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Metropolitan Education District
760 Hillsdale Ave
San Jose, CA 95136
September 25, 2006
Joyce Monda, Public Information Officer
408-723-6461
Contact: Michelle Alaimo
Public Information Office
(408) 723-6464
malaimo@metroed.net


MetroED’s Upcoming World Garden Workshop Features Growing Alliums and Worm Composting

The Metropolitan Adult Education Program (MAEP) is offering a new free-of-charge World Garden Workshop on Growing Alliums and Worm Composting on October 14 at the Erikson Adult Center located at 4849 Pearl Ave, San Jose.

  Master Gardener and former MAEP student Governing Board member Susan Zaslaw will lead the Growing Alliums workshop held from 10 to noon, rain or shine, at MetroED’s World Garden.  The free workshop will teach gardeners of all skill levels, about growing your own onions, garlic, shallots, leeks, chives, and ornamental alliums.

Master Composter and MAEP World Garden Coordinator, Rita Bottini, will lead the Worm Composting part of the workshop. Gardeners will learn about using red wigglers to compost kitchen waste and then recycling the castings back into the home garden.

The World Garden is located on the Southwestern edge of the Erikson Adult Center campus.  Look for the redwood trees and the greenhouse roof after entering the parking lot on Minas Drive, off of Pearl Avenue.

  To register for the free workshop, call 723-6450 or email ritab@metroed.net.


MetroED is the largest career-oriented educational organization in Santa Clara County, comprised of high school and adult occupational, academic and community programs.

MetroED annually provides 50,000 diverse students with the skills to help them be productive, income-earning and tax-paying contributors to Silicon Valley.