Library class offers gardening essentials
The Newport Community Garden Committee had a planting day earlier this summer and continues to host monthly educational classes. On August 11, Master Gardener Kamori Cattadoris will discuss “Strategic Gardening: Integrating Nutrition with Crop Choices.”
(Photo courtesy MARY MALONE)
NEWPORT — Gardening is not just a wonderful source of fresh food, the fruits and vegetables it provides can also be a way to bring essential nutrition into your home.
This is something Master Gardener Kamori Cattadoris strives to do for her family and, through an upcoming class hosted by the Newport Community Garden Committee, she will help you do the same. During her talk, titled “Strategic Gardening: Integrating Nutrition with Crop Choices,” Cattadoris will answer all your questions about this rarely covered aspect of gardening, such as how does she plan a garden that provides essential nutritional needs for her family? Which are the most nutritionally important crops to grow in limited space? Which varieties of root crops, greens or fruit provide the best nutritional bang for your gardening buck? Where does she find these varieties?
This event will be held Aug. 11, 2023, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Newport Public Library, 116 S Washington Ave., Newport. Reservations are required and can be made the Library’s event page at pocld.org/events. If you need assistance with registration, call 1-800-366-3654.
The garden is a collaborative project between members of the Pend Oreille County Library District, Friends of the Pend Oreille County Library District, the local WSU Extension and Master Gardeners, SNAP-Ed, the Pend Oreille Conservation District and the Pend Oreille County Weed Board. Funding has been provided through grants from SNAP-Ed, the Innovia Foundation, Catholic Charities and an Urban Agriculture Conservation Grant through the National Association of Conservation Districts, as well as fundraising efforts by the Friends of the Library and a donation from The Kalispel Tribe of Indians.