2nd Saturday - Happy Trees in the Home Landscape - 11/9/2013

November 9 - Happy Trees in the Home Landscape

At 10am Rene Schmit will discuss how to properly maintain your trees through proper nutrtition, fertilizer application, mulching, and how to alleviate compaction and reduce stress on your trees.

Gates open from 9am-noon at Parkway Partners.

At the greenhouse: trees, winter color (including Pansies)

For more information contact Nell Howard.

Food Day - Urban Farming Demonstrations & Discussion - 10/24/2013

Parkway Partners will be hosting three events in celebration of National Food Day on Thursday, October 24.

11:00am- Andrew Loyd of LSU AgCenter and the New Orleans Mycological society will be leading a mushroom workshop titled “From Hay Bale to Skillet: Oyster Mushroom Cultivation Demonstration.” The 30 minute demo will feature everything from spore prints to running spawn to fruiting mushrooms. A link to his web page below:

http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/communications/authors/aloyd.htm

12:30pm- Jamal Elhayek and Katie Lerin of SUA NOLA (Sustaining Urban Agriculture in New Orleans) will be demonstrating how to start and maintain micro greens. This will take place at Parkway Partners’ Greenhouse, lasting 30 mins-1 hr.

2:00pm- Emily Mickley-Doyle and Matt Glassman of SPROUT NOLA will lead a group conversation on the viability of making a living at urban farming in New Orleans. The discussion will occur inside Parkway Partners. Come join in the discussion!

Native Trees Giveaway! - 11/9/2013

November 9 - Tree Giveaway Thanks to a grant from the Apache Corporation, Parkway Partners is hosting a giveaway of NATIVE TREES! (Maximum 1 tree per person unless otherwise arranged with Parkway Partners.) 9am-noon at 1137 Baronne Street in Central City *Tree Trooper graduates get first pick of tree species!* Available Species include: River Birch Bald Cypress American Holly Silver-Bell Native Fringe Magnolia ‘Little Gem’ Sweetbay Magnolia Big Leaf Magnolia Native Plum Native Cherry Crab Apple Catalpa American Elm Witch Hazel Red Bud Cherry Laurel Southern Sugar Maple Swamp Red Maple Live Oak Nuttall Oak White Oak Persimmon Mayhaw Bay Leaf Pawpaw