SARDI set to host its Community Spring Garden Workshop on February 15

Baton Rouge, La. – The Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Institute (SARDI) will host its Community Spring Garden Workshop from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Friday, February 15, 2019. The event will be held at SARDI’s office, located at 1209 Diesi Street, in Opelousas, La.

Sessions covered during the workshop will include:

·         Soil Preparation Tips

·         Seedling Preparation

·         Greenhouse Maintenance

·         Transplanting Seedling to the Field

·         Hoop Houses and Raised Beds

SARDI is a satellite campus of the Southern University Ag Center housed in Opelousas, La. The Institute focuses on improving the socioeconomic well-being of citizens in rural communities within a ten-parish region of St. Landry, Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee, St. Martin and Vermillion.

For additional information or to register for the Community Spring Garden Workshop, call 337-943-2410.