Bees

Urban Garden and Farm Week

Bees, Chickens, Composting, Construction, Cooking, Early Bird Brunch, Family Friendly, Garden Design, Irrigation, Network, Nutrition, Preserving, Seasonal, Seeds, Soil, Events

It is finally time! Our long awaited, much anticipated, urban food production egg-stravaganza is here! If you haven't heard - Chicken Week has been spreading it's wings, and scope to include so much more than just chickens this year. We will be hosting a variety of events focused on urban homesteading, food growing, small-scale farming, livestock raising, bee keeping, water catching, chicken keeping and sustainable living in local backyards. Do NOT miss out on your chance to participate in this week of events.

Pollinators & The Plants They Love

Bees, Workshops

Celebrate Salt Lake City's Water Week by spending the evening learning how to attract bees and other pollinators to your garden. Wasatch Community Gardens and the Salt Lake County Extension Services.

Edible City: Grow the Revolution

Bees, Chickens, Community Organizing, Composting, Cooking, Irrigation, Preserving, Seasonal, Seeds, Soil, Tour de Coops, Vermicomposting, Water-wise, Events

Urban Garden and Farm Week

Bees, Chickens, Composting, Construction, Cooking, Early Bird Brunch, Garden Design, Irrigation, Preserving, Seasonal, Seeds, Soil, Solar, Tour de Coops, Events

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

2013 Urban Garden and Farm Tour

Wasatch Community Gardens is pleased to present its Urban Garden and Farm Tour and we would love for you to be part of it!

When: Saturday, June, 22nd from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

What we are looking for: Local urban homesteaders, gardeners, chicken keepers, farmers, DIY-ers committed to sustainability and willing to show off their traditional and innovative efforts.

Increasing Biodiversity in the Garden

Bees, Garden Design, Seeds, Soil, Workshops

We will be meeting in the 4th floor conference room.

Do you want more birds ‘n bees in your life? How about butterflies?

Beekeeping and Pollinators

Bees, Workshops

Have you been wanting to attract more pollinators to your yard? Have you been interested in bee keeping, but don't know where to start?

Attracting Bees to your Garden

Bees

Every garden needs pollinators to help pollinate plants and flowers. Without bees our gardens wouldn’t be nearly as productive, and if you have a beehive you can benefit from the bee wax and honey. Bees and other pollinators provide many benefits to our gardens and to us. Want to know how to make your garden more bee friendly? Here are some tips to get your garden buzzing with bees!