Central Piedmont Community College and its Corporate and Continuing Education Department will be offering two, hands-on gardening classes this fall.  The classes will focus on sustainable food growing and gardening of fall and winter season crops.

To register or for more information:  704.330.4223.  Or visit us on line at:  Home and Garden

Food Gardening for the Fall and Winter…

Upcoming, summer gardening classes offered through CPCC and CCE in Mecklenburg County.

June 6 – Aug. 1

Planning Your Own Home Landscape Design - GDN 7050

This 15-hour course covers basic principles, site analysis, drawing and layout, plant materials and more. Students need no pre-requisites, but will need to buy supplies from furnished list. Starts June 6 and meets…

Organic Gardening for the Spring Season - GDN8051    

Fee:  $95 for the six, two hour sessions 

Enjoy this fun, lively, outdoor class on how to grow your own bountiful home food garden in the Charlotte region in an environmentally friendly way, without dangerous chemicals. This informal six-session class will focus primarily on spring vegetables, along with flowers, herbs and selected fruit crops for the Carolina Piedmont.…

Want to grow your own food garden in Charlotte this year?  Good news!  CPCC has the class for you, Food Gardening for the Spring Season (GDN 8051-01 & 02).

These classes offer a fun, outdoors, hands-on introduction to food gardening in the Piedmont, from preparing the soil and composting to harvesting your own fresh vegetables. Classes meet once a week for six weeks. Sessions are offered on either a Tuesday or Thursday evening.

Instructor Don Boekelheide,…