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  • Saturday September 28th 10:00-11:30
    Location: Trees for Houston – Bauer Education Center

    Like growing vegetables here along the Texas Gulf Coast, growing annual cut flowers requires us to adapt our planting seasons so that they can flourish in this climate. This class will lay out the specifics for growing cool weather cut flowers that are started in the fall and overwintered for early spring blooms—from sourcing seeds to seed starting, from bed preparation to transplanting, from pinching to harvesting to conditioning. We will also offer a Top Ten List of Cool Season Cut Flowers for our region.

    Presenter:
    Dr. Kimberly Meyer is a writer and beekeeper, who helps collectively manage Shamba Ya Amani/Farm of Peace in Alief with a sisterhood of refugee women and other Houstonian where they produce food, flowers, and honey for the wider community. Her books include The Book of Wanderings: A Mother-Daughter Pilgrimage and Accidental Sisters: Refugee Women and a New American Dream.



    If you cannot attend the class as scheduled, there are no refunds or substitutions.

    Registration will close 24 hours prior to most classes and 48 hours before all Sunday classes.

    (At registration you will receive two emails, one is a receipt and the other will be sent a few days prior to the class with event details that include Zoom link (if necessary) and contact information. Contact education@urbanharvest.org for questions.)
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In Support of Urban Harvest, Inc.
Urban Harvest cultivates thriving communities through gardening and access to healthy, local food. We are improving the lives, soil, and plates of​ all Houstonians through: 

ORGANIC GARDENING & NUTRITION EDUCATION
Urban Harvest Classes teach and promote the benefits of organic gardening, ecological land management, and healthy food choices. In schools, our Garden Educators teach children about nature and the origins of their food through hands-on, experiential learning. 

HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS
Through Double Up Houston, Urban Harvest is making fresh, healthy food accessible and affordable for all. Double Up Houston provides SNAP (formerly food stamps) beneficiaries with double the amount of fresh produce for every dollar spent at markets and farm stands across Houston.

COMMUNITY GARDENS
With a network of over 140 edible gardens throughout the Greater Houston area, it's easy to get involved in a garden near you. Urban Harvest provides affiliate gardens with volunteer engagement and workdays; seed and plant distributions; and, free education opportunities to help each garden become long-lasting and well-established for the community it serves.

FARMERS MARKETS
Get to know your farmer at Urban Harvest's Farmers Markets. Here, you will find the freshest farm and artisanal products, each grown, raised, and made within 180 miles of Houston. What’s more, your food dollars stay in the local economy.

Urban Harvest Farmers Market
2752 Buffalo Speedway
Every Saturday; 8am - noon

Mobile Market
Click here for locations.