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Mar
8

Gardening Workshop: Growing Raspberries

Gardening Workshops: Growing Raspberries

Join Kate and her team to learn about regenerative gardening practices and how to implement them at home. Each class will cover a different topic and incorporate some hands-on learning. These workshops are designed for ages 16 - adult. New and experienced gardeners will enjoy expanding their knowledge and getting their hands dirty.

This class will start in the classroom where we’ll go over the basics of starting your own raspberry patch, followed by a hands-on portion outside in our raspberry patch to demonstrate pruning and trellising techniques. We’ll cover:

  • Types and varieties of raspberries, where to source 

  • When and how to plant

  • Common pest and disease problems and solutions

  • Fertility and irrigation needs

  • Harvesting

  • Pruning and trellising

Cost: $25 pp

Ages: 16 yrs - adult

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Mar
22

Gardening Workshop: Seed Starting

Gardening Workshops: Seed Starting

Join Kate and her team to learn about regenerative gardening practices and how to implement them at home. Each class will cover a different topic and incorporate some hands-on learning. These workshops are designed for ages 16 - adult. New and experienced gardeners will enjoy expanding their knowledge and getting their hands dirty.

This class will take place in the greenhouse. Participants will have the opportunity to choose and sow their own vegetable seeds and take home a tray of seeded pots for growing and planting in their own garden at home. We’ll cover: 

    • Best practices for sowing and germinating seeds indoors

    • How to care for seedlings - lighting and watering

    • When to plant outside

Cost: $50 pp

Ages: 16 yrs - adult

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Apr
5

Gardening Workshop: Intro to Gardening with Patty

Gardening Workshops: Intro to Gardening with Patty

Join Kate and her team to learn about regenerative gardening practices and how to implement them at home. Each class will cover a different topic and incorporate some hands-on learning. These workshops are designed for ages 16 - adult. New and experienced gardeners will enjoy expanding their knowledge and getting their hands dirty.

This class will take place in the classroom and cover the basics of starting a home vegetable garden. We’ll cover: 

    • Crop selection and seeding 

    • Site selection and growing options

    • Soil basics

    • Moisture and irrigation

Cost: $25 pp

Ages: 16 yrs - adult

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May
10

Gardening Workshop: Building Healthy Soil

Gardening Workshops: Building Healthy Soil

Join Kate and her team to learn about regenerative gardening practices and how to implement them at home. Each class will cover a different topic and incorporate some hands-on learning. These workshops are designed for ages 16 - adult. New and experienced gardeners will enjoy expanding their knowledge and getting their hands dirty.

This class will take place in the production garden. We’ll cover: 

  • The composition of healthy soil and why it’s important for growing healthy plants

  • Practical techniques for building healthy soil including crop rotation, cover cropping, composting, and mulching

Cost: $25 pp

Ages: 16 yrs - adult

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Jun
7

Gardening Workshop: Pruning & Trellising

Gardening Workshops: Pruning & Trellising

Join Kate and her team to learn about regenerative gardening practices and how to implement them at home. Each class will cover a different topic and incorporate some hands-on learning. These workshops are designed for ages 16 - adult. New and experienced gardeners will enjoy expanding their knowledge and getting their hands dirty.

This class will take place in the production garden. We’ll cover: 

  • How to prune indeterminate tomatoes for yield and plant health

  • A variety of trellis techniques for tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, peas, and beans

Cost: $25 pp

Ages: 16 yrs - adult

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Jun
28

Gardening Workshop: Organic Integrated Pest Management

Gardening Workshops: Organic Integrated Pest Management

Join Kate and her team to learn about regenerative gardening practices and how to implement them at home. Each class will cover a different topic and incorporate some hands-on learning. These workshops are designed for ages 16 - adult. New and experienced gardeners will enjoy expanding their knowledge and getting their hands dirty.

This class will take place in the production garden. We’ll cover: 

  • Best practices for avoiding pest problems

  • Exclusion methods

  • Identifying and attracting beneficial insects 

  • Scouting for pests

  • Removing and treating for pests responsibly

Cost: $25 pp

Ages: 16 yrs - adult

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Jul
19

Gardening Workshop: Vegetable Harvesting Tips & Tricks

Gardening Workshops: Vegetable Harvesting Tips & Tricks

Join Kate and her team to learn about regenerative gardening practices and how to implement them at home. Each class will cover a different topic and incorporate some hands-on learning. These workshops are designed for ages 16 - adult. New and experienced gardeners will enjoy expanding their knowledge and getting their hands dirty.

This class will take place in the production and u-pick gardens. Price includes $15 of vegetables that participants can harvest and take home with them. We’ll cover: 

  • Best practices for harvesting everything we’re growing in the garden

  • How to wash and store produce

  • Best times to harvest 

  • Tips for harvesting efficiently and getting the best yield

Cost: $35 pp

Ages: 16 yrs - adult

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Aug
16

Gardening Workshop: Garlic Braiding

Gardening Workshops: Garlic Braiding

Join Kate and her team to learn about regenerative gardening practices and how to implement them at home. Each class will cover a different topic and incorporate some hands-on learning. These workshops are designed for ages 16 - adult. New and experienced gardeners will enjoy expanding their knowledge and getting their hands dirty.

This class will take place in the production garden and participants will make their own garlic braid to take home. We’ll provide each participant with the supplies and demonstrate how to braid garlic.

Cost: $50 pp

Ages: 16 yrs - adult

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Sep
6

Gardening Workshop: Harvesting & Designing Bouquets

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Gardening Workshops: Harvesting & Designing Bouquets

Join Kate and her team to learn about regenerative gardening practices and how to implement them at home. Each class will cover a different topic and incorporate some hands-on learning. These workshops are designed for ages 16 - adult. New and experienced gardeners will enjoy expanding their knowledge and getting their hands dirty.

This class will take place in the u-pick garden and participants will harvest, design, and take home a large bouquet of flowers. We’ll cover: 

  • Best practices for harvesting flowers 

  • How to harvest a bouquet that lasts 

  • How to combine flowers for a pleasing bouquet

Cost: $35 pp

Ages: 16 yrs - adult

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Oct
25

Gardening Workshop: Planting & Growing Garlic

Gardening Workshops: Planting & Growing Garlic

Join Kate and her team to learn about regenerative gardening practices and how to implement them at home. Each class will cover a different topic and incorporate some hands-on learning. These workshops are designed for ages 16 - adult. New and experienced gardeners will enjoy expanding their knowledge and getting their hands dirty.

This class will take place in the production garden and participants will take home several bulbs of garlic for planting in their home garden. We’ll cover: 

  • The different types of garlic 

  • How to save garlic seed and prepare for planting

  • When and how to plant and mulch garlic 

  • How to harvest and cook with garlic scapes 

  • When an how to harvest garlic

  • How to cure garlic for long storage

Cost: $35 pp

Ages: 16 yrs - adult

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