Garden for the Environment will offer the following workshops in July, 2013. All classes will be offered at Garden for the Environment, San Francisco’s organic demonstration garden at 7th and Lawton Street. Since its founding in 1990, the garden has operated as a demonstration site for small-scale urban ecological food production, organic gardening, compost education and low water-use landscaping. For more information, call (415) 731-5627, or go to www.gardenfortheenvironment.org.
URBAN COMPOSTING
Date: Saturday, July 13, 2013
Time: 10AM - 12:00 Noon
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Cost: FREE; Sponsored by the San Francisco Department of the Environment
Join GFE for this fun, hands-on workshop to discover how to improve your garden with kitchen or garden leftovers, and prevent organic waste from ending up in the landfill.
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD
Organic Vegetable Gardening in July
Date: Saturday, July 13, 2013
Time: 10AM - 12PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Instructor: Nate Perry, Organic Gardening Instructor
Cost: $25 or $15 for GFE Members
Yes we can...garden year-round in the Bay Area! Join us for this class which we offer every month for seasonal-specific instruction for year-round vegetable gardening.
PICKLING 101 ESSENTIALS: Make Pickles Happen at Home!
Date: Saturday, July 20th, 2013
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Instructor: Karen Solomon, Local Pickle Expert, Author of Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It and three other cookbooks
Cost: $25 or $15 for GFE Members
GROWING EDIBLES IN CONTAINERS
Date: Saturday, July 20th, 2013
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Instructor: Johanna Silver, Sunset Magazine Test Garden Coordinator
Cost: $25 or $15 for GFE Members
GARDEN SUCCESS STARTS AT THE NURSERY!
Date: Saturday, July 27th, 2013
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Instructor: Ellyn Shea, Owner Garden Guidance
Cost: $25 or $15 for GFE Members
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
You can register by clicking on the ‘Register Now’ link, or calling Garden for the Environment at (415) 558-8246, or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Registering on the day of the workshop is always possible, though workshops have been selling-out early. No one will ever be turned away for lack of funds