Growing Cannabis at Home Pt. 1: Fertilizing and Pruning

Gain the skills and confidence that you need to grow a successful Cannabis crop in your own backyard. Red Wagon staff member Chad Donovan will talk you through the different aspects of Cannabis cultivation with a focus on what you should be doing in early July to set you up for a bountiful harvest. You’ve germinated your seeds, hardened them off, and finally planted them outside. Now what? Chad will focus on fertilizing, scouting for pest and disease, and most importantly pruning and supporting. Registration required.

Make + Take Workshop: Shade Planter

Red Wagon staff member, artist and horticulturalist Hope Johnson will provide tips, advice and support as you build a beautiful shade planter. We will provide an array of plants and materials and guide you through the design and planting process. We will also cover maintenance practices and how to keep your beautiful planter thriving all season long. Shade planters can be exotic, and lush, and full of interesting textures and colors. We invite you to enjoy our greenhouse after hours, learn about shade loving plants and take home your gorgeous creation. Registration required.

Make + Take Workshop: Shade Planter

Red Wagon staff member, artist and horticulturalist Hope Johnson will provide tips, advice and support as you build a beautiful shade planter. We will provide an array of plants and materials and guide you through the design and planting process. We will also cover maintenance practices and how to keep your beautiful planter thriving all season long. Shade planters can be exotic, and lush, and full of interesting textures and colors. We invite you to enjoy our greenhouse after hours, learn about shade loving plants and take home your gorgeous creation. Registration required.

Build a Bee and Wasp Pollinator Habitat Workshop

Bees are essential to our ecosystem and your garden. Whether you are looking to increase the number of bees visiting your perennials or your vegetable garden, join Julie Parker-Dickerson for a hands-on workshop where we will learn about the nectar plants that are appealing to a variety of native bees and pollinators. Bring your garden gloves to explore some bee-loved plants and create some artistic garden structures that will enhance your bee habitat. Registration required.

Retreat Farm is hiring for many positions!

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Retreat Farm, Ltd., a non-profit organization in Brattleboro, VT, pursues multiple strategies and programs to connect people with the land and with one another. The Farm’s 500+ acres of forest and farmlands, 10+ miles of trails, and historic farmstead are home to numerous recreation, arts, farming, and community gathering initiatives serving tens of thousands of visitors annually. From our start in 2015, we have sought to restore the barns, forests, fields, and waters of this historic property and to establish an essential community place and platform for a range of community-advancing initiatives. In doing so, we believe Retreat Farm is helping create a just, healthy, and sustainable community. We hope you'll join us as we secure an impactful team! Open positions include: Community Outreach Manager, Assistant Lands Manager, & Large-Animal Care Coordinator. Read more: https://www.retreatfarm.org/jobs-at-the-farm

Farm Intern

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The Putney School is seeking a seasonal Farm Intern to begin in mid-April, 2023. The position will
start at around 45 hours per week in April and will increase up to 50 hours per week as the season
picks up. Position start and end dates are somewhat flexible but are approximately April 15 to
October 15.

About The Putney School:
Putney is a progressive boarding school for 230 hardworking and curious students in Putney,
Vermont. Hands-on learning is embedded in the school’s culture: a working dairy farm, expansive
arts offerings, a robust work program, miles of wooded trails, and large solar arrays serve our
curriculum. Employees are also part of an intentional residential experience that values belonging
and community. We seek applicants who find joy in their work and help others realize how much fun
authentic, student-centered learning can be. The school cultivates and sustains an educational
community that values difference. Community members explore how they contribute to building a
home at Putney where everyone, especially those from historically-marginalized populations, can
honor their individual racial, gender, ethnic, and socio-economic identities. Putney recognizes this is
difficult, communal work. The school supports all its employees in developing this critical skill set.

Position Responsibilities:
During the spring and fall, the position will involve performing tasks on the farm and in the gardens
as needed. This includes supervising some barn chore shifts with student crews during the week
and some weekends. During the summer, the intern will work with the garden crew (doing things
such as weeding, harvesting, hoeing, etc), work a few cow barn chore shifts each week, including
some weekend shifts, and help with farm projects (such as haying) as needed. The position will
include some tractor work, as well as other responsibilities which may include, depending on
interest and experience: being responsible for direct seeding of crops, working with Putney School
Summer Program students, coordinating donations with local food shelves.

Medicinal Herbs from the Garden: Drying Herbs for Flavorful Teas

As the garden bounty rolls in, it's time to start harvesting and drying your tea herbs for maximum potency and flavor all year long. In this hands-on class herbalist and Red Wagon staff member Sophie Cassel will talk about timing the harvest, setting yourself up for success, troubleshooting, and different methods for drying and processing the leaves, stems and flowers of medicinal herbs. Participants will leave with a handmade tea blend to try at home. Registration required.

Queer Botany Series: Plants & Their Pollinators

The queer botany series, presented by Kat Consler, invites LGBTQIA+ folks and allies to explore the plant world through a queer lens and inspires to bring this knowledge into their own botanizing and gardening practices. We will learn some basic botany and explore our relationship with plants. The classes are interactive and designed for experienced gardeners and budding plant nerds alike. Want to find the queerest plant in your neighborhood? This is the class for you!

Tree & Shrub 2023 Preview at Red Wagon Plants

Every winter Red Wagon staff member Chad Donovan spends hours researching, investigating, and purchasing trees and shrubs for RWP, and you’re invited to see which ones made the cut. He’ll go over size and spacing, cultural notes, general maintenance, seasonal interest, and common pests and diseases. Over the course of two hours there will be tons of info presented, but please feel free to come with your questions and to get help to find the perfect plant for that “one” spot in your garden. Registration required.