This is part of the live, 2022 Summer Virtual & In-Person Education Series, for home gardeners, educators, students and professionals presented by New Directions in the American Landscape and cosponsored by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Join this seasons accomplished group of presenters for an exploration on the avenues for expanding the practice of landscape design as some present virtually while others will guide In the Field sessions in various locations through out the U.S. Virtual presentations will take a deep dive into the focus on the artistic, social and ecological considerations that can inform landscape design, while In the Field sessions will observe and analyze the real world results of various ecology-based landscape approaches. This series will take place June - August 2022.
Learn more and register for the entire series on NDAL's website.
Individual Session (Virtual): Cultivating Community Through the Creation of Nourishing Gardens
Wednesday, July 27, 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. CST
The mission of the Community Ecology Institute is to cultivate communities where people in nature thrive together. Based on a six and a half-acre urban farm in Maryland, the organization’s newest program is called Nourishing Gardens, which transforms lawns into ecologically beneficial food growing gardens that support the multi-faceted health of our community members. The Nourishing Gardens program emphasizes the empowerment and resiliency of our community by teaching people how to grow their own food and increasing access to fresh food grown where people live, learn, work, and play. This presentation will describe the development and implementation of the Nourishing Gardens program including lessons learned, impacts in the program’s first year, and goals for the future.
Speaker: Chiara D’Amore
FREE virtual program, registration required
This course is part of the 2022 Summer Education Series.
Questions? Email Sara Weaner at NDAL