Our FREE community workshops
cover everything from common sustainable gardening and farming techniques to
food justice. Every workshop takes place on a volunteer day - come work on the
farm in the morning, then stick around for the free workshop!
Saturday May 3:
·
VOLUNTEER
DAY, 10-2pm
·
WORKSHOP,
2-3:30pm: STARTING YOUR OWN SEEDS with Assistant Manager Liz Dowd. In this hands-on
workshop at the beautiful 1-acre Youth farm, learn how to start your own
vegetables or flowers at home using basic supplies. Assistant Manager Liz will
walk you through the basics of seed propagation and what's required for healthy
seedlings: soil mediums, planting depth, watering, and environment/protection.
Rain or shine - we have a giant hoophouse ideal for sowing seeds in spring!
Saturday June 7:
·
VOLUNTEER
DAY, 10-2pm
·
WORKSHOP, 2-3:30pm: BED
PREPARATION AND IRRIGATION FOR HEALTHY SOIL with Farm Manager Molly Culver. Growing
healthy plants starts with growing healthy soil. In this workshop we'll discuss
the basic components of soil and how we can nurture the soil community to work
to our garden's advantage. Ever wonder whether your watering techniques have an effect on
your soil health? We'll also discuss and practice best watering practices for
maintaining healthy soil and happy crops.
Saturday June
21: VOLUNTEER DAY, 10-2pm
Saturday July 5: NO VOLUNTEER DAY / NO WORKSHOP
Saturday August
2:
·
VOLUNTEER
DAY, 10-2pm
·
WORKSHOP,
2-3:30pm: WHAT IS FOOD JUSTICE? with our Farm to School Liaison Patricia Noto and Youth Farm
Summer Youth. Description TBD.
Saturday September
6:
·
VOLUNTEER
DAY, 10-2pm
·
WORKSHOP,
2-3:30pm: COMPOSTING BASICS with Liz Dowd. Turn your waste into black gold! Learn
about the different composting techniques and compost systems to suite your
lifestyle and boost the fertility of your garden. We'll also review basic concepts
for healthy and sustainable soil management in urban environments, to ensure
happy and productive crops!
Saturday October
4:
·
VOLUNTEER
DAY, 10-2pm
·
WORKSHOP,
2-3:30pm: FALL SOIL AMENDING WITH COVER CROPS with Molly Culver. Growing tons of tasty veggies relies on using
sustainable soil fertility practices, and one of the keys to soil healthy in an
organic system is cover cropping. In this interactive workshop, we'll discuss
the different varieties, optimal sowing times, and practice sowing cover crop
seed. This workshop is great for a garden any size - from a 4'x8' bed to a
small farm!
Saturday November
1:
·
VOLUNTEER
DAY, 10-2pm
·
WORKSHOP, 2-3:30pm: PLANTING
GARLIC. Add some spice and fire to your garden
palette! In this hands-on workshop you will learn everything-garlic, including
how and when to plant garlic for a successful spring harvest, how to dry garlic
for year-round enjoyment, and all the medicinal properties of garlic.
Saturday November 8:
·
FINAL VOLUNTEER DAY, 10-2pm
