LANHT 501: Urban Community Gardening

Class meets Tuesday/Wednesday 9:30-11:00am at the Lakeside Park Demonstration Garden Area at Lake Merritt! 

 

Course Description 

This course is an intensive introduction into vegetable food production, garden construction, and drip irrigation. Year-round seasonal vegetables are grown from seed to harvest. Organic methods are employed in their cultivation.   

All produce is donated to local shelters and various organizations.  Currently donations are being distributed to the Berkeley Food Bank, Your Daily Bread, and Merritt S.O.U.L. (food bank). 

The class is Open Entry/Exit, CR/NC and CR (credit) for the class will be awarded if the student attends class for at least 65% of the scheduled hours. No Pre-requisites or Co-requisites. 

 

Instructor 

Tom Branca
Tbranca@peralta.edu