T O G Lecture Series

See our classes and workshops

Beginning again in September, we meet at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church on the third Tuesday of each month through April. The address is 3809 E. Third Street, Tucson, Arizona (west of Alvernon, South of Speedway).

Subjects and speakers for 2007/2008 are:

Nov 20-- Annual Harvest Potluck, Panel discussion.
Starting at six thirty with a shared meal, we will then listen to a panel of experts give their two cents on a variety of gardening questions. Audience generated questions, so bring something to stump the panel.

Dec 18-- Jim Verrier of Desert Survivors
Pushing the Envelope?Specialized Sub-Tropical Fruit Trees. Find out what Jim and the gang is working on at their nursery.

Jan 15-- Ilene Grossman of Tucson Water
Water Harvesting- how to trap and utilize our desert's most precious and essential resource

Feb 19-- Justin Cosgrove of Sea of Green
Soil- how to augment our desert soil and when to feed it for optimal performance

March 18-- Greg Corman of Gardening Insights
Sensory Gardens- how to design and plant a wonderful garden to be experienced by all the senses.

April 15-- Mary Sisson-Eibs, Herb Grower
Herb-A-Palooza. Mary will talk on selecting herbs for your kitchen garden, herbs as beneficial insect attractors and the making the right choices for the Southwest.

We meet in the Knox room on the southwest corner of the church complex. We enter through a gate at the South side of the Ramada just South of the Knox room. The church is just west of Alvernon between 2nd and 3rd streets.

See meeting room map. Time- 7:00 pm. See our summer potlucks.

We are VERY interested in any suggestions on topics related to organic gardening that you may have for our lecture series. Please send us your suggestions by phone at (520) 670-9158, or by email . We value your input!

The lectures are usually preceeded at 7:00pm by a social gathering with refreshments and a mini-market where organic seeds, cuttings, and produce are sold to benefit TOG.

Prospective members and guests welcome.

2006/07 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept--Soil Testing by Jerry Miller
Oct--Natural Building Materials by Natasha Winnik
Nov--Annual Potluck with Turkey & Fixings -- Roundtable Speakers
Dec--Gourd Painting by Lynne East-Itkin
Jan--Tree Pruning
Feb--Edible Flower Growing by JodyLee Duek
March--Community Supported Agriculture by Philippe Waterneck
April--Effective Microorganisms

2005/06 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept--Carolyn Neithammer on Prickly Pear and other Fruits
Oct--Dana Helfer of the Food Bank on Planting a Winter Garden
Nov--Pot Luck with panel of experts for gardening questions
Dec--Gail Sutton of Raw Foods Council on Pure Chocolate Preparation
Jan--Scott Calhoun of Zonagardens "Get Gardens Ready for Summer"
Feb--Charlie Kane of Tucson Clinic of Botanical Medicine "Southwestern Medicinal Plants"
March--Deb Butterfield of Horizons West Landscaping "Garden Challenges"
April--Robert Oser, Chef and Author "Harvesting and Cooking for Summer"

2004/05 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept--How to use Grey Water by Zack Leahtien of Tree Frog Landscaping
Oct--Real Live Organic Food by Mark Buettner of the Food Coop
Nov--Pot Luck with panel of experts for gardening questions
Dec--Growing & Crafting Gourds by Lora Eaglen
Jan--Riparian Restoration of Santa Cruz River, Sampson site
Feb--Eco-system Pest Management by Sherrie de Frey of ARBICO
March--Building Backyard Greenhouses by Marcus White of Casa Blanca Horticulture
April--Cultivating Native Medicinal Plants by Pam Hyde, a Nakai Herbal Consultant

2003/04 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept--Soils and how to balance them by Vanda Gerhart
Oct--Uses of EM by Eric Lancaster
Nov--Pot Luck with panel of experts for gardening questions
Dec--Phenology-cyclic events by Julie Emmett
Jan--Bees and their place in our gardens by Eric H Erickson
Feb-- How to Raise Chickens in the City by Kim Fox
March--Native American sunken garden beds by Kevin Dahl
April--Bamboo and its usefulness by Matt Finstrom

2002/03 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept-- Water Gardens
Oct-- Invasive species of the Sonoran
Nov-- Pot Luck with panel of experts
Dec-- Roses
Jan-- Tree pruning
Feb-- Vines
Mar-- Permaculture
April-- Irrigation

2001/02 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept-- Holisitic Gardening
Oct-- Bulb flowers
Nov-- Pot Luck with panel
Dec-- Iris's
Jan-- Beneficial Plants of the Desert
Feb-- Pollinators
March-- Pest control
April-- Irrigation

2000/01 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept-- Organic gardening
Oct-- H2O policy, future gardening in So Az
Nov-- Harvest Pot Luck
Dec-- Tree pruning and maintenance
Jan-- Soil Prep
Feb-- Worms
March-- Permaculture
April-- Desert plants, heat and drought tolerant

TOG is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and can be reached by phone at (520) 670-9158, or by email (tucsonorganicgardeners@hotmail.com). Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 27763, Tucson, AZ 85726.

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See our classes and workshops

Beginning again in September, we meet at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church on the third Tuesday of each month through April. The address is 3809 E. Third Street, Tucson, Arizona (west of Alvernon, South of Speedway).

Subjects and speakers for 2007/2008 are:

Nov 20-- Annual Harvest Potluck, Panel discussion.
Starting at six thirty with a shared meal, we will then listen to a panel of experts give their two cents on a variety of gardening questions. Audience generated questions, so bring something to stump the panel.

Dec 18-- Jim Verrier of Desert Survivors
Pushing the Envelope?Specialized Sub-Tropical Fruit Trees. Find out what Jim and the gang is working on at their nursery.

Jan 15-- Ilene Grossman of Tucson Water
Water Harvesting- how to trap and utilize our desert's most precious and essential resource

Feb 19-- Justin Cosgrove of Sea of Green
Soil- how to augment our desert soil and when to feed it for optimal performance

March 18-- Greg Corman of Gardening Insights
Sensory Gardens- how to design and plant a wonderful garden to be experienced by all the senses.

April 15-- Mary Sisson-Eibs, Herb Grower
Herb-A-Palooza. Mary will talk on selecting herbs for your kitchen garden, herbs as beneficial insect attractors and the making the right choices for the Southwest.

We meet in the Knox room on the southwest corner of the church complex. We enter through a gate at the South side of the Ramada just South of the Knox room. The church is just west of Alvernon between 2nd and 3rd streets.

See meeting room map. Time- 7:00 pm. See our summer potlucks.

We are VERY interested in any suggestions on topics related to organic gardening that you may have for our lecture series. Please send us your suggestions by phone at (520) 670-9158, or by email . We value your input!

The lectures are usually preceeded at 7:00pm by a social gathering with refreshments and a mini-market where organic seeds, cuttings, and produce are sold to benefit TOG.

Prospective members and guests welcome.

2002/03 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept-- Water Gardens
Oct-- Invasive species of the Sonoran
Nov-- Pot Luck with panel of experts
Dec-- Roses
Jan-- Tree pruning
Feb-- Vines
Mar-- Permaculture
April-- Irrigation

2001/02 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept-- Holisitic Gardening
Oct-- Bulb flowers
Nov-- Pot Luck with panel
Dec-- Iris's
Jan-- Beneficial Plants of the Desert
Feb-- Pollinators
March-- Pest control
April-- Irrigation

2000/01 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept-- Organic gardening
Oct-- H2O policy, future gardening in So Az
Nov-- Harvest Pot Luck
Dec-- Tree pruning and maintenance
Jan-- Soil Prep
Feb-- Worms
March-- Permaculture
April-- Desert plants, heat and drought tolerant

See our classes and workshops

Beginning again in September, we meet at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church on the third Tuesday of each month through April. The address is 3809 E. Third Street, Tucson, Arizona (west of Alvernon, South of Speedway).

Subjects and speakers for 2007/2008 are:

Nov 20-- Annual Harvest Potluck, Panel discussion. Starting at six thirty with a shared meal, we will then listen to a panel of experts give their two cents on a variety of gardening questions. Audience generated questions, so bring something to stump the panel.

Dec 18-- Jim Verrier of Desert Survivors Pushing the Envelope?Specialized Sub-Tropical Fruit Trees. Find out what Jim and the gang is working on at their nursery.

Jan 15-- Ilene Grossman of Tucson Water Water Harvesting- how to trap and utilize our desert's most precious and essential resource

Feb 19-- Justin Cosgrove of Sea of Green Soil- how to augment our desert soil and when to feed it for optimal performance

March 18-- Greg Corman of Gardening Insights Sensory Gardens- how to design and plant a wonderful garden to be experienced by all the senses.

April 15-- Mary Sisson-Eibs, Herb Grower Herb-A-Palooza. Mary will talk on selecting herbs for your kitchen garden, herbs as beneficial insect attractors and the making the right choices for the Southwest.

We meet in the Knox room on the southwest corner of the church complex. We enter through a gate at the South side of the Ramada just South of the Knox room. The church is just west of Alvernon between 2nd and 3rd streets.

See meeting room map. Time- 7:00 pm. See our summer potlucks.

We are VERY interested in any suggestions on topics related to organic gardening that you may have for our lecture series. Please send us your suggestions by phone at (520) 670-9158, or by email . We value your input!

The lectures are usually preceeded at 7:00pm by a social gathering with refreshments and a mini-market where organic seeds, cuttings, and produce are sold to benefit TOG.

Prospective members and guests welcome.

2002/03 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE: Sept-- Water Gardens Oct-- Invasive species of the Sonoran Nov-- Pot Luck with panel of experts Dec-- Roses Jan-- Tree pruning Feb-- Vines Mar-- Permaculture April-- Irrigation

2001/02 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE: Sept-- Holisitic Gardening Oct-- Bulb flowers Nov-- Pot Luck with panel Dec-- Iris's Jan-- Beneficial Plants of the Desert Feb-- Pollinators March-- Pest control April-- Irrigation

2000/01 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE: Sept-- Organic gardening Oct-- H2O policy, future gardening in So Az Nov-- Harvest Pot Luck Dec-- Tree pruning and maintenance Jan-- Soil Prep Feb-- Worms March-- Permaculture April-- Desert plants, heat and drought tolerant

Nov 20-- Annual Harvest Potluck, Panel discussion.
Starting at six thirty with a shared meal, we will then listen to a panel of experts give their two cents on a variety of gardening questions. Audience generated questions, so bring something to stump the panel.

Dec 18-- Jim Verrier of Desert Survivors
Pushing the Envelope?Specialized Sub-Tropical Fruit Trees. Find out what Jim and the gang is working on at their nursery.

Jan 15-- Ilene Grossman of Tucson Water
Water Harvesting- how to trap and utilize our desert's most precious and essential resource

Feb 19-- Justin Cosgrove of Sea of Green
Soil- how to augment our desert soil and when to feed it for optimal performance

March 18-- Greg Corman of Gardening Insights
Sensory Gardens- how to design and plant a wonderful garden to be experienced by all the senses.

April 15-- Mary Sisson-Eibs, Herb Grower
Herb-A-Palooza. Mary will talk on selecting herbs for your kitchen garden, herbs as beneficial insect attractors and the making the right choices for the Southwest.

2002/03 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept-- Water Gardens
Oct-- Invasive species of the Sonoran
Nov-- Pot Luck with panel of experts
Dec-- Roses
Jan-- Tree pruning
Feb-- Vines
Mar-- Permaculture
April-- Irrigation

2001/02 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept-- Holisitic Gardening
Oct-- Bulb flowers
Nov-- Pot Luck with panel
Dec-- Iris's
Jan-- Beneficial Plants of the Desert
Feb-- Pollinators
March-- Pest control
April-- Irrigation

2000/01 TOPICS FOR MEETINGS WERE:
Sept-- Organic gardening
Oct-- H2O policy, future gardening in So Az
Nov-- Harvest Pot Luck
Dec-- Tree pruning and maintenance
Jan-- Soil Prep
Feb-- Worms
March-- Permaculture
April-- Desert plants, heat and drought tolerant