EDUCATION, EVENTS & ARTICLES
Events
Boulder County Home and Garden Show
March 22 - 24, 2013
Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont, CO.WaterWise Seminar Series
The Edible Xeriscape by Bill MelvinWednesday, April 17th, 2013
http://conservationcenter.org/
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Longmont, Co.Few joys of life compare to gathering fruits, vegetables and herbs right from your yard—free, fresh and vine-ripened. The thought of creating such an oasis can be daunting, especially for the novice gardener. With a little bit of help, your dreams can become reality in just a short amount of time. Come explore how to go about such an endeavor from start to finish, applying your dreams to paper, laying out an edible landscape for year’s worth of fulfillment.
Together we will explore the gamut of edible goodies that work well in our arid environment. A focus will be made to address what is the most appropriate and desirable specie’s and cultivars for their hardiness, taste, and storing abilities. Wild edible foods will also be discussed that supply delicious treats with truly minimal requirements. Numerous Permacultural techniques will be integrated and explored to help you maximize your land’s potential and minimize your energy inputs.
Speaker: Bill Melvin is owner, lead designer, and chief consultant for Ecoscape based here in Boulder, Colorado. Bill is a graduate of the University of Colorado’s School of Environmental Design, has been a certified Permaculture Designer for almost 15 years, and teaches throughout the region on sustainable land use issues. He has been a volunteer with the Fourmile Fire Protection District for over 10 years, was actively working to protect the mountain communities during the Fourmile fire, and now is working to rehabilitate the burn zone.
Center for ReSource Conservation 11th Annual Earth Day 5K
Sunday, April 21, 2013
http://conservationcenter.org/
10am
University of Colorado Research ParkCome cheer the Ecoscape Crew on as they Support CRC's mission to empower our community to conserve natural resources!
5th Annual Boulder County Home & Garden Fair 2012
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
www.homeandgardenmag.com
10am - 4pm
29th & Canyon Blvd.Held at the Twenty Ninth Street Retail District, the Boulder Home & Garden Fair offers your family an extensive array of ideas and innovation to improve your living environment. Broaden your life with ideas from 70+ vendors including local builders, landscape and garden specialists, green living experts, and product vendors.
- Firewise Landscaping (Summer 2011)
Bill Melvin - A Mountain Garden of Eatin' (or view as PDF) (2007)
Bill Melvin - have your flower garden and eat it, too (April, 2007)
Boulder County Home & Garden - Edible Landscaping
Bill Melvin - Fire-fighting Landscapes (July, 2007)
Boulder County Home & Garden - Landscaper sets the PACE with Ecoscaping (view as PDF) (2005)
Boulder County Business Report