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SUMMARY:Ecology-Based Landscapes: A Virtual Education Series
DESCRIPTION:NDAL is offering a series of programming organized in two categories: 1) Professional Practitioners and 2) Home Gardeners & Educators. \nTopics for professionals will range from native design and management\, to roof gardens\, to planning for the recruitment of spontaneous vegetation. \nHome gardeners can explore methods for wildflower meadow creation\, and school administrators & educators can learn about how to incorporate native gardening into their curriculum/campuses. \nJoin the room – virtually – for our Prairie-side Chat series as Larry Weaner interviews and compares notes with iconic practitioners Piet Oudolf\, Gerould Wilhelm\, Charles Birnbaum\, and Darrel Morrison. \nFor more information about all programs CLICK HERE
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SUMMARY:Grassroots Seed Propagation: Recorded Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Watch This Webinar at your Leisure..   \nGrowing Native Plants from Seed….even in the winter! \nGrowing native plants from seed is a different way to interact with our native flora and an inexpensive way to produce a lot of plants. The seeds of wild plants have a very different set of needs than those of garden and vegetable species. Timing is crucial and fall and winter are ideal times to sow the seeds of many species. \nIn this webinar\, Heather will describe the reproductive life cycle of many different types of native plants and explain how we can change our landscape practices to help support wild plant reproduction and survival. Then she will describe simple outdoor seed sowing methods that anyone can use to grow their own seedlings. Be part of a grassroots movement to sow native seeds and increase the amount of native plants in the landscape with an abundance of genetically diverse seedlings. \nHeather McCargo is the founder and executive director of Wild Seed Project\, a Maine based 501(c)3 nonprofit that works to increase the use of seed grown native plants in all landscape settings. Wild Seed Project publishes an annual magazine Wild Seed\, sells seeds of locally grown wild type native plants\, and educates the public so that a wide range of people can participate in increasing native plant populations. \nClick here to watch the recorded webinar
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SUMMARY:NOFA Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care
DESCRIPTION:Dates\nThis new format will take place on Zoom over the course of four weeks\, twice per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) on During the month of February (full schedule coming soon) \nTimes\nAll sessions will take place between 4 pm and 7:30 pm (each session varies).  \nSee below for the course curriculum. Each section is either linked to an introduction video or learning objectives of that topic. \nRegistration\n\nRegistration for this course is $400 per person and comes with the NOFA Accreditation for 2021* \n*pending successful completion of the accreditation exam. \nFor questions about attending the course\, contact the CT NOFA office: 203-408-6819 or email Jeremy Pelletier at jeremy@ctnofa.org \n\n \n\n\n\nCOURSE CURRICULUM:\nSite Analysis\, Design\, and Maintenance (Mike Nadeau) \nSoils (Paul Wagner) \nCompost & Compost Tea (Monique Bosch) \nInvasive Plant Control (Mike Nadeau) \nMulches (Mike Nadeau) \nLawn Alternatives (Mike Nadeau) \nPest Management (Dan Dalton) \nTree Care (Dan Dalton) \nStormwater Management (Trevor Smith) \nOrganic Lawn Care (Tom Barry) \nBusiness and Marketing Organic Services (Frank Crandall) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE COURSE:\n“The Organic Land Care Accreditation Course applies principles of organic agriculture to the landscapes where most of us live our daily lives. The knowledge and perspective gained from this accreditation course allow us to contribute more to the natural world we love\, to enhance the beauty and the resilience of these landscapes.”\n-Dina Brewster \n\nThe NOFA Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care is going ‘virtual’ this year\, offering a full 30 hours of professional instruction\, including one-on-one ‘office hours’ with instructors\, and an online exam\, qualifying you as a NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professional (AOLCP). This accreditation is considered the gold standard of organic landscaping credentials by organically–inclined customers and is the only organic landscaping/land care credential based on IFOAM-recognized standards.\n\n\nThe well-rounded curriculum will cover organic land care principles\, practices\, design\, and maintenance. Topics include site analysis\, soil health\, organic amendments\, planting and plant care\, management of turf pests\, stormwater\, the business of organic land care\, and much more.\n\n\nThis is an ideal course for landscapers\, lawn care professionals\, garden caretakers\, park and land trust managers\, landscape architects\, educators\, gardeners\, and anyone interested in learning how to care for properties without synthetic materials.\n\nOnce you have completed this course you will be able to implement organic practices in your work and will open up your business to a fast-growing market of customers and consumers who understand the benefits of an organically managed property.\n\n\nJoin us and earn the trusted credential\, NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professional (AOLCP).
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