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Smiling Dog Learning Center Fall 2011 - Spring 2012

We invite you to join our local instructors as they share their knowledge and experiences of the many facets of the Sonoran Desert.

Classes will be held in the morning shadow of the majestic Superstition Mountains at Smiling Dog Ranch. Some classes will be indoors and many outdoors. Expect to find a varied and exciting curriculum designed to increase your knowledge of the desert flora and fauna as well as to improve your gardening and your skills for living in this, the most Bio-diverse desert into the world.

Contact us today to make a reservation, class sizes have limits.

Email or Call Dori for reservations for classes
dori@smilingdoglandscapes.com
480 288-8749
Classes are being added on a regular basis, so check back often to see new offerings.

Promoting Healthy Modalities of Growth in the Sonoran Desert

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February 2012
DATE TIME CLASS INSTRUCTOR FEE
 
2/27/12 9:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.		 "Qi Gong" James & Sharon
Corrigan		 Donations
March 2012
DATE TIME CLASS INSTRUCTOR FEE
 
3/5/12 9:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.		 "Qi Gong" James & Sharon
Corrigan		 Donations
 
3/7/12

9:00 a.m
11:00 a.m.

"Cats Claw to Cows Tonque" Jean Groen  
 
3/10/12 9:00 A.M.
2:00 P.M.		 "Desert Medicine Making" Cyndi Ruehl TBA
 
3/12/12 9:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.		 "Qi Gong" James & Sharon
Corrigan		 Donations
 
3/14/12 9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.		 "Managing a Drip Irrigation System in the Sonoran Desert" Tom McDonald
Bill Roe		 FREE
 
3/17/12 12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.		 "Major Plants, Both Wild & Cultivated, of the Native Americans" Don Wells
Jean Groen		 FREE
 
3/19/12 9:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.		 "Qi Gong" James & Sharon
Corrigan		 Donations
 
3/24/12 9:00 a.m. "Monarch Butterflies" Vera Walters $5.00
 
3/24/12 5:30 p.m. "Celestial Misfits Concert" Scott Schaefer $20.00
Donation
 
3/26/12 9:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.		 "Qi Gong" James & Sharon
Corrigan		 Donations
 
3/31/12 9:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.		 "Basics of Bird Watching" (SDLC) Vera Walters $25
April 2012
DATE TIME CLASS INSTRUCTOR FEE
 
4/1/12 8:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.		 "Basics of Bird Watching" (BTA) Vera Walters Included
 
4/2/12 9:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.		 "Qi Gong" James & Sharon
Corrigan		 Donations
Watch For These Classes Coming Soon!
TBA TBA "55 Gal Drum to Rain Barrel Conversion" Don Titmus TBA
 
TBA TBA "Bee Blocks & Mossie Traps" Don Titmus TBA
 
TBA TBA "Climates" Don Titmus TBA
 
TBA TBA "Composting in the Valley of the Sun" Don Titmus TBA
 
TBA TBA "Prepping for the Winter Garden" Terri Aragon TBA
 
TBA TBA "Rain Water Harvesting" Tom McDonald FREE
 
TBA TBA "Water Harvesting for Urbanites" Don Titmus TBA
 
TBA TBA "Back Porch Medicinal & Edible Desert Plants" Cyndi Ruehl TBA
 
TBA TBA "Desert Vegetable Gardening" Cyndi Ruehl TBA
 
TBA TBA "Desert Medicine Making" Cyndi Ruehl TBA
 
TBA TBA "How the Body Digests All the Different Foods We Eat" Terri Aragon TBA
 
TBA TBA "Kids Butterflies & Seedballs" Tom McDonald TBA
 
TBA TBA "Grow Your Own Food in the Desert" Cyndi Ruehl TBA
 
TBA TBA "Desert Dirt to Black Gold" Don Titmus TBA
 
TBA TBA "Managing a Drip Irrigation System in the Sonoran Desert" Tom McDonald
Bill Roe		 FREE
 
TBA TBA "Cooking & Gardening Tips with Terr"i Terri Aragon TBA
 
TBA TBA "A Day Hikers Survival Guide" Jean John Pelletier TBA
 
TBA TBA "Introduction to Edible Landscaping in the Desert" Catherine Crowley TBA
 
TBA TBA "Reduce Stress - Empower Yourself" Jean Buckborough TBA
 
TBA TBA "Introduction to Edible Landscaping in the Desert" Catherine Crowley TBA
 
TBA TBA "Native American Plants Wild & Cultivated" Don Wells
Jean Groen		 FREE
 
TBA TBA "Birds of the Sonoran Desert " Vera Walters TBA
 

TBA

 TBA "Cooking Using Herbs and Vegetables From Your Own Garden" Terri Aragon TBA
 
TBA TBA "Love Yourself, Forgive Yourself, Accept Yourself" Jean Buckborough TBA
 
TBA TBA "A Day Hikers Survival Guide" Jean John Pelletier TBA
 
TBA TBA "An Evening of Entertainment in the Desert" Uno Dos TBA
 
TBA TBA "Gardening Basics: Grow Your Own Food in the Desert" Cyndi Ruehl $12
 
TBA TBA "Cats Claw to Cows Tonque" Don Wells
Jean Groen		 FREE
 
TBA TBA "Ground to Table: How to Have a Bountiful Garden" Catherine Crowley TBA
 
TBA TBA "Emotional Freedon Techniques Session" Jean Buckborough TBA
 
TBA TBA "Desert Walk About" Cyndi Ruehl TBA
 
TBA TBA "Ground to Table: How to Have a Bountiful Garden" Catherine Crowley TBA
 
TBA TBA Smiling Dog Concert Series Mary Kaye Knaphus TBA
 
TBA TBA Back Porch Medicines Cyndy Rhuel TBA
 
TBA TBA "Major Plants, Both Wild & Cultivated, of the Native Americans" Don Wells
Jean Groen		 FREE
 
TBA TBA Raising Backyard Chickens Julie Meeks $10
 
2/18/12 9:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.		 "Birds of the Sonoran Desert " Vera Walters $10
1:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.

"Hummingbirds"

 Vera Walters $10
 
2/18/12 5:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.		 Smiling Dog Concert Series Uno Dos $15/$20
 
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