Educational Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
Dead Plant Society
Nutrition in the Life Cycle
We believe anyone can garden! The Dead Plant Society offers seasonal workshops to get you growing. You can expect to get your hands dirty practicing garden skills like composting, transplanting and seed saving. Workshops are offered February through November each year and suited for adult-learners.
We believe in seed to table education! This series of workshops aims to improve family meal times with nutrition specific to the age of your child. We will lead you through fun, hands-on cooking and nutrition activities. *Currently available for school-aged children 5-12. See offerings below!
Art in the Garden
The garden is the perfect muse to inspire hands-on art projects for all ages. Our Spring series will feature Jessi Janusee from Immigrant Aid Print Project! Through three workshops, she will show us how to naturally dye fabric using plants and how to carve botanical inspired block prints. *Fall dates coming soon
Dead Plant Society Workshop Series: May
Bees, butterflies, bats and beetles all do the work of pollinating our gardens so we can enjoy a bountiful harvest. Some of these beneficial creatures and insects can even guard our most prized tomatoes from pesky aphids and other pests. We are SO excited to welcome Lorraine Fitzhugh from VitalBeeBuds to lead this workshop all about pollinator gardening. We will tour the farm, explore beneficial plants, learn about how to support our garden's ecology, and plant sweet alyssum flowers to take home! VitalBeeBuds will also have perennial and native plants for sale!
Critters Who Farm
Nutrition in The Life Cycle Series: Part 2
Eating the Rainbow:Trying New Foods
How many times have you heard your kids say " I don't like that" or refuse to even touch a food at home. In this class we will cover why these behaviors happen and how to help your child feel more comfortable eating new foods. We will explore how eating a colorful diet helps the body, learn a few cooking techniques, and do many taste tests. Our "Stars of the Kitchen" are kitchen shears and garlic powder. Not only will we teach you their importance in the kitchen but you will also go home with your own at the end of class. Two lucky raffle winners will leave with a ready to cook meal kit with farm fresh produce for your family.
For children 5-12 years of age
Nutrition in The Life Cycle Series: Part 3
Can't keep your little one away from the fridge because they are drinking all the juice boxes? Challenging to make sure they drink enough plain water throughout the day? In this class Dietitian Martha we will make hydrating fun. We will learn how to identify how much sugar is in some of our favorite drinks and we will make our own fun smoothies. The "Stars of the Kitchen" are water bottles and chia seeds. Not only will be teach you their importance in the kitchen, but you will go home with them at the end of class. Two lucky raffle winners will leave with a ready to cook meal kit with farm fresh produce for your family.
For children 5-12 years of age
Hydration & Sugar: The Importance of Water
Nutrition in The Life Cycle Series: Part 4
Let's Cook Together:
Nutrition at Dinner Time
Is it hard to make time at the end of your day for family dinner? In this final session of our Nutrition in the Lifecycle series we're going to roll up our sleeves and make a tasty and nutritious meal together. We will take everything we've learned from the 3 workshops prior and cook a meal with our little ones that's fun, easy, inexpensive and encourages trying new foods. We'll also dive into meal habits as a family and tips and tricks for making dinner a priority. 2 lucky raffle winners will leave with a ready to cook meal kit with farm fresh produce for your family.
For children 5-12 years of age
