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!
- Garden Renovation (Pickering Barn in Issaquah, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah, WA 98027, from Oct 09, 2010 10:00 AM to Oct 09, 2010 02:00 PM)
- A hands-on opportunity to learn how to transplant existing plant material and prepare soil for planting.
- Planting Perennial Edible Guilds (Good Shepherd Center Learning Garden 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98103, from Oct 09, 2010 01:00 PM to Oct 09, 2010 04:00 PM)
- Learn to design and install perennial edible plantings for the maritime climate.
- Great Plant Choices for a Healthy Landscape (Pickering Barn in Issaquah, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah, WA 98027, from Oct 12, 2010 06:00 PM to Oct 12, 2010 08:00 PM)
- Learn how to match beautiful, easy-care plants with your site’s conditions.
- Basic Canning 101 (Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Room 140 (Senior Center), Seattle, WA 98103, from Oct 14, 2010 06:00 PM to Oct 14, 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.
- City Chickens 101 (Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Room 202, , from Oct 16, 2010 10:00 AM to Oct 16, 2010 12:30 PM)
- A comprehensive introductory course for those interested in keeping chickens and who want to start with adult birds.
- Planting Techniques for a Sustainable Garden (Pickering Barn in Issaquah, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah, WA 98027, from Oct 19, 2010 06:00 PM to Oct 19, 2010 08:00 PM)
- Learn how to properly install your sustainable garden.
- Choosing the Right Plants for a Sustainable Garden – Training for Landscape Professionals (Pickering Barn in Issaquah, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah, WA 98027, from Oct 21, 2010 08:00 AM to Oct 21, 2010 12:00 PM)
- A training for landscape professionals.
- Pickling and Fermentation (Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Room 140 (Senior Center), Seattle, WA 98103, from Oct 21, 2010 06:00 PM to Oct 21, 2010 08:00 PM)
- Learn how to get started preserving pickled and fermented vegetables from your garden or local farm
- Garden Educator Workshops (Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Room 202, Seattle, WA 98103, from Oct 23, 2010 08:30 AM to Nov 20, 2010 04:00 PM)
- Explore organic gardening basics, outdoor education techniques and ways to integrate the garden with classroom curriculum.
- Putting the Garden to Bed (Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98118, from Oct 23, 2010 10:00 AM to Oct 23, 2010 12:00 PM)
- Let the Tilth gardeners show you how a little work now will pay off big time next spring.
- Putting the Garden to Bed (Seattle Tilth Learning Garden at the Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98103, from Oct 24, 2010 10:00 AM to Oct 24, 2010 12:00 PM)
- Fall is a fantastic time to replenish the soil that has offered you its bounty all year long.
- Garden Installation (Pickering Barn in Issaquah, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah, WA 98027, from Oct 24, 2010 10:00 AM to Oct 24, 2010 02:00 PM)
- A hands-on opportunity to learn the best way to install a new garden. Participants will learn soil preparation and planting while installing new plantings
- Putting the Garden to Bed (Seattle Tilth Learning Garden at the Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98103, from Nov 06, 2010 10:00 AM to Nov 06, 2010 12:00 PM)
- Fall is a fantastic time to replenish the soil that has offered you its bounty all year long.
- Be Cistern Savvy! (Bradner Gardens Park in the Mt Baker neighborhood; 1733 Bradner Place S., Seattle 98144, from Nov 11, 2010 06:00 PM to Nov 11, 2010 07:30 PM)
- Everything you need to know about collecting rainwater with residential cisterns.
- Permaculture Teacher Training Course (Judge Warren & Nobie Chan Education Center at South Seattle Community College, West Seattle Campus, 6000 16th Ave. SW. Seattle, WA 98106, from Nov 12, 2010 09:00 AM to Nov 19, 2010 05:30 PM)
- This Permaculture Teacher's course is a revolutionary new way of teaching solution based eco-social design concepts by applying the principles of Permaculture to the teaching of Permaculture.
- Harvesting the Rain (Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, room 202, Seattle, WA 98103, from Nov 20, 2010 10:00 AM to Nov 20, 2010 12:00 PM)
- This class is an overview of the many ways that rain may be stored for use in your vegetable or ornamental home garden.
