May 27th 2021 at 6:30pm via Zoom videoconferencing.
Our gardens can be our greatest teachers, challenging us to show up with curiosity, patience and perseverance. When we relate to our gardens as one piece of a greater whole, we can begin to see a holistic approach that enables us to address any garden difficulty we encounter.
Learn how to build soil to support healthy plants, use cover crops to add nutrients and conserve water, and choose plant varieties that produce best in our region. Hear from a horticulturist who has worked in gardens from New Orleans to Tucson to northeastern Vermont, and from Turkey to Transylvania to Cuba.
Gentiana Loeffler is the farmer behind Root Medicine Farm, sustainably producing potent Asian medicinal herbs while working toward healthy land and people. She has been farming since 2008, working on farms in Oregon, California and Vermont, and volunteering through WWOOF in Mexico, Spain, Romania and Turkey.
Last fall she concluded seven years as the co-owner/operator of a micro urban farm in North Portland that served a 45-member CSA. She is currently a Part-Time Professor of Horticulture at Clackamas Community College. Her passion for plants and natural spaces continues to draw her in to unique and inspiring gardens across the world.
The guest speaker presents at 6:30pm, with a short Chapter business meeting for CCMGA members to follow. Open to the public – please join us for this engaging presentation! Thank you to Katherine Johnson for her hard work organizing our guest speakers!
Register HERE! After registering you will receive a confirmation email with login information for the online Zoom presentation. Hope to see you there!
