Planning your garden with nutrition in mind

Veteran Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardener Jean Couillard-Jones will share strategies for getting the most nutrition from the garden to the dinner plate at noon Thursday, Feb. 12, in the county commissioners meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

Veteran Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardener Jean Couillard-Jones will share strategies for getting the most nutrition from the garden to the dinner plate at noon Thursday, Feb. 12, in the county commissioners meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

She will explore factors that influence the establishment of an easy-care, nutritious garden, including the best choices of seed and transplant varieties for growing the most nutritious vegetables and fruit on the Olympic Peninsula. She will give recommendations for getting the best nutritional value from fresh produce purchased at the market.

This presentation is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips brown bag series sponsored by the WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners on the second and fourth Thursday of every month in Port Angeles. Presentations are free and open to the public. However, donations to help offset copying costs for handouts are accepted. For questions, call 417-2279.