Backyard Garden Class Series

Free year long class series for the beginning or avid gardener.

Next Class: Saturday, March 13th

Note: PPUG is presently looking for a larger meeting hall to accommodate the increased interest. 

As soon as the location is determined it will be posted here. Please check back February 15, 2010.

 Topics: Tips on planting in cold frames, container planting for small gardens, finalizing your vegetable seed purchase, Larry's Top Tips for a Successful Garden, getting ready for onions, lettuce, spinach, radish, carrots and more.

View our late summer newsletter on YouTube

Posted September 21, 2009

Just click on the You Tube image above. 

We are now taking orders for

our new Three Season Raised Bed Garden System

For more information Click Here

 Projects of PPUG

• Community Gardens
  

• Small Urban Farms

• Demonstration Edible Gardens

• Educational Outreach

Some interesting facts:

Today most of our food comes from over 1250 miles away. We all know that this can not continue to be affordable.

Since 1945 there has been a tenfold increase in the use of chemical pesticides on our food. Many want to eat pesticide free food. 

Each year the number of acres of land used to produce food in the U. S. is decreasing. This forces us to obtain our food from foreign sources. These sources may not be dependable in the near future. 

Today 19 cents of every dollar spent on food goes back to the farm. In 1975 that amount was 40 cents. There is less financial  incentive to become a farmer today. Only 1% of our population today are farmers, compared to about 90% at the turn of the century.  Who is going to grow our food if we don't?