Workshop - Food Gardening Using the Deep Roots Method
Here is the presentation from our Deep Roots Project and BEAT Roots interactive workshop held on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Oak Park Main Library.
This hands-on event features Deep Roots’ compost-based method, native plants, and simple “milk jug” winter sowing for bigger home harvests
We are posting here the presentation we gave at our Feb. 7th, 2026 workshop. Our presentation featured Deep Roots Project’s Transformational Gardening method—an innovative, science-based approach that uses 100% microbe- and nutrient-rich compost instead of traditional soil blends, enriched with worm castings and smart raised-bed design, to build living soil and significantly increase yields in small urban and suburban gardens.
The workshop ended with a “hands-on” demonstration of simple “milk jug” winter sowing to get a head start on a bigger home harvest this year.
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