new backyard composting resource
our updated 2024 resource guide for educators
our year so far
Compost education, worm bins, our first compost harvest, plants for the Master Gardener plant sale, community workshops are just some of the projects we have worked on since January. During the hot months, we plan for fall (and create programs for the zoo, libraries, and summer programs). Stay tuned for more information about fall workshops.
Want to keep garden programs growing in Montgomery? Please donate to E.A.T. South today!
tour the farm
On-farm programs and tours are on hold while we wait for the results of soil tests. Curious about what the farm usually looks like? We created this self-guided tour to give visitors an idea of what they are seeing. What do you think? Have you toured the farm? Email us.
Farmer Amanda and one of our worm bins at ACES’ STEM in the Garden workshop at Park Crossing High School. Photo credit: Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Wriggling into a New School Year
or what we did this summer
Teaching classes, wrangling worms, and building compost bins (actually, the prettiest compost bin system we’ve ever built), that’s just a little of what we did this summer.
To see that beautiful compost bin and learn more about our summer of worms and classes, click on the button below.
E.A.T. South is partnering with the RC&D Councils and the Alabama Herb Society to bring you the third in our series of Urban Ag in Alabama Workshops. The workshop is free. Registration is required.
Grow more herbs
Do you find yourself buying herbs and wondering if you can grow them? If that’s you, the answer is , “yes, yes you can.”
Our workshop will cover the ins and outs of growing twelve essential garden herbs. We may also spend a little time in more challenging herbs like turmeric.
Everyone will have an opportunity to divide and plant herbs and tour the Alabama Herb Society’s garden. The event is free. Lunch is provided. Registration is required.
Thank you to MidSouth RC&D Council for sponsoring this workshop and Alabama Herb Society for hosting it.
September garden classes continue at Highland Gardens Community Center.
Grow Fall Transplants, Y’all
Kale, collards, and lettuce transplants will be arriving soon in your local garden center. There is absolutely nothing wrong with buying and planting them.
But what if you wanted to grow purple mustard? Striped collards? Sprouting broccoli? Those are all real things that you can grow (along with hundreds of varieties of lettuce, spinach, and more) if you grow your own transplants.
This workshop will cover how to start seeds in the fall, when to find seeds, and how to keep your plants healthy and growing.
The workshop is free. Please register using the link below.