Spring is here, and now is the time to dig in and grow your garden to produce a bountiful harvest for the year ahead. Seattle Tilth offers many classes in urban gardening including chicken husbandry, garden planning and garden design, to grow more food for you, your family and maybe even area food banks.
At the Good Shepard Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave N,) attend several different classes such as:
- Get Your Garden Growing Sat., Apr. 25; 10 a.m.-noon
- Container Gardening 101 Thu., Apr. 9; 6-8 p.m.
- Organic Gardening 101 Thu., Apr. 16 & Apr 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Organic Gardening 101 Sat., May 30; 10a.m.-2 p.m.
- Grow Great Tomatoes Sat., May 9; 10 a.m.-noon.
- Organic Pest Management Sat., May 16; 2-4 p.m.
- All About Chickens Sat., Apr. 18; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Permaculture & Sustainable Landscapes – Urban Weeds & Wild Foods – Part 1: Identify & Harvest
Sat., Apr. 18; 10 a.m.- noon - Urban Weeds & Wild Foods – Part 2: Preparing for Your Table
Sat., Apr. 18; 2-4 p.m. - Secrets of Companion Planting Sat., May 16; 10 a.m.-noon.
Seattle Tilth has more classes too, offered at the Bradner Gardens Park (1730 Bradner Pl S,) at Madrona, and at South Seattle College. Seattle Tilth wants to help build an equitable and sustainable local food system through hands-on education. Find out more on the Seattle Tilth calendar.