Spring Gardening Workshops at Explore Ecology
Are you getting your spring garden ready? Do you want to grow peppers and tomatoes and aren’t sure what varieties are best for our area? Come to the Spring Gardening workshops at Explore Ecology in downtown Santa Barbara.
We’ve enlisted the help of expert gardener, composter, and grower Oscar Carmona, owner and operator of Healing Grounds Nursery, to teach you everything you need to know to get your garden growing. Oscar will share his secrets about how to have a thriving and healthy garden without the use of toxic pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides.
The Tomato and Pepper Workshop on Saturday, March 14th, from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm will cover everything you need to know to grow the best tomatoes or peppers in your container or garden. Oscar will go over the 40 best tomato varieties. Many tried and true pepper varieties will be available for sale at the workshop. To get your tickets click here.
Learn what to plant for an abundant harvest and basic organic and bio-dynamic gardening techniques in the Spring Gardening Strategies on Saturday, March 28th, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. To get your tickets click here.
Worm Composting Kits will be for sale at both workshops. The cost of each workshop is $10.00 and tickets are available online or at the door. 10% of the proceeds of workshops and plant and compost bin sales benefit the Explore Ecology School Gardens Program.
Eva grew up in Berkeley, CA and is a recent graduate of UCSB, where she studied Aquatic Biology and German Language. During her undergrad, Eva worked as an aquarist at UCSB’s Research Experience and Education Facility (the REEF), where she managed the aquarium facility and found a love for science communication and conservation.
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Nicole is a mixed media artist and vintage goods specialist who has been managing Art from Scrap since 2020.
Veronica grew up in San Diego and spent four years in San Luis Obispo studying Animal Science at Cal Poly. As an undergrad she learned lots about livestock, agriculture, and wildlife.
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Lindsay Johnson
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Jenny joined Explore Ecology first as an Environmental Educator, then as a Program Coordinator, and most recently moved into the newly created Programs, People & Culture position. Prior to Explore Ecology Jenny worked in science research and consulting, however her passion has always been science education and outreach. Jenny loves all things related to the ocean, especially free diving, and enjoying the beauty and wonder that is the underwater world. Her greatest life passion is traveling, which she hopes to do more of again soon.
Lu’s love of all things Earth began at James Madison University in Virginia, where they got their Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Lu has a Master’s degree in Spatial Ecology- the study of how creatures interact across landscapes- from East Carolina University, where they studied rock pools along a river and the critters that dwell in them.