Growing Groceries: Seed Starting and Growing Transplants
Online via Zoom WABeginning with how and when to start to seeds, to watering techniques, thinning and transplanting, you’ll learn how to save money and be successful in starting your vegetables from seed.
Growing Groceries: Growing on a small scale – in raised beds and containers
Online via Zoom WAOne of the best ways to maximize a small gardening area is to use containers, pots and raised beds as these offer flexibility and control over the growing environment, making them perfect for beginners or those with limited space.
Growing Groceries: Growing the Tomato & Potato Family
Online via Zoom WATopics covered include variety selection, cultural requirements, as well as the major disease and pests affecting these species.
Growing Groceries: Growing in Plastic Structures and Shoulder Season Crops
Online via Zoom WAAn unheated greenhouse or cold frame can be used to grow greens during winter, start warm season annuals, propagate landscape perennials, and shelter frost tender plants through the winter chill. Besides greens like spinach and lettuce, you can grow cold-tolerant veggies such as cabbage and broccoli in a cold frame or hoop house.
Growing Groceries: Growing the Carrot, Lettuce, Corn, Broccoli & Rhubarb Families
Online via Zoom WAThe Carrot (Apiaceae) family also includes parsnips, celery and with many herbs like dill, fennel, and caraway. We will cover members of the lettuce (Asteraceae) family, as well as the corn (Poaceae) family, broccoli (Brassicaceae) family which includes broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, mustard, Brussels sprouts and as well as the buckwheat (Polygonaceae) family which includes rhubarb and sorrel. Topics covered include variety selection, cultural requirements, and common pests and diseases affecting these families.
Growing Groceries: Growing the Cucumber, Squash and Melon Family
Online via Zoom WAThis class in the Growing Groceries series will focus on growing all things Cucurbit! From luscious melons to giant pumpkins, summer squash to zucchini and winter squash we'll cover all these amazing vegetables and cucumbers too!
Growing Groceries: Basics of Seed Saving
Online via Zoom WAWe will discuss the basics of seed saving including cross-pollination and self-pollination, isolation, open-pollinated varieties versus hybrid varieties, collection, cleaning, drying and storage.
Growing Groceries: Pests, Predators, and Pollinators and an Introduction to IPM
Online via Zoom WALearn to identify some of the insects found in our gardens, how many of them help our gardens flourish and basics of managing disease and insect pests in the home garden using Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Learn a variety of techniques including prevention, cultural practices like row covers, mulching, and more.
Preserve the Harvest 1: Basics of Safe Canning
Online via Zoom WAOnline via Zoom and In-person New to the science of canning? Been a few years since you’ve canned? Learn about the most recent research and changes to home canning procedures along with links to plenty of safe, tested recipes. First in the Preserve the Harvest series, we’ll cover the basics of food safety and canning […]
Preserve the Harvest 2: Basics of Dehydrating and Freezing
Online via Zoom WAOnline via Zoom and In-person Second in the Preserve the Harvest series, this class will explain the scientific background behind today's recommended methods for freezing and drying foods, a method of home food preservation that allows you to enjoy seasonal foods all year long. There will be plenty of time for your questions after the […]
Preserve the Harvest 3: Jams, Jellies, and Spreads
Online via Zoom WAOnline via Zoom and In-person Delight in the bright flavors of fresh fruit and discover how easy it is to capture sunshine in a jar. Create that perfect balance of fruit, sweetener, and other ingredients to enhance flavor and shelf life with research-based recipes. Low and no-sugar recipes covered. Third in the Preserve the Harvest […]
Preserve the Harvest 4: Pickles
Online via Zoom WAOnline via Zoom and In-person Crisp, tasty pickles are the ultimate test of a canner’s skill. Learn how to make a great product every time with a variety of fresh produce. Fourth in the Preserve the Harvest series, we'll cover the basics of making shelf-stable pickles. In addition, there will be plenty of time for […]