Keep the Carbon Where it Belongs: The No-Dig Approach to a More Productive Garden

Presented by Matt Herbruck, owner, Birdsong Farm, Hiram, Ohio

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. 

The Garden Club of Kent Monthly Dinner Meeting 

Held at United Methodist Church of Kent, 1435 E. Main St.

DINNER COST: $16

RSVP REQUIRED BY APRIL 24  Email BackyardPest@gmail.com

YOU CAN ATTEND THE TALK ONLY, FREE OF CHARGE. RECOMMENDED ARRIVAL TIME IS 7:15 p.m. The meetings are held in the church's Pierson Hall, on the north of the building. Drive around from the entrance. Parking is plentiful and free.

Matt Herbruck, owner of Birdsong Farm in Hiram, will present “Keep the Carbon Where it Belongs: The No-Dig Approach to a More Productive Garden” at the monthly dinner meeting on Monday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church in Kent.

Matt will discuss the science and philosophy behind his ecological approach to organic farming and share practical tips for your own garden. You'll learn how the "no-dig" method varies from "no-till" gardening and why you might consider it. There will be plenty of time for questions.

Matt has been an organic farmer for 30 years. After graduating from College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, where he studied with Eliot Coleman and Helen Nearing, he started Back Bay Farm and was among a group of farmers who opened the Bar Harbor Farmer's Market. 

When Matt moved to Ohio in 2009, he redoubled his commitment to organic and ecological farming by shifting his methods to an entirely no-till system. This has resulted in increased yields, reduced labor, improved profitability and significant carbon draw down for his farm.  

Matt currently operates a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and is a vendor at the Haymaker Farmer’s Market in Kent as well as at markets in Chagrin Falls and Garrettsville.

On the Dinner Menu  Baked ziti. Vegetarian option is meatless baked ziti. Both options come with salad, rolls, iced tea, coffee and dessert.

Cost & Reservations  The dinner is $16 per person, cash or check only. Members will be contacted by their club callers for RSVPs. Deadline to reserve is Thursday, April 24.  

Friday, May 9 & Saturday, May 10

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day

THE GARDEN CLUB OF KENT

480 Ravenna Rd., Streetsboro, Ohio 

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