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The growing season is just around the corner, and you can always count on El Paso County Colorado State University Extension to offer classes that can help.
But alongside the lawn and garden webinars are more in-depth classes on food preservation and healthy eating. And, if you want to make your own goodies to sell at farmers markets, there are courses for learning about food safety and getting certified for cottage food production.
Here’s a look at some of these offerings, which you can sign up for at elpaso.extension.colostate.edu. Many are free or a very reasonable price.
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Cloudy with rain and snow this evening. Remaining cloudy overnight. Low 28F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 90%. Updated: April 13, 2021 @ 8:55 pm Chancey Bush, The Gazette
Houseplants, unlike garden plants, are completely reliant on their owners for sunlight and nutrition, but they repay the effort by producing a number of benefits in return. Houseplants have made a comeback during the pandemic, and their popularity will continue into 2021, according to HGTV.
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Sure, it’s the dead of winter, but it’s not too early to start thinking about springtime and growing a bounty of homegrown vegetables. Everyone needs something to look forward to, especially as the pandemic begins to pass into the rearview mirror.
Larry Stebbins, known in Colorado Springs gardening circles as “The Garden Father” (also the name of his gardening blog), is spearheading The Backyard Garden Project along with the El Paso County Colorado State University Extension.
Stebbins is a former secondary school chemistry teacher and school administrator who has been an organic gardener since childhood. He recently decided he wanted to share his experience and joy of gardening with those who he describes as “food insecure families.” The Backyard Garden Project began to take root after he contacted Irene Shonle, El Paso County Extension Program Associate. Their collaboration expanded and they contacted a group of Master Gardeners, working out the details for what the pr