Education
We are pleased to invite you to our Spring Workshop Series.
Join Davey Stewards, Katie Struble, and Nic Lewis in this 3-part workshop series, covering the essentials of garden planning, seed preparation, and garden installation.
Each workshop is $20. Please contact us to request a scholarship.
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2/15/25 - 11am-2pm - Garden Planning 101
How to determine bed locations
Soil conditions and microclimates
Determine fencing and irrigation
Hands-on bed build + prep
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3/15/25 - 12pm-3pm - Seed Starting, Propagation, & Mushroom Log Inoculation
How to start and nurture seedlings
How to propagate perennials with cuttings
Selecting and inoculating logs with mushrooms
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4/19/25 - 11am-3pm - Spring Transplanting Perrenials & Natives
Transplanting perennials and natives
Accounting for growth when planting
Kids activities!
In partnership with Star City Compost and Lick Run CDC, we offer educational experiences in composting for youth and adults. The compost facility is open for field trips for adults and youth. We can also come to your classroom with our Compost Education Trailer as presenters on composting, zero-waste, plastic pollution, and hands-on solutions to climate change.
Our team has decades of experience in classroom and outdoor ecological education and has a passion for teaching about sustainability. A sliding-scale contribution for a presentation or field trip ensures educators are paid a living wage, that our programs are always accessible, and that we can continue to invest in community-owned agriculture.
Our Compost Education Trailer is a mobile static aerated compost system. The trailer is available for 2-3 month-long visits to schools and universities.
The trailer experience teaches:
General information on what is composting.
Proper ratios of carbon and nitrogen sources for making compost.
Passively aerating compost through the use of appropriate technology.
How to monitor the temperature and assess the oxygen and water demands of your compost pile.
The basics of how to set up an off-grid solar array
How to catch and use rainwater in a rain barrel system
How to sieve your compost and add it to your garden.