Naperville Community Gardeners- "Organic Farming in Naperville" June 7, 2010

Naperville Community Gardeners invite the public to their June 7th program: Organic Farming in Naperville presented by Steve Tiwald. The program is free and follows the monthly meeting.

Steve Tiwald is a corporate manager-turned-organic farmer and environmental educator. For over 20 years he worked in managerial roles in the HMO business, but in 2002 he set out on a new path, following three of his passions— working with nature to grow plants, environmental activism, and nutrition education. Tiwald established the Green Earth Institute, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to environmental sustainability and nutritional health, with its centerpiece a 60-acre organic vegetable farm in Naperville . Now in its eighth year, the farm annually grows 40 different types of certified organic produce, providing fresh nutritious vegetables and herbs to over 650 households in the western suburbs through its community-supported agriculture (CSA) program, as well as contributing thousands of pounds to three local food pantries for distribution to low-income people in our community. The Green Earth Institute’s farming operation is a model of sustainable agriculture and uses the farm as a venue for several educational programs.