Workshop Topic Examples
SMALL-SCALE GARDEN DESIGN & INSTALLATION
Urban greenspaces, salsa gardens, pizza gardens, pollinator gardens, sensory gardens, native plants, succulents and more
HARVEST TASTE TESTS
Get first-hand feedback from students about what food they want to grow on campus and learn nutritional facts for seasonal crops
GROUP PROJECT GARDEN MURALS
Add community-created murals to your campus with painted wood signage infographics for local pollinators and wildflowers
PLANT PARTS ART PROJECTS
Learn about plant parts and functions while creating nature-based art for your indoor and outdoor learning spaces
SEED SAVING & SEED LIBRARY PROJECTS
Learn about plant life cycles, seed collection practices, seed library creation and use, and the importance of seed libraries within communities
SCAVENGER HUNTS
Explore your campus to identify plants, insects, animals, soil organisms, and landscape features and discuss ways to add greenspace to your your indoor and outdoor learning spaces
NATURE JOURNALING
Practice mindfulness, site survey recording and data collection, and naturalist sketching practices through observations of your outdoor learning spaces
SEASONAL CROP PLANTING
Prepare seed starting soil mixtures and discuss cover crop practices, learn about plant life cycles and seasonal crop planning, sow culturally relevant and pollinator-supporting seeds, learn how to care for and transplant your seedlings
AROMATHERAPY & BOTANICAL HERB TEAS
Explore the therapeutic and environmental benefits of aromatic and medicinal plants such as lavender, mint, lemon verbena, yerba buena, hibiscus, calendula, dandelion root, mullein and more
COMPOSTING & VERMICOMPOSTING
Learn about soil decomposition and soil organisms, recycling organic matter and food waste practices, soil structure and quality, carbon sequestration, and worm bin construction & management
AND MUCH MORE!
1 hour workshops for up to 30 students starting at $585
(materials included)
SLIDING SCALE PRICING AVAILABLE FOR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY CENTERS & TITLE 1 SCHOOLS
