li>learn the Citizen Gardener method to growing vegetables in DFW&#8217;s unique growing seasons<\/li>\n<li>raise safe, nutritious food for your family<\/li>\n<li>get it done quickly, easily, and for little money<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr style=\"color: #333333;\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>What will I do in the class?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #333333;\">\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"737\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/citizen-gardener\/cg2hoophouse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2hoophouse.jpg?fit=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa 3.0&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CG2hoophouse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2hoophouse.jpg?fit=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-737\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2hoophouse.jpg?resize=237%2C315\" alt=\"CG2hoophouse\" width=\"237\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2hoophouse.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2hoophouse.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2hoophouse.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/>Gain the knowledge needed to turn your bare ground or\u00a0Bermuda grass lawn into raised-garden beds \u2013 in the right place, with the right soil, at the right time, with the right plants. Small enough to manage, big enough to provide real food.<\/li>\n<li>Techniques: Raised beds; soil, mulch, and compost; bio-intensive\/square-foot gardening, organic\/natural methods, relative space, stack and pack, vertical.<\/li>\n<li>How to deal with: Water, Sun, Heat, Cold, and Wind.<\/li>\n<li>Build and plant 2 beds (2 different ways) with live transplants and seeds.<\/li>\n<li>Build trellis from bamboo.<\/li>\n<li>Build a hoop house for summer shade and winter greenhouse.<\/li>\n<li>Build a rain water collection barrel &#8211; learn the very expensive pitfalls of doing it incorrectly.<\/li>\n<li>Hands-On: Students, assistants, and teacher working as a team. Learning while doing!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><strong>Do It,\u2026Learn It,\u2026Go Home and Do It<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Class schedule coincides with our planting seasons.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"color: #333333;\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>How it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/citizen-gardener\/cg1classpic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG1classpic.png?fit=644%2C377&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"644,377\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CG1classpic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG1classpic.png?fit=600%2C351&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-738\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG1classpic-300x175.png?resize=201%2C117\" alt=\"CG1classpic\" width=\"201\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG1classpic.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG1classpic.png?resize=600%2C351&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG1classpic.png?w=644&amp;ssl=1 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #333333;\">\n<li>Complete the Course &#8211; learn the skills, gain the knowledge, and be encouraged.<\/li>\n<li>Community Service &#8211; volunteer 8 hours within the program.<\/li>\n<li>Become a Citizen Gardener.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr style=\"color: #333333;\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Find a class:<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"739\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/citizen-gardener\/cg2planting\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2planting.png?fit=508%2C494&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"508,494\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CG2planting\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2planting.png?fit=508%2C494&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-739\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2planting-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"CG2planting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2planting.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2planting.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CG2planting.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #333333;\">\n<li>Click on the &#8216;<a style=\"color: #7ba428;\" href=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/citizen-gardener\/dfw-citizen-gardener-classes\/\">classes<\/a>&#8216; link from the menu<\/li>\n<li>Sign up for the class of your choice<\/li>\n<li>Classes are only held during the appropriate planting seasons<\/li>\n<li>Consider\u00a0<a style=\"color: #7ba428;\" href=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/citizen-gardener\/start-your-own-class\/\">starting your own class<\/a>\u00a0near you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr style=\"color: #333333;\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">For questions or discussion about the DFW Citizen Gardener program, please search the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #7ba428;\" href=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/citizen-gardener\/faq-frequently-asked-questions\/\">FAQ<\/a>, visit the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #7ba428;\" href=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/forum\/index.php?board=128.0\">forum board on the subject<\/a>\u00a0or send an email to\u00a0<a style=\"color: #7ba428;\" href=\"mailto:citizengardener@northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\">citizengardener@northtexasvegetablegardeners.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hands-On Organic Vegetable Gardening Class Don\u2019t have a lot of time, money, patience, or space\u2026but want a productive vegetable garden? learn the Citizen Gardener method to growing vegetables in DFW&#8217;s unique growing seasons raise safe, nutritious food for your family get it done quickly, easily, and for little money What will I do in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-736","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P1jPFc-bS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=736"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":863,"href":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/736\/revisions\/863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}