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| Nan Sterman California native Nan Sterman is host and co-producer of the award winning TV show, A Growing Passion, which celebrates all the ways California and the west “grow,” from farms and nurseries to backyards ands schoolyards, to native habitats and more. Her TV show is posted online at www.AGrowingPassion.com. She is dedicated to the transformation of planted landscapes from overly thirsty and resource intensive to climate appropriate and sustainable. Her efforts combine age-old techniques with modern technologies. She earned a botany degree from Duke University, a Masters in biology from UC Santa Barbara, and a Masters in instructional design from San Diego State University. She has served as an advisor to the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, San Diego County Water Authority and the City of Encinitas Invasive Plant Committee. Nan is a board member of the Garden Writer’s Association and a founding board member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, San Diego District. For information about Nan’s design and writing practices, visit www.PlantSoup.com. Incredible! Edible, Waterwise, and Beautiful It seems ironic that in the time we become more interested in growing our own food, we also become more and more aware of how limited our water resources are. Growing fruits and saving water sound like they work against each other, but in home gardens, that isn't necessarily the case! This talk covers: • Low-water fruits to grow in the home garden, some familiar and some that may come as a surprise. • The most water efficient ways to grow fruits, those we think of as being low water and some that we don’t. • How to integrate low-water fruits into the garden to create beautiful, aesthetically pleasing spaces Edible, beautiful, and water-wise -- what more can a gardener ask for! |
