Request a Wylde Center representative to come to your location and give a presentation on selected topics. The standard fee is $75 for a presentation that is up to 1 hour. If your group would like to come to the Oakhurst Garden, the fee is $50 for a presentation. We currently have presenters who may be available to speak to your garden club or group on several topics.
To book a speaker please email stephanie@wyldecenter.org. We recommend requesting a speaker three weeks or more in advance.
Past speaking engagements from the Wylde Center include:
- Oakhurst Neighborhood Association – History of the organization, name change from Oakhurst Community Garden Project to Wylde Center, and the future plans.
- USDA NRCS Field Planning Day – Garden-based presentation about building better soil.
- CDC Community Garden Presentation – Serving as the MC.
- Rotary Club Decatur – Presenting about the Wylde Center
- Kiwanis Club of Decatur – Presenting about the Wylde Center with a focus on our youth programming.
Speakers and Topics
Stephanie Van Parys
Stephanie’s speaking topics:
- What vegetables to plant for your spring garden.
- What vegetables to plant for your fall garden.
- What vegetables to plant for your summer garden.
- Sowing vegetables from seed all year long.
- Lasagna Bed Gardening – Never till again!
- Cover Crops
“Hi Stephanie, Thank you for that thorough class on Monday at the library! I was affirmed in some of my practices and learned as well. My son and I are raising tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers that volunteered and blueberries. I had been planning to use crimson clover on some of my space and now definitely will. You gave an impressive presentation. I am loving being more involved in nature! Thank you for the helpfulness you offered!“
Anne-Marie Anderson, GCLP
Geographical Preference: 15 mile radius around Decatur
Anne-Marie’s speaking topics:
- Urban homesteading (edible landscaping, food gardens, chickens, bees)
- Chickens
- Bees
- The sustainable garden (natives, Southern heirlooms, rainwater harvesting, composting, mulch)