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Cooperative Extension April Better Living Workshops

Mar 14, 2024

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Cumberland County Cooperative Extension announces the April 2024 Better Living Series workshops. All April workshops will be held at the Cumberland County Cooperative Extension office, located at 301 E. Mountain Dr., in Fayetteville.

The workshop Small Space Gardening will be held April 17 from 12 – 1:30 p.m. Don’t think you have enough space to grow a vegetable garden? Well think again. Come to this workshop to learn various methods of growing vegetables in a limited space. The workshop will include constructing a small, raised bed structure that can be taken home for a small-scale garden. Registration and the $15 fee are due by April 12. Sign up by following the Eventbrite link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/small-space-gardening-better-living-series-tickets-849634990127

The workshop Growing Organically for the Home Garden & Landscape will be held April 24 from 12 – 1:30 p.m. and again from 6:30 – 8 p.m. Learn techniques to grow delicious foods and beautiful landscapes through more organic methods. Topics include soil improvement, proper plant selection, organic pest control and more tips for growing organically. Registration and the $10 fee are due by April 19. The preferred method of registration is to sign up via the Eventbrite link below:

Growing Organically for the Home Garden and Landscape – Afternoon class

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-organically-for-the-home-garden-and-landscape-tickets-849638039247

Growing Organically for the Home Garden and Landscape – Evening class

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-organically-for-the-home-garden-and-landscape-tickets-849639323087

For more information, contact Susan Johnson at 910-321-6405 or email susan_johnson@ncsu.edu.

For accommodations for persons with disabilities, contact Lisa Childers at (910) 321-6880, no later than five business days before the event.