Video Link attached:
https://youtu.be/EFqBiR-HDb0
Nathalie Fonteyne will join Alice Ely and Ryan Brunelle, WTF’s own master gardeners and garden coaches, to share tips on what to cut down and what to leave, how to properly recycle and compost the last greens as the garden prepares for its long winter nap, and what veggies you still have time to plant in order to ensure a healthy and beautiful garden buzzing with life come springtime..
Meet the Farmers,
Nathalie Fonteyne: UConn master gardener & master composter, member, Westport Garden Club and the Connecticut Herb Society (and Wakeman Town Farm perennials whisperer)
Alice Ely: Certified Master Gardener & Composter (and Registered Monarch Way Station creator)
Ryan Brunelle: Ryan Brunelle is a graduate of Long Island University, Southampton College with a degree in Environmental Biology. After spending 20+ years handling maritime oil spill response/crisis management, Ryan was hired as the Farmer/Garden Manager at Wakeman Town Farm in the fall of 2019. A graduate of the Uconn Master Gardener program and accredited by the Northeast Organic Farming Association as a Land Care Professional, Ryan has been an avid gardener for over 25 years. Ryan is also Cofounder/Principal of Gardenfolk, LLC, a local fine gardening company specializing in the design, construction and maintenance of vegetable/herb/berry gardens. Ryan currently resides in Monroe with his wife and two daughters.