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Alliance GreenMarket offers free gardening workshops

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The GreenMarket at the Alliance of the Arts will remain open through the summer offering fresh local products. In addition to the typical line up of local products, the Greenmarket will offer free gardening classes by expert gardeners and farmers during the month of July.

Every Saturday in July, the Allliance for the Arts GreenMarket (corner of McGregor & Colonial) is offering free gardening classes by expert gardeners and farmers. Master Gardener, Millisa Bell, kicks off the first of the series with a workshop on Edible Landscaping at 10 a.m. on July 2.

Bell currently manages the Holton Eco-Preserve, whose mission is “helping people steward our earth through classes and events which promote sustainable lifestyles and enhance the native habitat of our community.” She is an advocate and promoter of sustainable development and is a frequent volunteer with IFAS Extension Office. Recently, Millisa has started keeping bees, and incorporating apiculture into her food garden projects.

July workshops will continue with Kara Alfaro of Elata Natives; organic farmer Ken Ryan of Herban Gardens; horticulturalist Debbie Hughes of Edison-Ford Estates; and Sanibel resident Andrea Guerrero, manager of Heartland Gardens.

Join us at the GreenMarket (corner of McGregor and Colonial) any Saturday morning in July at 10 a.m. and bring your green thumb. The Alliance GreenMarket is family friendly and offers occasional artistic and educational activities. On select Saturdays, the market welcomes live music from local musicians. Guest are always encouraged to venture inside the Alliance’s main building to view the current art exhibits and pick up information about area arts and cultural organizations.

The Alliance for the Arts proudly supports the artists and arts organizations in our area as the state designated Local Arts Agency for Lee County. The Alliance for the Arts galleries are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. Visit www.ArtInLee.org for more details of all the excitement our community has to offer.