The Green Urban Living Center (Miami Dade College North)

Official comment from The Green Urban Living Center (Miami Dade College North):

The GULC, established June of 2007, is an education center dedicated to all things green - environmental education, sustainability, eco-friendly lifestyles, healthy eating, natural self care, organic gardening, overall health & wellbeing, and more. We offer classes & workshops covering all of these concepts and many more are on the way.

The GULC outdoor garden space is an official National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Certified Wildlife Habitat, effective October 2008; and an official United States Humane Society (HSUS) Urban Wildlife Sanctuary, effective January, 2009. We are thrilled and honored to be recognized by the NWF and HSUS for our work! The GULC outdoor garden is 100% organic, meaning everything is grown without the use of conventional pesticides or artificial fertilizers, and free from contamination by human or industrial waste. The garden only has plants and ecosystems native to Florida.

In the garden area you will find a butterfly garden, organic vegetable/herb garden, compost area, and native Florida ecosystems represented - hardwood hammock, pine rock land, wetlands, and native Florida grasses area.

GULC is part of the School of Community Education at Miami Dade College North Campus.

Contact the Program Coordinator, Susan Lewis, at slewis3@mdc.edu for more information and to plan your visit!

Some upcoming classes/workshops:
Intro to Horticulture (5/16/09),
Native Landscaping (06/06/09),
Pruning & Propagation (06/13/09),
Container Gardening (02/21/09; 2/29/09; 5/30/09),
Organic Composting (02/28/09; 4/19/09; 05/09/09),
Pruning & Propogation (6/13/09),
South Florida's Top 40 (6/20/09),
Landscaping at Home (6/27/09)

visit us on the web for full list, to register, or for more info!