The DC Parks and Recreation (DPR) is offering a free Urban Gardening Certificate Program. This course will cover a variety of topics about urban gardening in District from garden design, organic management, critter proof composting, cooking what you grow, food justice and many more. After the completion of this course each participant will receive a certificate and the knowledge and experience to create and manage a large variety of urban gardening projects. This course is seven weeks long, comprised of 16 2-hour classes and field trips total, all taught by experience urban garden teachers who are currently creating and managing the Districts leading urban agriculture projects. This is a chance to learn urban gardening from DC’s leading urban gardeners. 

The 2016 SUGCC will take place from February 22 through April 9, 2016.  Workshops will take place at Deanwood Recreation Center (1350 49th St., NE), Raymond Recreation Center (3725 10th St., NW) or Urban Farm Plans Demo Garden/K Street Farms and all workshops must be attended to complete the program.

Registration will open today, Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 6 pm.