Unlock New Skills: Diverse Workshops for Personal Growth and Sustainable Food Sovereignty.
Register to discover transformative workshops. Elevate your skills, connect with experts, and achieve your goals!
🪴 Propagation Station
Multiply Your Garden — Without Buying More Plants
Want to grow more without spending more? Join us for this hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to propagate your favorite plants using simple techniques like cuttings, stem divisions, and offsets. Whether you're working with herbs, succulents, perennials, or indoor plants, you’ll leave with the skills (and starter plants!) to expand your garden or share with friends.
We’ll cover:
🌿 Which plants are easiest to propagate
✂️ Tools and techniques for clean cuts and divisions
🧪 Best soil mixes and moisture levels for rooting
🪴 Tips for transplanting and long-term care
Perfect for beginners and curious plant parents alike!
📅 Saturday, September 13 • 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
💰 $10 per person (includes materials and cuttings)
🌱 Sprout and Sustain (FREE!)
Learn to Garden — Grow a Seedling, Grow a Movement
This free, beginner-friendly workshop will teach you the foundations of sustainable gardening in containers or small plots. Learn how to build healthy soil, start seeds with confidence, and plan for a garden that thrives in desert conditions. Then, pick out your own seedling to take home and grow!
We’ll explore:
🌱 Soil building basics with compost and mulch
🌻 Choosing the right plants for the season
🪴 Starting seeds in trays or recycled containers
🧠 The connection between food sovereignty, climate action, and growing your own
This is the perfect starting point for families, new gardeners, or anyone who wants to grow a little more green.
📅 Saturday, September 20 • 10:00 AM–11:30 AM
💰 FREE (thanks to our climate action partners!)
💧 Irrigation 101: Design + DIY
Take Control of Your Watering System — and Save Time & Resources
Struggling with overwatering, tangled hoses, or plants that just won’t thrive? In this two-part intensive, we’ll walk you through building an irrigation system that actually works — from drip lines and fittings to timers and troubleshooting.
You’ll leave with a custom plan for your yard or garden and the hands-on experience to install, test, and tweak it yourself.
We’ll cover:
🚿 Comparing systems: drip, micro-spray, soaker hose, hand watering
🔧 Connecting lines, emitters, filters, and timers
🛠️ Fixing leaks and diagnosing pressure issues
📐 Designing your system for plant zones and water conservation
🗺️ Creating a take-home irrigation map and supply list
Ideal for homeowners, small farms, community gardens, or DIY landscapers.
📅 Two-part series:
• Saturday, September 6 • 8:00 AM–10:00 AM
• Saturday, September 13 • 8:00 AM–10:00 AM
💰 $150 per person (includes supply samples, printed planning guides, and one-on-one help)