Oregon Tilth offers three new series of classes providing tools and resources for successful urban food growing. The instructor, Sarah Brown, has a degree in International Agriculture Development from University of California at Davis, and has worked on and managed a variety of organic farms and educational garden programs.
Classes can be taken individually for $35 each.
Toolshed Series: Plan, Sow, Plant!
Four-Season Vegetable Gardening Series
Urban Gardener Series
Urban Gardener Series
If you’re an urban dweller looking for new ways to increase your garden yields and grow more food in a limited space, this 3-class series is for you! Learn space saving strategies for urban gardens, including intensive techniques, container gardening and year round growing methods. For beginning and intermediate gardeners.
All classes held at Faubion School, 3039 NE Portland Blvd.
Urban Gardener 3 Class Series
Register for each class individually below.
Class 1: Intensive Vegetable Gardening
The goal of intensive gardening is to harvest the most produce possible from a given space. Learn how to grow more in a small space in this practical class for the urban agriculturalist. Discover simple ways to maximize your garden through soil preparation, succession sowing, companion planting and vertical gardening methods. Attend this hands-on class and take home some newly sown seeds for your garden.
Wednesday, May 5 | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Register
Class 2: Container Vegetable Gardening
Learn how to grow bountiful vegetables in containers. Whether you want to grow salad greens, culinary herbs, or summer fruits, this class will show you how to start and maintain your own edible container garden. Topics include soil mixes, fertilizers, watering, and selecting varieties that perform best in containers. You’ll take home vegetable seedlings to begin your own container garden from this hands-on class.
Wednesday, May 19 | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Register
Class 3: Year-Round Vegetable Gardening
Do you like the idea of plucking fresh salad greens, tender broccoli shoots and delicious root vegetables from your garden all winter long? If so, this is the best time to prepare your soil and begin planting. Explore season extension techniques, from cloches to cold frames, enabling you to extend the garden season beyond the fall and into next spring. Attend this class to learn how easy "off-season" gardening can be and take home some newly sown fall and winter crops for your garden.
Wednesday, June 2 | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Register
Toolshed Series: Plan, Sow, Plant!
Bulk up your gardening toolkit with this practical 3-class series that will show you how to successfully plan, sow, and plant your garden. Discover simple techniques for getting your garden started and increase your urban bounty this season! For beginning and intermediate gardeners.
All classes held at Faubion School, 3039 NE Portland Blvd.
Toolshed 3 Class Series | Register
Class 1: Plan your Garden
Learn practical planning techniques for selecting seeds, optimizing space, increasing harvests, and rotating crops. Maximize your bounty by applying new space-saving strategies in your home garden. Participants receive free seeds and a “Tilth Garden Planning Packet” full of useful planning tools and worksheets that can be used at home.
Wednesday, February 3 | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | SOLD OUT!
Class 2: Sow your Seeds
Growing vegetable crops from seed is incredibly fun and rewarding, and allows you to grow the healthiest plants from seed to harvest. Save money on transplants this spring by learning how to tend your own seedlings. Increase seed germination with row covers and other simple techniques, and gather useful tips for soil mixes, heat and light requirements, transplanting, fertilizing, and watering. Participants will take home newly sown seeds just in time for the spring garden.
Wednesday, March 3 | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | SOLD OUT!
Class 3: Plant your Garden
Spring is here and it’s time to prepare the soil and plant all your favorite vegetables. Attend this hands-on class and learn how to build your soil organically for optimal production. Learn which amendments and fertilizers will help you grow vibrant and nutritious crops. The class covers seed sowing, thinning, transplanting, and season extension techniques with an emphasis on space saving strategies for urban gardeners. Join us for this fun class and take home plant starts to grow in your own garden!
Wednesday, April 7 | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | SOLD OUT!
Four-Season Vegetable Gardening Series
Looking for new tips and techniques to help you to grow more food year-round? This series will prepare you for a year-round harvest of all your favorite vegetables including, fresh greens, summer fruits and storage crops. Elevate your gardening knowledge and become an expert four-season grower. For intermediate and advanced gardeners.
All classes held at Faubion School, 3039 NE Portland Blvd.
Four-Season Vegetable Gardening Series | Register
Register for each class individually below.
Class 1: Garden Fresh Greens Year Round
With a little planning and some added frost protection, it’s very easy to grow a wide variety of fresh greens year round. Learn how to grow your own salad and stir fry mixes, and discover new varieties of tasty hardy greens. Crop timing, season extension, organic pest and disease management, and soil fertility will also be covered. Take home a salad mix to get greens growing in your garden.
Wednesday, February 10 | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Register
Class 2: Bountiful Summer Fruits from Seed
Enjoy eating homegrown tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant? Learn practical techniques for indoor seed propagation so you can grow all your favorite summer fruits from seed to harvest. Grow more in a limited space with pruning and vertical gardening techniques for vining crops. Discover methods for extending your growing season and encouraging an earlier and more productive harvest for heat-loving crops. Participants will take home newly sown tomatoes and peppers.
Wednesday, February 17 | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Register
Class 3: Growing Roots and Other Storage Crops
Storage crops are the key to eating fresh all winter long. These robust vegetables include potatoes, carrots, beets, winter squash, onions, and more. Hone your garden skills in timing, plant care, and watering for maximized yield and storability of these nutritious vegetables. Get the information you need to know about crop rotation, soil fertility management, and season extension tools to enjoy the benefits of your garden year-round. Join us and take home seeds of your favorite storage crop varieties!
Wednesday, March 10 | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Register
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