A discussion of vegetable gardening and vegetable garden design, explaining the seven basic tenants of optimal kitchen garden design, offering design material options and showcasing well-known historical and contemporary gardens as well as the lecturer's own renowned vegetable gardens at Hortulus Farm.

to the virtues of growing what you eat, not only for the good of body and soul, but for the good of the planet and our local farm economies as well. Touching on such controversial topics as use of pesticides, genetic modification, and the tyranny of big business over what appears on our plates, Jack Staub sings the praises of small family farming, global bio-diversity, and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), while sharing with you the classic techniques and educated tips that can turn any humdrum kitchen garden into a thing of beauty.

A fascinating look at 10 fruit varieties virtually unknown to the American gardener that are as notable for their beautiful and eminently hardy growing habits as they are for their astonishing health benefits.

The moving history of Hortulus Farm and the creation of its celebrated gardens, from an original William Penn land grant of 1697 to seven generations of the same family and great prosperity in the 17th and 18th Centuries to sheriff's sale in 1931 and years of near dereliction to the residency of the current owners in 1980 and their restoration of the historic property.

Lecture fee starts at $1200 plus transportation & lodging

For more information, please call, write, or email:
Jack Staub
c/o Hortulus Farm Nursery
60 Thompson Mill Road
Wrightstown, PA 18940

Phone: 215.598.0550
Fax: 215.598.8076
Email: jack@hortulusfarm.com