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Seminar: Harvesting the Garden
August 11, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Harvesting & Preserving the Garden’s Bounty
Martha Swiss
Garden Writer & Designer
Tuesday August 11, 2015
6:00p.m.—7:30p.m.
Landmarks Preservation Resource Center
744 Rebecca Avenue, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
Rejoice in the bounty of your garden! This class provides tips for harvesting vegetables, fruits, and herbs at the peak of flavor, as well as the basics of hot water bath canning, freezing, and drying. You will gain confidence to try these simple techniques at home so you can savor the harvest long into winter.
About the Presenter: Martha Swiss is a garden writer, designer, and speaker. She is a regular contributor to Pennsylvania Gardener magazine and the publications editor for the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. Her articles have also appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Fine Gardening. She is a graduate of Chatham University’s landscape design program and a Penn State master gardener.
This workshop is free to PHLF Members. Click here for more information about PHLF membership and please join!
Non-members: $5
RSVPs are appreciated. Contact Mary Lu Denny at 412-471-5808 ext. 527