Gardening 101 with Fleet Farming

Posted October 21, 2020 | By ale_bellot

Digital Education Programming Presented by the
Center for Health & Wellbeing

Join in on this Gardening 101 with Fleet Farming, a class intended for new growers who want to learn the basics of setting up an edible garden, composting, seeding, seasonal planting, and maintenance to keep your garden full of produce.

Special Instructions: Please be prepared for this program with a notebook and writing utensil for note-taking.

This class is presented by Carolina Chomanics and Fleet Farming and is hosted by the Winter Park Health Foundation. Learn more about Fleet Farming at www.FleetFarming.org

About Your Program Presenter
Caroline Chomanics is a passionate horticulturalist in the Central Florida community having earned her Degree in Landscape and Horticulture Technology from Valencia College and has earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Urbanism from Rollins College. She developed her horticultural skills while living for 4 years at a Historic Botanical Garden, Nehrling Gardens in Gotha, Florida. Since 2015, Caroline has been Program Manager to Fleet Farming, an urban agriculture program that transforms lawns into farms. She also acts as Chief Administrative Officer to IDEAS For Us which develops, funds, and scales environmental action projects in the focus areas of energy, water, food, waste, and ecology. When she is not farming, she is honored to be the gardening teacher at Inspiring Minds Day School, teaching children about the wonders of the natural world.