Winter Gardening

Ground frozen, snow forecast and the smart birds munching Spanish speaking worms down Mexico or South America way. So, time to start gardening, right?

Crazy as it sounds, it’s true. Waiting on the warmth to start laying the foundation for a summer garden is a quick ticket to a long summer killing time in line at the store for your fruits and veggies.

To help you get started the Native Earth Teaching Farm is holding workshops on Sunday, Feb. 6 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and again on Wed., Feb. 9 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn how to create small garden beds and build them now. Come spring, all you’ll have to do is throw in some seeds or starters.

The cost of the workshop with materials is $25 but as always at the Native Earth Teaching Farm barter opportunities are available. For details and to register, call 508-645-3304 or see nativeearthteachingfarm.org.