Upcoming events at the Thompson Worm Farm!
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Event: “Chattanooga Green Festival”
Date: Saturday, April 10, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Coolidge and Renaissance Parks
The City of Chattanooga invites you to a celebration of Earth Month 2010. The CHATTANOOGA GREEN FESTIVAL will highlight sustainability measures for homeowners and businesses alike with educational displays, vendors and special events. Chat with the Director of the “Office of Sustainability,” or the experts on sustainability from multiple agencies. You’ll meet local businesses and organizations that are dedicated to improving the health of our environment. As an added bonus: Outdoor Chattanooga’s OUTDOOR EXPO & GEAR SWAP will feature exhibits dedicated to outdoor recreation & nature, and Chattanooga’s Parent Magazine is sponsoring a “SUMMER FUN ZONE” for kids. This is a special “green”day for our community. You don’t want to miss it!
Event: 2010 Spring Wildflower Festival & Native Plant Sale – April 9, 10, & 11
Come at 1PM on Sunday the 11th for a vermicomposing workshop!
Come choose from hundreds of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers – all for sale. Stay and make a day of it exploring our 300-acres of native woodland gardens and over twelve miles of hiking trails and paths.
The Spring Native Plant Sale features hearty native plants, guided wildflower walks, a variety of talks on gardening/wildlife/conservation topics and a few longer hikes exploring the Riding property, and live bluegrass music. Please come and enjoy the beauty of the emerging spring!
Hours: Friday & Saturday, 9am to 5pm, and Sunday, 1 to 5pm. Free Admission.
Event: SPRING PLANT SALE @ Crabtree Farms
Come see the NEW Worm Factory 360 and learn about Vermicomposting at the 10th Annual Spring Plant Sale at Crabtree Farms in Chattanooga. Stop by the Thompson Worm Farm Booth.
When:
Saturday April 17, 2010: 8-4
Sunday April 18, 2010: 11-3
Customers can choose from a wide variety of vegetable starts including heirloom tomatoes, herbs and annual flowers. All plants are cultivated in the greenhouse at Crabtree Farms using sustainable methods. Due to popular demand, Crabtree Farms will be offering over 6000 plants at this year’s sale. So no one will leave empty handed this year. Also, check out the new Sunday hours for the plant sale.
Gardening Talks:
Join us Saturday at the Spring Plant Sale for free Gardening talks; topic TBA
Plants for Sale:
There are many annual favorites, as well as several new varieties. All have been chosen for regional adaptation and performance. Mark your space in the yard and check out the bountiful selection at this year’s plant sale. Many plants available this year are hard to find locally.
DIRECTIONS
From Downtown
Proceed South on Market Street
Past the Choo Choo, at light take Left on Main Street
Proceed ½ mile to light at Central, take Right
Keep left, Left onto Rossville Blvd.
Go 1 mile on Rossville Blvd.
Right on East 30th Street
Stay on East 30th Street, wind through residential neighborhood
East 30th Dead Ends at Crabtree Farm
Drive up to Barn!
From 1-24
Take I-24 into Chattanooga to the Rossville Boulevard South exit
Go less than 1 mile south on Rossville Blvd. to East 30th Street
Right on East 30th Street
Stay on East 30th Street, wind through residential neighborhood
East 30th Dead Ends at Crabtree Farm
Drive up to Barn!
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