summer 2016 classes & camps

get all the dirt! seattletilth.org learn Map Page 2 About Seattle Tilth page 3 Veggie Gardening page 4 Urban Livestock page 5 Kitchen page 6 Permaculture & Sustainable Landscapes page 7 Summer Garden & Farm Camps page 8 Garden Educator Workshops page 9 Kids & Youth page 10 Registration Form page 11 Classes by Date page 12 21 ACRES FARM

Seattle Tilth’s McAULIFFE PARK Upcoming JOIN US! SEATTLE TILTH SEATTLE OFFICE, GOOD YOUTH Events SHEPHERD CENTER GARDEN GARDEN WORKS Chicken Coop & Urban Farm Tour, Saturday, July 16 Throughout Seattle Harvest Fair, Saturday, August 6 Seattle Meridian Park

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BRADNER GARDENS PARK Visit us RAINIER BEACH LEARNING at our GARDEN

RAINIER BEACH URBAN FARM gardens & AND WETLANDS farms! community learning garden

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SEATTLE TILTH children’s garden programs FARM WORKS

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Learning Gardens & Class Locations

Bradner Gardens Park (BGP) Rainier Beach Learning Garden (RBLG) Seattle Tilth Farm Works 1730 Bradner Place S, Seattle 4800 S Henderson, Seattle 17601 SE Lake Moneysmith Rd, Auburn

Good Shepherd Center (GSC) Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Seattle Youth Garden Works 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle Wetlands (RBUFW) At the Center for Urban Horticulture 5513 S Cloverdale St, Seattle 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle

McAuliffe Park (MP) 10824 NE 116th St, Kirkland

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About Seattle Tilth

Seattle Tilth, Tilth Producers and Cascade Harvest Coalition have merged!

Our mission is to build an ecologically sound, economically viable and socially equitable food system. Our education programs focus on the entire food system: earth, farm garden, market and kitchen.

Garden Education Food Hub Learn how to grow food with us! From adult classes to kids We grew 66,000 pounds of food in 2015 at our educational camps to school tours, we have been teaching people of all ages farms and gardens. We partnered with local farmers to feed to grow food organically for nearly four decades. people through our CSA, farmers markets, food banks, subsidized Farm Education Good Food Bags, restaurants and grocery stores. Consider joining our CSA! With Farm Walks and an annual conference, we offer farmer to farmer education around Washington State. Immigrants, refugees DIG IN, GET INVOLVED! and low-income individuals develop small farm businesses through Seattle Tilth Farm Works. Underserved youth learn job and leadership skills through Seattle Youth Garden Works. Garden Hotline FarmLink connects people seeking farmland with landowners. Ask us your garden questions! The Garden Hotline offers Environmental Education individualized solutions to your garden problems. (206) 633-0224 // [email protected] Gain expertise in composting and recycling… then teach others! Join training programs in Seattle, South King County and Volunteering

Eastside. Or participate in wetlands restoration at Rainier Beach Gain skills while giving back to the community when you join SEATTLE ABOUT TILTH Urban Farm. 1700 other volunteers in our gardens and farms, events, classes, Cooking & Nutrition Education camps and office! seattletilth.org/get-involved/volunteer We bring people together to cook and share meals in their own neighborhoods – at schools, community centers and churches. Support Find out about Community Kitchens Northwest on our website. All gifts are welcome and appreciated! Members receive Puget Sound Fresh discounts on conferences and classes, invitations to exclusive member events, a bi-monthly print newsletter and a vote for our Discover what’s in season and where to get it with our Board of Directors. multimedia guide to Puget Sound farms, produce and products. seattletilth.org/support Visit pugetsoundfresh.org.

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Veggie Gardening Eating fresh veggies and herbs that you grow yourself is a thrill! Learn how to get the best results using organic methods – healthy for you and the environment.

Grow Great Tomatoes • Saturday, May 7; 10 a.m.-noon, GSC Get ready to grow the biggest and tastiest tomatoes, peppers and other heat-loving crops! Fresh tomatoes and peppers are some of the most delicious veggies, but they can be tricky to grow in our cool summers. This class will teach you everything you need to know to grow the biggest, earliest and most flavorful summer crops. Learn about which varieties do well in our maritime climate, when to plant, and season extension techniques to maximize heat. Other topics include fertilization, watering, harvesting trellising and pruning. $36 INDIVIDUALS, $25 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, Container Gardening 101 Outsmart Pests: Organic $54 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS • Wednesday, May 18; 6-8 p.m., GSC Pest Management* You don’t need a backyard to grow your • Saturday, May 21; 2-4 p.m., BGP own food! Container gardening is great for Now that your garden is growing, all you have beginners, apartment dwellers and anyone to do is sit back and watch, right? But wait, looking to add extra space or variety to their what’s eating holes in your broccoli? What garden. This class will cover the benefits of should be done about all of those weeds? Why growing in containers, choosing soil, containers are your tomatoes brown? Come learn how to and locations. Learn about considerations for avoid chemicals by using organic practices to growing crops like herbs, salads, small fruits manage pest bugs, weeds and diseases. Learn and summer veggies and ongoing maintenance the art and science of attracting beneficial bugs of your container garden. This class is lecture- to pollinate your crops and eat harmful insects Drip Irrigation for Home based with participatory demonstration in the that damage your veggies. In this class we Gardeners* learning garden. will discuss the Integrated Pest Management • Saturday, May 14; 10 a.m.-noon, GSC $36 INDIVIDUALS, $25 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, (IPM) system and what it means for organic Learn how easy it is to water your garden with $54 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS gardeners, meet some common garden pests resource-efficient drip irrigation! Even though and weeds and safe solutions for managing our Pacific Northwest maritime climate is them, go on a bug hunt in the garden to known for its rain, during the droughty summer identify good and bad bugs, and get resources we still need to water our food crops, thirsty to help you continue problem solving pests in ornamentals and container gardens. This class your own backyard. will cover the basics of drip irrigation system $36 INDIVIDUALS, $25 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, design and use in a home garden, including $54 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS water requirements, zones, parts, installation, *$65 FOR BOTH SECRETS OF COMPANION scheduling, winterizing, troubleshooting and PLANTING (Page 7) AND ORGANIC PEST soaker hoses. This class pairs well with Water MANAGEMENT Catchment: Harvest the Rain offered later in the afternoon. Sign up for both classes for a full day of learning and receive a discount!* Support $36 INDIVIDUALS, $25 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, $54 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS Seattle Tilth with a *$65 FOR BOTH DRIP IRRIGATION FOR HOME membership gift GARDENERS AND WATER CATCHMENT: and receive discounts HARVEST THE RAIN (PAGE 7) on classes today! CLASSES: VEGGIE CLASSES: GARDENING

4 For more details and registration, visit seattletilth.org. Advance payment and registration required. Urban Livestock Taking care of animals and keeping them healthy requires knowledge and preparation. Take a class and gain a solid foundation. You will love the fresh, delicious, home-grown products and caring for your new friends!

Raise City Goats Beekeeping 301: Harvest CSI Bees: WildBeeSense • Saturday, June 4; 10 a.m.-noon, private Honey and Winterize Your Biodiversity Project residence in Seattle Hive • Saturday, July 30; 9-11:30 a.m., BGP Learn what it takes to keep miniature goats for • Saturday, July 23; 10 a.m.-noon, GSC Join Elias Bloom, a WSU pollinator milk or fiber. Jennie Grant, author ofCity Goats • Saturday, August 13; 10 a.m.-noon, GSC entomologist, in our citizen science initiative and founder of the Goat Justice League, will Learn how to harvest honey and prepare your that explores the relationship between plants, show you around her goat yard so you can see beehives for winter. This third installment of pollinators and the tools we can use to save the gregarious “kids” in action! Participants our Backyard Beekeeping series is perfect for these precious organisms. Class attendees will will leave the class with the basic information beginner beekeepers working on their first hives receive a free guide on how to identify and needed to decide if being an urban goat-herder as well as intermediate beekeepers looking to observe wild bees, hands-on instruction in is right for you. Learn the basics of keeping gain more skills. Topics will include late summer pollinator identification and monitoring, and the mini-goats including selecting breeds, city and fall hive management, queen evaluation skills necessary to join a growing network of regulations, feeding, breeding, milking and and colony manipulation, what you need to local bee observers that seek to conserve and keeping your herd healthy. do to get your hives through winter, feeding, restore bees in Washington State. $36 INDIVIDUALS, $25 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, harvesting honey and equipment storage. FREE, PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED $54 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS $36 INDIVIDUALS, $25 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, $54 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS CLASSES: URBAN LIVESTOCK | VEGGIE GARDENING Start Your Fall and Winter Garden • Saturday, July 9; 10 a.m.-noon, GSC • Thursday, July 28; 6:30-8:30 p.m., BGP • Saturday, August 20; 10 a.m.-noon, MP Mid-summer is the perfect time to start planning your fall and winter garden so that you can keep eating fresh vegetables all year. For fall and winter harvests, it’s important to get seeds and starts into the garden early enough to allow them growth while the sun is still shining. A little planning and effort now will pay off deliciously during the dark days of winter! In this class we will discuss overwintering veggies and hardy greens that can be harvested throughout the fall and winter. We will also learn about choosing appropriate seeds and starts and where to get them, germinating seeds in hot summer weather and using season extension devices throughout the cold season. $36 INDIVIDUALS, $25 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, $54 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS

BGP= Bradner Gardens Park GSC= Good Shepherd Center MP=McAuliffe Park See map on page 2 for addresses. 5 Kitchen

Discover the full potential of your garden by learning new Make Herbal Infusions techniques to prepare and preserve your harvest. • Saturday, August 6; 10 a.m.-noon, GSC Turn garden herbs into culinary and medicinal infusions. Herbs like mint, fennel, lavender and chamomile are easy to grow and can be made into products that are healthful and delicious. Learn how to grow, harvest and utilize garden herbs in your kitchen pantry and medicine cabinet. In this class we will discuss and taste different types of infusions including decoctions, vinegars, oils and syrups. Take a garden tour, learn varieties of plants to grow, how to identify herbs and whic plant parts to harvest for medicinal and culinary uses. Go home with a small sample to test and enjoy! $45 INDIVIDUALS, $35 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, $68 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS

Make Herbal Salves • Saturday, August 13; 2-4 p.m., GSC INTENSIVE Discover how to use herbs from your garden to make healing skin salves. Salves made from fresh Seattle Tilth’s Food Preservation Certification Course herbs are the perfect foundation for a natural • Saturdays, June 4-July 2; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., GSC first aid kit. Or take a simple salve recipe and Yes we can! Learn to preserve your own food safely and become certified by Seattle Tilth to share adjust it to create soothing lotions, therapeutic your skills. Seattle Tilth’s Food Preservation Certification Course provides participants with the massage bars, lip balms, deodorant sticks… the knowledge and skills needed to learn all about safe method for canning and food preservation -- possibilities are endless! They make wonderful and teach others. This intensive training provides an overview of food preservation history and food gifts. In this class we will learn how to identify, safety, USDA guidelines for safely canning different types of food, an introduction to fermentation harvest and process herbs for salves, discuss and specialty products, best practices for freezing, dehydrating and pickling, hands-on practicums beneficial and healing properties of different for learning preservation techniques, and opportunities for you to practice teaching others in class. herbs, see, smell and feel different oils and waxes Leave equipped with the knowledge you need to preserve your own food as well as teaching you can use for infusions, salves and ointments, strategies to help you share your skills with others. and make a simple recipe you can replicate at $475 INDIVIDUALS, $425 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS Support home. Leave with a small sample to try out! Seattle Tilth with a $45 INDIVIDUALS, $35 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, membership gift $68 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS Basic Canning 101 and receive discounts Intro to Pressure Canning • Saturday, July 16; 10 a.m.-noon, GSC on classes today! • Thursday, August 11; 6:30-8:30 p.m., GSC • Saturday, August 27; 10 a.m.-1 p.m., GSC Simple water bath canning is great for fruits Enjoy your summer harvest all winter long! Make Homemade Pickles Learn what you need to know to start safely and pickles, but do you long to take your • Saturday, July 16; 2-4 p.m., GSC canning fresh food at home and expert tips to preservation efforts farther? Learn what you be a successful canner. You’ll leave with the • Thursday, August 18; 6:30-8:30 p.m., GSC need to know to start safely canning low acid skills you need to can jams, tomatoes, chutneys, Preserve the harvest and add excitement to your foods like vegetables, beans, soups, meat and quick pickles and more. We will demystify table with homemade pickles! Join us for this fish. In this class we will demystify food safety, food safety and introduce water bath canning class to learn how to make pickles beyond your discuss pressure canning equipment, learn and equipment. We will look at best foods for garden variety cucumber dills. In this class we the best types of food to preserve and look at canning and recipes for getting started. Practice will discuss basics of food safety, demonstrate recipes for getting started. We will demonstrate making jam with seasonal fruit and canning it. different pickling methods, including canning and the process from start to finish with a dial gauge Take a small sample home! fermentation, learn how to make easy refrigerator canner. It is strongly recommended to have $45 INDIVIDUALS, $35 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, pickles, and taste different styles of pickles, taken Basic Canning 101 as a pre-requisite or $68 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS relishes and chutney. Cost of class includes have prior experience with water bath canning. supplies -- you will take a small sample home! $45 INDIVIDUALS, $35 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, $45 INDIVIDUALS, $35 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, $68 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS

CLASSES: KITCHEN CLASSES: $68 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS

6 For more details and registration, visit seattletilth.org. Advance payment and registration required. Permaculture & Sustainable Landscapes Create multi-functional, productive, healthy outdoor spaces.

Water Catchment: Harvest the Rain* • Saturday, May 14; 2-4 p.m., GSC Save money, prevent storm water pollution and collect rainwater for home use. Water is an important resource that falls from the sky for free. Unfortunately, most of the rain falls in the winter when we need it the least for irrigation. What if you could slow down or collect that water and save it for use during the dry summer? Topics include the water cycle, storm water pollution, bio-swales, mulch, rain gardens, rain barrels, cisterns, re-using grey water, permeable surfaces and green roofs. This class INTENSIVE is a great follow-up to Drip Irrigation for Home Permaculture Design Course Gardeners offered earlier in the morning.* • May 21-22, June 25-26, July 16-17, August 20-21, September 17-18, October 15-16; $36 INDIVIDUALS, $25 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; South Seattle College $54 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS Permaculture uses ecological principles to create sustainable human communities that have *$65 FOR BOTH WATER CATCHMENT: HARVEST the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. This intensive course is taught by THE RAIN AND DRIP IRRIGATION FOR HOME Toby Hemenway, renowned author of Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home Scale Permaculture, the GARDENERS (PAGE 4) international best-selling permaculture book. Some of the main discussion topics are: permaculture

foundations, pattern literacy, water cycles, soil structure and composition, ecosystems, built CLASSES: PERMACULTURE & SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES Secrets of Companion environments, energy, community dynamics, and social permaculture. This course is ideal for anyone Planting* who would like to explore the concepts of permaculture in-depth and in a community setting, • Saturday, May 21; 10 a.m.-noon, BGP people who’d like to practice these principles in their lives and communities or anyone who might Did you know that some plants grow better like to obtain a two-year diploma or other advanced trainings in permaculture. together? Improve the health and productivity $1000 EARLY BIRD, $1150 FULL COURSE TUITION of your garden by choosing plants that serve as companions, rather than competition for resources. This class provides an introduction to the many ways that you can combine plants Intro to Permaculture Grow Fruit in Small to maximize your harvest and make the most • Saturday, July 9; 10 a.m.-1 p.m., MP Spaces of your space. In this class we will examine Go beyond organic gardening by learning • Saturday, August 20; 10 a.m.-noon, GSC companion planting through different types the basics of permaculture to create a more Think you need an orchard or a big backyard of plant relationships, discuss incorporating holistic and sustainable garden! Learn how to grow fruit? This class will show you how to perennial plants into your annual food crops, to use systems thinking to create efficient use small spaces to grow tasty berries and fruits explore the permaculture concept of plant and abundant gardens that integrate human on bushes, vines and trees. Learn about special guilds, and tour the garden to see real-life needs with the natural ecosystem. The goal of techniques for gardening in small spaces, examples of companion planting, inter-planting permaculture, short for “permanent agriculture” using containers to grow small fruits, trees and and polyculture. or “permanent culture,” is to minimize inputs shrubs, fruiting plants that do well in the Pacific $36 INDIVIDUALS, $25 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, and maximize relationships between plants, Northwest climate, and resources for ongoing $54 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS animals, environment and people. In this class fruit tree care. This introductory class is lecture- *$65 FOR BOTH SECRETS OF COMPANION we will introduce permaculture ethics and based but will include a planting demonstration. PLANTING AND ORGANIC PEST MANAGEMENT principles, see examples of techniques that can Grow Fruit in Small Spaces pairs well with Intro (page 4) be applied in an urban environment, explore to Permaculture and Container Gardening 101. ways to integrate natural patterns and ecology Go home with lots of ideas about maximizing See CSI Bees: into living systems, and practice designing a your space to grow delicious fruits! more holistic and self-sustaining backyard. $36 INDIVIDUALS, $25 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, WildBeeSense, $36 INDIVIDUALS, $25 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS, $54 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS page 5. $54 HOUSEHOLD PRICE FOR TWO ADULTS

BGP= Bradner Gardens Park GSC= Good Shepherd Center MP=McAuliffe Park See map on page 2 for addresses. 7 Summer Garden & Farm Camps

Kids explore the world of insects, soil and plants while learning to tend a garden and grow food. We have guided adventures, make art, read stories, sing songs and have summer FUN! Each camp will be a unique experience for your child – sign-up for multiple camps and build upon the learning and fun.

3-5 year olds 6-10 year olds Explore the fascinating world of the garden in These weeklong day camps are a great way these 2-day camps for parents and preschoolers. to have summer fun while learning about the Children and parents will enjoy time together fascinating world of the garden. Spend five days 1-2 year olds outdoors while learning about insects, plants, and developing practical garden skills, exploring Share the fun and excitement of gardening with flowers. Parents can also learn about child-friendly plants and discovering animals that live in your toddler! In these hands-on, interactive herbs and veggies, and how to grow an organic Seattle Tilth’s community learning gardens. camps, we will explore the garden the way the garden with the whole family. Each session Learn about insects, vegetables, soil and worms, little ones do best: looking for bugs, planting includes hands-on gardening, an art project, while playing games, making art, reading stories, seeds, digging with real tools and tasting stories, our famous sun tea and yummy snacks! singing songs and running through the sprinklers. delicious plants and vegetables. Parents garden $50, $40 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS; Campers bring their own snack and lunch. with their child guided by Seattle Tilth staff. REGISTRATION IS FOR ONE CHILD AND $250, $220 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS Snack is included. ACCOMPANYING ADULT • Garden Science Field Camp – GSC $25, $20 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS; • Fantastic Farmers – RBLG Monday-Friday, July 25-29; REGISTRATION IS FOR ONE CHILD AND Thursday & Friday, July 7 & 8; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. ACCOMPANYING ADULT 10 a.m.-noon • Garden Craft: Biomes – GSC • Growing Yoga – GSC • Worm and Bug, Cut a Rug Monday-Friday, August 8-12; Wednesday, August 3; 10-11:30 a.m. Monday & Tuesday, August 1 & 2 – RBLG 9 a.m.-3 p.m. • Pollinator Party – GSC Thursday and Friday, August 4 & 5 – GSC Wednesday, August 31; 10-11:30 a.m. 10 a.m.-noon • Leaf, Root, Flower, Fruit Support Mon & Tues; August 29 & 30 – RBLG Seattle Tilth with a Thurs & Fri; September 1 & 2 – GSC membership gift Parents: 10 a.m.-noon and receive discounts plan ahead for on classes today! summer! SUMMER GARDEN & FARM CAMPS SUMMER GARDEN & FARM

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11-14 year olds Garden Educator If your teens or preteens love gardening and working with younger children, this is for them! Workshops Junior counselors help set-up and clean-up Teachers, parents and school garden volunteers, immerse yourself garden activities, assist camp staff, lead small group activities and learn more about organic in outdoor teaching techniques and schoolyard gardening! gardening. Weeklong placements offer all the Teachers receive clock hours. fun of summer camp with the opportunity to develop leadership skills. Leadership training and orientation provided. $275, $245 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS • Junior Counselor, Session 1 – GSC Monday-Friday, June 27-July 1; 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. • Junior Counselor, Session 2 – GSC Monday-Friday, July 11-15; 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. • Junior Counselor, Session 3 – GSC Monday-Friday, July 25-29; 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. • Junior Counselor, Session 4 – GSC

Monday-Friday, August 8-12; SUMMER GARDEN & FARM CAMPS | GARDEN EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Garden Educator Workshop Garden Educator Workshop Spring Seminar 2: Grow Spring Seminar 3: Eat 11-15 year olds • Saturday, May 14; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., GSC • Saturday, June 4; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., GSC This camp will be a great way for youth to Gain knowledge and experience in the various Prepare to manage your garden during the experience the garden at their own pace. We’ll components of a successful garden based summer at the height of the growing season have a lot of fun eating and cooking a bunch education program. We will examine the year – an important part of year round garden of fresh veggies, learning about advanced round calendar, staffing, seasonal activities planning for schools. In this seminar we will organic gardening topics, and exploring survival and lesson planning. Learn about volunteer explore multiple models for summer garden techniques. management, fundraising, garden maintenance, management. Learn what to plant and how $275, $245 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS community engagement, events and to sustain production for the beginning of the • Urban Garden Uprising – GSC summertime garden care. Examine the role for a next school year. We will harvest and prepare a Monday-Friday, August 15-19; successful garden coordinator(s), discover ways simple garden meal to share with one another, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. to connect the garden to the classroom, learn practice how to lead basic cooking activities how to develop a garden lesson on your own with students, and ask the question: “How do and explore how to use science kits (used by we know students are learning?” and determine the Seattle Public School District) in the garden various ways to find answers. This session is a setting. Gain experience learning practical skills great way to think about incorporating what in a supportive and engaging environment that you’ve learned into a vision of success for your will inspire and empower you to share with your garden and students. students. $75 INDIVIDUALS, $65 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS $75 INDIVIDUALS, $65 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS

INTENSIVE Garden Educator Workshop: Summer Intensive • Monday-Friday, July 18-22; 9 a.m.-3 p.m., GSC Spend the week exploring Seattle Tilth’s Children’s Garden in Wallingford with our garden education experts, while learning how to grow an effective and robust schoolyard garden program. This unique weeklong intensive allows educators to immerse themselves in the organic garden classroom. Participants will learn about important components needed for a sustainable garden program and will join in hands-on activities outside in the garden, focusing on soil, compost and early spring gardening. Projects will include soil preparation, testing soil temperature and planting cool season seeds and transplants. No experience necessary! Experience the lessons from both a student and instructor perspective and leave feeling confident to teach in your outdoor space. $375 INDIVIDUALS, $325 SEATTLE TILTH MEMBERS

BGP= Bradner Gardens Park GSC= Good Shepherd Center MP=McAuliffe Park See map on page 2 for addresses. 9

Kids & Youth Toddlers and teens love hands on learning at our gardens and farms.

Mobile Classroom We will bring our garden curriculum to you! Fulfill science requirements and choose from these dynamic lessons: GRADES PRE K–6 • Worms on Wheels • Soil in A Box • Mighty Arthropods • Use it or Lose it

For more information email [email protected].

Visit Our Gardens & Farms! Bring your school and youth groups on an engaging educational tour.

Visit once for a unique field trip TEACHERS or several times to build upon agricultural and environmental PARENTS concepts. Grades pre-K through 12, SCHOOLS ages 2–18 $6.50 per child or adult, $100 minimum, GSC For more information visit: seattletilth.org

Thanks to our kids’ education sponsor! KIDS & YOUTH

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seattletilth.org Course offerings, class dates, fees and costs are subject to change without notice. Check our website for updates. 11 June Saturday, July 30 • CSI Bees Seattle: WildBeeSense Classes Saturday, June 4 Biodiversity Project • Garden Educator Workshop 9-11:30 a.m., BGP by Date Spring Seminar 3: Eat 9 a.m.-4 p.m., GSC August • Raise City Goats 10 a.m.-noon, private residence Saturday, August 6 May • Make Herbal Infusions 10 a.m.-noon, GSC Saturday, May 7 Saturdays, June 4-July 2 • Grow Great Tomatoes 10 a.m.-noon, GSC • Seattle Tilth’s Food Preservation Thursday, August 11 Certification Course • Basic Canning 101 10 a.m.-5 p.m., GSC 6:30-8:30 p.m., GSC Saturday, May 14 • Garden Educator Workshop Spring Seminar 2: Grow Saturday, August 13 9 a.m.-4 p.m., GSC July • Beekeeping 301: Harvest Honey and Winterize Your Hive • Drip Irrigation for Home Gardeners Saturday, July 9 10 a.m.-noon, GSC 10 a.m.-noon, GSC • Intro to Permaculture • Make Herbal Salves • Water Catchment: Harvest the Rain 10 a.m.-1 p.m., MP 2-4 p.m., GSC 2-4 p.m., GSC • Start Your Fall and Winter Garden 10 a.m.-noon, GSC Thursday, August 18 Wednesday, May 18 • Make Homemade Pickles • Container Gardening 101 Saturday, July 16 6:30-8:30 p.m., GSC 6-8 p.m., GSC • Basic Canning 101 10 a.m.-noon, GSC Saturdays & Sundays, one weekend/ Saturday, August 20 month; May 21-Oct. 16 • Make Homemade Pickles • Grow Fruit in Small Spaces • Permaculture Design Course 2-4 p.m., GSC 10 a.m.-noon, GSC Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and • Start Your Fall and Winter Garden Sundays, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, July 18-22 10 a.m.-noon, MP South Seattle College • Garden Educator Workshop: Saturday, May 21 Summer Intensive • Secrets of Companion Planting 9 a.m.-3 p.m., GSC 10 a.m.-noon, BGP Support Saturday, July 23 • Outsmart Pests: Organic Pest Management • Beekeeping 301: Harvest Honey Seattle Tilth with a 2-4 p.m., BGP and Winterize Your Hive membership gift 10 a.m.-noon, GSC and receive discounts on classes today! Thursday, July 28 • Start Your Fall and Winter Garden 6:30-8:30 p.m., BGP Support Seattle Tilth

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