Adyar based not-for profit organic store, reStore, is launching reStore Gardens, an initiative to promote urban gardening on Sunday August 26, at SPACES, 1 Elliots Beach Rd, Besant Nagar.
The event marks World Kitchen Garden Daycelebrated in many cities across the world on Sunday. The programme begins at 9 a.m. and will go on till 4 pm. and consists of talks by experts and practical sessions on gardening. The eminent speakers and the topics they will address include Prof. Sultan Ismail — Living Soils, Dr. Thirunarayanan — Medicinal plants in the home garden, Nityanand Jayaraman — How urban gardening can be a political act and V. Suresh — Urban gardening and Food Security.
Demonstrations and displays on soil building, composting, sowing, planting, and so on will help participants learn specific gardening skills. Organic seeds and booklets will be available for sale. There is a suggested donation of Rs. 200 per participant. More details are available atwww.restoregardens.org