About The Event
Howard Community College is hosting a special event focused on creating a sustainable food forest and nurturing the environment! This hands-on workshop will allow you to plant trees, grow food, and connect with nature. Come together for this fun and educational experience!
Location:
HCC Food Forest – To get to the food forest, go to the parking lot on Dragon Place and walk north on the paths over the Arboretum hill. Alternatively, park in the East Garage and follow signs to the Athletic Fields. Turn right at the fence to enter the Food Forest.
Event Details:
At this workshop, you’ll have the chance to:
Explore the Food Forest: Take a guided tour of our flourishing Food Forest, where you’ll witness the beauty and benefits of this sustainable oasis. Onsite, there are paw paws, hackberry, persimmons, and more plants to be planted in the spring.
Learn Sustainable Gardening: Discover the innovative “lasagna gardening” technique, an eco-friendly approach to growing food, and see how it’s implemented in our food forest.
Hands-On Experience: Roll up your sleeves and participate in a hands-on lasagna gardening activity right in the heart of the Food Forest.
About Howard Community College Food FOrest
HCC is the primary hub for higher learning in Howard County, Maryland. We are proud to serve our community and to provide pathways to success for everyone whose life goals can be realized through education.
We offer outstanding two-year degree and certificate programs built around careers that are in demand. Offering affordable options for degrees and certificates, HCC is a smart choice, with courses that will transfer to any one of a long list of four-year institutions and education that will prepare you for the workforce. Students of all ages and educational levels also can prepare for a new career, sharpen job skills or explore personal interests through the many programs in our noncredit, Continuing Education and Workforce Development division.
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