Pam Dawling

Pam Dawling

Twin Oaks Community, Virginia Association for Biological Farming

Pam Dawling has grown vegetables at Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia for 28 years, feeding 100 people from 3. 5 acres. She's the author of Sustainable Market Farming and The Year-Round Hoophouse. She's a contributing editor at Growing for Market magazine, a workshop presenter, and a weekly blogger on Sustainable Market Farming.

3 Courses
10 Videos

Courses

Videos

Garden Planning Course
Garden Goals: How to Plan Which Crops to Grow
Begin to think ahead, before the start of the garden season. Knowing what you hope to do, where and when, will help you be calm, well-organized and successful, retaining the…
Pam Dawling
Pam Dawling Twin Oaks Community, Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Garden Planning Course
Maps, Crop Rotations, and Harvest Schedule
Measure your garden space and consider the main crops you want to grow so you can figure out a crop rotation that will take care of the soil and your…
Pam Dawling
Pam Dawling Twin Oaks Community, Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Garden Planning Course
How Much to Grow: Plant Spacing & Seed Inventory
This workshop will set you up with a seed order that fits your needs, neither too much nor too little, nor the wrong things. You'll also learn how to store…
Pam Dawling
Pam Dawling Twin Oaks Community, Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Garden Planning Course
Calculating Sowing Dates to Meet Harvest Dates
In this session, Pam explains how to work back from the dates you want to harvest, to determine when to sow, and create an outdoor planting schedule. We will weigh…
Pam Dawling
Pam Dawling Twin Oaks Community, Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Garden Planning Course
Growing Transplants and Scheduling Seedlings
This workshop provides the information you need on equipment and scheduling to grow sturdy transplants. Raising hundreds (thousands? ) of small plants with a manageable work flow can bring hours…
Pam Dawling
Pam Dawling Twin Oaks Community, Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Garden Planning Course
Tasks, Harvest, and Perennial Crops Plans
In this session, we gather up loose ends and make a month-by-month task list to keep us on track purposefully all season. We'll also whet our appetites with a list…
Pam Dawling
Pam Dawling Twin Oaks Community, Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Garden Planning Course
Interplanting, Double Cropping, Succession Planting, and More
This workshop describes several ways to increase the productivity of your garden by squeezing in more crops, both space-wise and timewise. We also look at a step-by-step system for ensuring…
Pam Dawling
Pam Dawling Twin Oaks Community, Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Garden Planning Course
Contingency Planning: Using Records to Better Your Garden
In this round-up workshop, Pam urges us to prepare for surprises and gives cameos of aspects that also deserve attention, such as soil health, cover crops, compost, sustainable pest and…
Pam Dawling
Pam Dawling Twin Oaks Community, Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Winter Gardening Course
Winter Cover Crops for Gardeners
Select cover crops to sow in fall to smother weeds, feed and improve the soil, and prevent erosion. Choose reliable cover crops for your climate and crop rotation, and plan…
Pam Dawling
Pam Dawling Twin Oaks Community, Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Food Independence Course
Growing Asian Greens
Both market and home growers can take advantage of great information from Pam Dawling in this workshop. Many varieties of tasty, nutritious Asian greens grow quickly and bring fast returns.…
Pam Dawling
Pam Dawling Twin Oaks Community, Virginia Association for Biological Farming