Educational Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
Dead Plant Society
Little Chefs
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 parent-child cooking workshops aims to improve family meal time through hands-on and tasty activities. Come and harvest farm fresh, seasonal produce, learn a new recipe and cook it together.
Dead Plant Society: September
Saturday September 7th
10:00 - 12:30
$25 adults
$10 children
*Scholarships available
Fruit Tree Selection & Care
Fruit trees are a beautiful addition to the garden, but often can be overwhelming if you don't know where to start. In this workshop we'll dive into which varieties grow best in our region, how to plant them, and how to care for them. Holly Bromely, certified arborist from Stewardship Horticultural will be here to share her expertise and tips and tricks for enjoying fruit trees at home. one lucky Dead Plant Society participant will go home with a fruit tree to plant!
Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA Forest Service.
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Registration opens 8/1
Dead Plant Society: October
Preserving the Harvest: APPLES!
The first frost of the season means harvesting all of the garden's goodness and turning it into tasty jams, pickles and other preserved foods. This workshop will focus on APPLES in two forms. Apple butter and apple jam. Join Urban Roots staff as we harvest, chop and ferment farm fresh produce to take home. Each participant will go home with their apple butter and apple ginger jam and one lucky Dead Plant Society raffle winner will take home a full canning set up!
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Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA Forest Service.
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Registration opens 8/1
Saturday October 4th
9:00 - 1:00
$40 adults
$15 children
*Scholarships available
Dead Plant Society: November
Saturday November 8th
10:00 - 12:30
$25 adults
$10 children
*Scholarships available
Garlic Planting & Pickling with Soil Solidarity
Late fall is the time for planting garlic in our region! Garlic is easy to grow and special because it's one of the first plants to sprout in the spring. This workshop will focus on which varieties grow well here, how to plant, care for and dry garlic through its whole life cycle, AND we will even quick pickle a jar of cloves to take home. Katie Colling & Cindy Gallimore from Soil Solidarity will teach this workshop and share knowledge on healthy soils, planting garlic and building community through gardening. Each participant will go home with their own pickled garlic and garlic to plant. One lucky Dead Plant Society raffle winner will take home a special garden tool!
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Registration opens 8/1
Little Chefs: PreK & 5-13 years
Little Chefs is our parent-child cooking series hosted by Urban Roots . This Fall's series is for pre-K chefs (ages 2-4 years) and ages 5-13 years on the same Saturday! We will split into age appropriate groups on the day of. These workshops are hands-on, include a tasty recipe and snack, and a farm fresh ingredient to take home. ​​​​
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*We can accommodate all allergies and food preferences!
September - CHOP, Slice & Dice It: Pizza Party
September 20th
October 25th​
November 15th​
​*All classes from 10:00 -12:30 pm
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$35 per child
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Registration opens 8/1
October- Let's Try New Foods: Mediterrenean Pitas
Let's level up your little chef's skills in the kitchen! In this workshop we'll dive right into knife skills by making farm fresh personal pizzas in our wood fired oven. Urban Roots staff will be your sous chefs as your child thrives in the kitchen.
Adding vegetables into our meals can be tricky for all of us! In this workshop your little chef will be encouraged to try new foods by making homemade falafel and veggie pita pockets! Urban Roots staff will share helpful tips and tricks for adding and introducing a rainbow of foods even for your pickiest eater!
November - BAKE it til You MAKE it: Mini Pumpkin Pies
Your little chef will become Star Baker in this month’s workshop! We’ll explore measuring and reading a recipe while we bake a miniature pumpkin pie. Urban Roots staff will guide you through this classic recipe, offering helpful tips for baking with young learners.