Embrace the teachings of our Sustainable Agriculture & Green Education program through seasonal workshops designed to share the love of local food and regenerative agriculture practices!
Farm to Table Workshop
Container Gardening
Sunday, April 27, 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Weather permitting, the class will be held outdoors at the farm garden.
Learn what you can grow in containers in your yard, or on your patio or balcony! Children’s Farm gardener Lois Lauer has been experimenting the past few years to see what will grow well in containers. The answer: all kinds of veggies (potatoes, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, squash, garlic, and also herbs) in all sorts of containers (big flower pots, buckets, old recycle containers, simple wooden boxes, and cloth grow bags). Learn the basics of drainage, soil nutrients, watering needs, space needs, and more). The class will conclude with each participant receiving a 10 liter woven mesh grow bag of rich soil and their choice of a tomato, pepper, or cucumber plant plus a parsley, basil, or dill herb to companion plant beside their vegetable. The cloth grow bags have two handles which makes them very movable. Container gardening is an easy way to be a green-thumbed successful gardener!
Class fee: $15, plus a $15 materials fee.