On Saturday, September 22, from 10a.m.-12p.m., the Building Material Thrift Store will present a free workshop on cold frame construction using reclaimed materials. A cold frame is an easy do-it-yourself project demonstrating how you can divert materials from our landfills and avoid the production of new materials, all while growing more of your own food in our not-so-easy mountain climate.
Participants will learn about constructing a simple cold frame, as well as season extension gardening, cold frame placement, and more. The workshop will take place at the Building Material Thrift Store (BMTS) in south Woodside, Hailey. The BMTS will have materials on-hand and available for purchase, if you would like to build along with the facilitators. Please reserve your materials ahead of time through the ERC. You can also elect to build and donate a cold frame, which will be placed with a gardener through The Hunger Coalition’s Hope Garden project.
The event is a part of the Hailey Community Climate Challenge, which explores steps communities can take to reduce greenhouse gases (though you do not need to be a Hailey resident to attend). Workshop space is limited; to register or for more information, please call the ERC at 208.726.4333.
