With help from a large number of volunteers, Growing Gardens builds vegetable gardens, compost and worm bins at homes, apartments and neighborhood gardens in larger spaces. They also offer workshops on organic gardening, food preserving and soil health. In the fall of 2000 Growing Gardens will publish a guide for organizations wanting to start their own gardens. In the winter of 2000, a manual will be produced which will be a basic guide with simple but detailed information on how to sustainably get lots of food from a small garden. The manual will be translated into Spanish in 2001.
Little things run the world.
This is especially true when it comes to getting plants established. Under natural conditions plants live in close association with soil organisms called mycorrhizal fungi. These fungi colonize plant roots and extend the root system into the surrounding soil. Mycorrhizal Applications in Grants Pass is dedicated to producing and marketing beneficial fungi to promote plant growth and disease resistance and to reduce the plant s need for fertilizer, pesticides and water. The purpose of the education center is to provide information about organic gardening and landscaping practices.