From Annie’s website:

Tomatoes! From Garden To Table. A FREE talk with Elizabeth Boegel

Follow the tomato through its entire story arc from garden to table! Elizabeth will start with some history and botany of the tomato, then move into the different kinds of tomatoes and which ones are best for different microclimates and growing conditions. Elizabeth will also go through the process of prepping the soil and planting, how and when to trellis and prune, possible problems, the process of pollination and how to attract native pollinators, common myths of tomato growing, harvesting and preserving!

Elizabeth Boegel has been a suburban farmer in Walnut Creek for 20 years (Poppy Corners Farm), growing and preserving the harvest for her family, keeping bees and chickens, and regenerating the landscape to support the ecological health of the soil and the surrounding insects and animals. Elizabeth teaches classes in Urban Agroecology, Edible Landscaping, and Permaculture at Merritt College in Oakland, and has (along with her students) revitalized an abandoned urban farm on the far reaches of Merritt’s campus, growing enough surplus to provide all of the students with food for their families. Elizabeth is also an avid hiker and naturalist, and loves to spot snakes and tarantulas in her local open spaces.

ADMISSION: FREE

WHEN: Saturday, April 6th from 10:00am-11:00pm

WHERE: Annie’s Annuals, 740 Market Ave, Richmond, CA

Hope to see you there!