From Annie’s web site:

Tomatoes! From Backyard To Desk. A FREE discuss with Elizabeth Boegel

Observe the tomato by way of its total story arc from backyard to desk! Elizabeth will begin with some historical past and botany of the tomato, then transfer into the totally different sorts of tomatoes and which of them are finest for various microclimates and rising situations. Elizabeth will even undergo the method of prepping the soil and planting, how and when to trellis and prune, doable issues, the method of pollination and the right way to entice native pollinators, frequent myths of tomato rising, harvesting and preserving!

Elizabeth Boegel has been a suburban farmer in Walnut Creek for 20 years (Poppy Corners Farm), rising and preserving the harvest for her household, protecting bees and chickens, and regenerating the panorama to help the ecological well being of the soil and the encompassing bugs and animals. Elizabeth teaches lessons in City Agroecology, Edible Landscaping, and Permaculture at Merritt Faculty in Oakland, and has (alongside together with her college students) revitalized an deserted city farm on the far reaches of Merritt’s campus, rising sufficient surplus to supply all the college students with meals for his or her households. Elizabeth can also be an avid hiker and naturalist, and loves to identify snakes and tarantulas in her native open areas.

ADMISSION: FREE

WHEN: Saturday, April sixth from 10:00am-11:00pm

WHERE: Annie’s Annuals, 740 Market Ave, Richmond, CA

Hope to see you there!