Spoiler alert: Homo sapiens have been creating layered hills of trash for tens of thousands of years. How can we hack a system designed toward landfills? Any why it is so hard to know what is and is not recyclable? We'll discuss all of this and more!Read more >>
Thursday, August 11 / 11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Historic Barnes Park
Instructor: Sarna Salzman, SEEDS $59
Explore food production within a forest system and the multiple functions these systems serve in carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat creation, and food and medicine production. Learn some of the basics of perennial food forest planning, enjoy tastes of perennial foods, and take home some simple ideas to implement perennial foods in your home garden.Read more >>
Wednesday, July 27 / 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
Historic Barnes Park
Instructor: Jennifer Flynn, SEEDS $59
Michigan has a lot of surface and watershed to protect; and, as rain events get more dramatic, shorelines are always changing. This class aims to reduce risk to water resources through improved land management practices -- compost applications! Learn about the benefits of compost applications, from small to large scale, to improve water quality.Read more >>
Tuesday, August 2 / 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
Historic Barnes Park
Instructor: Jennifer Flynn, SEEDS $59
Learn all about the wonderful, soil building benefits of worm-based composting! Find out what makes worms happy, and how to prevent problems. Participants will leave with their own worm starter kit and first ‘herd’ of worms. Read more >>
Tuesday, August 9 / 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
Historic Barnes Park
Instructor: Jennifer Flynn, SEEDS $59
Face masks are recommended, not required, in all of the college's buildings to limit the spread of COVID-19. Social distancing is not required at this time. NMC will continue to monitor the public health pandemic and will relax or tighten its COVID protocols based on local case numbers.
