Adult Classes and Workshops
Seattle Tilth adult classes and workshops teach gardening, urban ecology, composting and related topics.
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Browse the classes we are currently offering, listed by date below. Click on the title for more information.
LOCATIONS
Programs are held at our community learning gardens at the Good Shepherd Center, Bradner Gardens Park, and at Issaquah's Pickering Barn. Also at St. James Annex. See our cancellation policy.
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Please read our cancellation policy. Thank you!
- Fall and Winter Veggie Gardening in Containers (Cascade Playground, 333 Pontius Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109, from Sep 09, 2010 05:30 PM to Sep 09, 2010 07:30 PM)
- This is the time of year to get things started so you can be eating fresh veggies to the solstice and beyond.
- Fall and Winter Container Herb Gardening (Victor Steinbrueck Park, 2000 Western Ave., Seattle, WA 98121, from Sep 10, 2010 12:00 PM to Sep 10, 2010 01:00 PM)
- The summer is over but did you know there are lots of herbs that will grow all year round?
- Lawns to Lettuce (Location TBD in the Wallingford neighborhood, from Sep 11, 2010 10:00 AM to Sep 11, 2010 11:00 AM)
- Learn different techniques for taking out that old, boring sod and putting in your new garden beds.
- Winter Gardening (Good Shepherd Center Learning Garden; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103, from Sep 11, 2010 12:00 PM to Sep 11, 2010 01:00 PM)
- This is the time of year to get things started so you can be eating fresh veggies to the solstice and beyond.
- Winter Gardening (Good Shepherd Center Learning Garden; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103, from Sep 11, 2010 02:00 PM to Sep 11, 2010 03:00 PM)
- This is the time of year to get things started so you can be eating fresh veggies to the solstice and beyond.
- Comprehensive Organic Gardener (Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98103, and Seattle Tilth Demonstration Garden at Bradner Gardens Park in the Mt Baker neighborhood; 1733 Bradner Place S; Seattle 98144 (Sunday option only), from Sep 15, 2010 07:00 PM to Oct 06, 2010 09:00 PM)
- An intensive multi-session program teaching organic vegetable gardening methods and practice.
- Fall and Winter Container Herb Gardening (Cascade Playground, 333 Pontius Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109, from Sep 16, 2010 05:30 PM to Sep 16, 2010 07:30 PM)
- The summer is over but did you know there are lots of herbs that will grow all year round?
- Composting for Apartment Dwellers (Victor Steinbrueck Park, 2000 Western Ave., Seattle, WA 98121, from Sep 17, 2010 12:00 PM to Sep 17, 2010 01:00 PM)
- A workshop for apartment and condo dwellers that have limited space, but want to recycle their food scraps into rich compost.
- The Watershed Training Project (Pickering Barn in Issaquah, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah, WA 98027, from Sep 18, 2010 10:00 AM to Sep 18, 2010 12:00 PM)
- An educational training for Issaquah residents about the importance of clean water and easy ways to make a big difference in water conservation.
- City Chickens 101 (Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Room 202, , from Sep 18, 2010 10:00 AM to Sep 18, 2010 12:30 PM)
- A comprehensive introductory course for those interested in keeping chickens and who want to start with adult birds.
- Edible Perennial Veggies (Bradner Gardens Park in the Mt Baker neighborhood; 1733 Bradner Place S., Seattle 98144, from Sep 18, 2010 10:00 AM to Sep 18, 2010 11:00 PM)
- Learn about less common edibles that will make any garden a perpetual, low maintenance source of food.
- Edible Perennial Veggies (Bradner Gardens Park in the Mt Baker neighborhood; 1733 Bradner Place S., Seattle 98144, from Sep 18, 2010 10:00 AM to Sep 18, 2010 11:00 PM)
- Learn about less common edibles that will make any garden a perpetual, low maintenance source of food.
- City Goats 101 (Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, room 202, Seattle, WA 98103, from Sep 18, 2010 01:30 PM to Sep 18, 2010 03:30 PM)
- This class will introduce you to the basics of mini-goat keeping.
- Basic Canning 101 (Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Room 140 (Senior Center), Seattle, WA 98103, from Sep 21, 2010 06:00 PM to Sep 21, 2010 08:00 PM)
- This two hour class will explore the basics of water bath canning and teach you what and how to safely can at home.
- Composting for Apartment Dwellers (Cascade Playground, 333 Pontius Ave N., from Sep 23, 2010 05:30 PM to Sep 23, 2010 07:30 PM)
- A workshop for apartment and condo dwellers that have limited space, but want to recycle their food scraps into rich compost.
- Perennial Edible Shrubs and Trees (Bradner Gardens Park in the Mt Baker neighborhood; 1733 Bradner Place S., Seattle 98144, from Sep 25, 2010 10:00 AM to Sep 25, 2010 12:00 PM)
- Explore how selecting edibles as landscape trees and shrubs can feed the family year round.
- Lawn to Lettuce (Rainier Beach Community Center, 8825 Rainier Ave S, 98118, from Sep 25, 2010 03:00 PM to Sep 25, 2010 05:00 PM)
- Learn different techniques for taking out that old, boring sod and putting in your new garden beds.
- Pickling and Fermentation (Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Room 140 (Senior Center), Seattle, WA 98103, from Sep 30, 2010 06:00 PM to Sep 30, 2010 08:00 PM)
- Learn how to get started preserving pickled and fermented vegetables from your garden or local farm
- Design an Environmentally Friendly Garden (Pickering Barn in Issaquah, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah, WA 98027, from Oct 05, 2010 06:00 PM to Oct 05, 2010 08:00 PM)
- Learn how to get started designing your own environmentally friendly garden.
- Putting the Garden to Bed (St. James Annex, 9421 18th SW, Seattle, WA 98106, from Oct 09, 2010 10:00 AM to Oct 09, 2010 12:00 PM)
- Let the Tilth gardeners show you how a little work now will pay off big time next spring.
