Gardening in a Changing Climate

Bringing dramatic changes in seasonal weather patterns, disrupting plant and animal behavior, and causing adjustments to plant hardiness zones, climate change is here and changing how we garden in Western North Carolina. This course will provide an overview of new tools that will help gardeners cultivate a climate-resilient garden. Learn about how to evaluate your climate risk, track the effect of rising temperatures with plant phenology, reduce your garden’s carbon footprint, and promote the high response and recovery capacity needed to garden successfully no matter the weather.

Laura Lengnick is an award-winning soil scientist and author of “Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate, 2nd Edition.” She has been a sustainable food and farming researcher, activist and educator for more than 30 years. A lifelong gardener, Lengnick has 20 years of experience growing a diverse mix of vegetable, fruit, medicinal, culinary and ornamental plants using biointensive and permaculture practices on her two-acre mini-farm in Buncombe County. cultivatingresilience.com

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