Gardening Classes at NCC’s Community Garden

Northampton Community College’s East 40 Community Garden is a place for aspiring and seasoned gardeners to further their knowledge with a mixture of in-class and outdoor learning experiences. Classes are open to the public, and a limited number of garden plots are available at the site, but you don’t have to have a plot to take a class.

The Community Garden is located in the field east of NCC’s Main Campus parking lots on Green Pond Road in Bethlehem Township.

All classes are offered on Saturdays from 9am to noon in Kopecek 101 and at the Community Garden. The fee for each class is $25.

Classes include:

Planning the Perfect Organic Vegetable Garden – Feb. 11

How to Grow Your Own Seedlings – March 10

Building Good Soil and Making Raised Beds – April 14

Planting Veggies and Watering Wisely – May 12

Organic Pest, Disease and Weed Control – June 9

Extending the Growing Season: Plan Now! – July 14

Preserving the Harvest – Aug. 11

Practical Home Composting – Sept. 8

Fall Clean-Up and Methods of Storing Your Produce – Oct. 13

For detailed class descriptions, or to register for spring semester classes online, visit www.northampton.edu and click on "Search Courses." To register by phone, call 1-877-543-0998. For more information about the Community Garden or to request a plot, email east40garden@gmail.com.