Homegrown Classes
Spice Making Workshop
Tues., Sept. 8 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Botany Hall Kitchen
Description: Ever wanted to make your own spice mixes? Join us for this flavorful workshop led by Lexy Baird, who will share with us the best ways to process herbs for spice making, how to blend herbs together, and the best ways to utilize them in the kitchen!
Seed Keeping 101
Thurs., Oct. 1 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Hazelwood Library
Seed Saving can be a very cost-effective way to make sure you have seeds to plant the following growing season! Join us for this hands-on workshop with seed farmer, Madison McLean, as she guides us through the process of seed saving for dry seeds!
Everything Garlic Cooking Class
Wed., Oct. 14 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Botany Hall Kitchen
It’s garlic season and there’s so many tasty ways to highlight this pungent vegetable! October is the month we plant garlic in our gardens, so why not celebrate it! Join us for this garlic-filled class where you’ll make a tasty garlic soup, with a Fall salad with crisp pears!
Herbal Medicine Making: Fire Cider
Thurs., Nov. 12 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Homewood Brushton YMCA
Join us for this informational and hands-on workshop about Fire Cider, a traditional easy-to-make tonic that supports our immune and digestive systems! Fire Cider is a blend of vinegar and honey that includes a variety of stimulating herbs and spices. Community Herbalist Therese of Heart Beet Herbals will guide us through the making of this blend, provide a little background about the ingredients, and offer some tips on how to get creative with it.
Glasshouse Behind the Scenes Tour
Wed., Jan. 13 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Phipps Conservatory
Ever wonder what it looks like to run an operation this large? Join us for this behind-the-scenes tour of the Conservatory to walk through our greenhouses to see how our plants are grown and cared for. For the first time, we’ll also feature the ESC (Exhibit Staging Center) to showcase the creative work the exhibit team does to bring our shows together!
Microgreens: Growing Indoors
Thurs., Jan. 21 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Zoom
Just because it’s cold outside, it doesn’t mean we can’t grow food! This workshop will focus on how you can grow microgreens indoors to continue adding fresh, vitamin packed veggies to your meals!
Planning for Future Food
Thurs., Feb. 11 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Hazelwood Library
Get ready for the next growing season with our garden planning workshop! This workshop will prepare you with all the right tips and tricks for a successful growing season with topics including planting, plant spacing, and garden mapping.
We are pairing these Homegrown classes with online Gardening and cooking classes offered by Phipps’ Adult Education program. These classes are free for Homegrown participants (unless material fee noted) but require registration. Register through the links below:
- Shirin-yoku Walk | Sept. 6, Oct. 17 or Nov. 8 | 1 – 3 p.m.
- Mushroom ID Walk | Sun., Sept. 6 | 10 a.m. – Noon
- Nighttime Neighbors: After-Hours Bat Walk | Mon., Sept. 7 | 7 – 8:30 p.m.
- Botanical Photography | Thurs., Sept. 24 | 7 – 8:30 p.m.
- Herbal Plant ID Walk | Tues., Sept. 29 6 – 7:30 p.m.
- Fall Vegetable Gardening: Soil, Garlic and Season Extension | Mon., Oct. 5 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Winter and Spring Gardening for Beauty and Beasts | Tues., Oct. 13 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Houseplants 101: Tropicals | Thurs., Oct. 15 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
- Who Lives in the Leaf Litter | Mon., Oct. 19 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
- Nourish and Flourish | Tues., Oct. 20 | 6 – 8 p.m. or Tues., Oct. 27 | 6 – 8 p.m.
- Holistic Orchard Care | Mon., Oct. 26 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Vegetable Garden Soils: Going Deeper! | Mon., Nov. 2 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Love Your Heart: Ancient Grain Bowl with Veggies | Tues., Nov. 3 | 6 – 8 p.m.
- Planning Your Own Cut Flower Garden | Thurs., Nov. 5 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
- Home Composting for Beginners | Mon., Nov. 16 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Roasted Root Vegetable Galette | Thurs., Nov. 19 | 6 – 8 p.m.
- Snow White Duo Scandinavian Christmas Ornaments | Wed., Dec 16 | 6 – 9 p.m.
