There are a few more sunny days ahead, before another round of wet weather. We've been busy filling our garden beds with lettuce, chard, spinach, mustard greens, onions, peas, zucchini, and brassica seedlings + radish & carrot seeds.
Good news! if you want another chance to pick up vegetable seedlings, I'll be at the
Ft. Scott Community Garden tomorrow, Saturday 2/23, from 10am-1pm with leftover seedlings. There won't be any compost however. If you haven't returned pots and buckets from last Saturday- please drop them off for re-use. Thanks!
Seedlings available:
Red cabbage
Green cabbage
Chinese cabbage
Lettuce
Romanesco (only 5)
Cauliflower
Chard
Kale (only 3)
Mustard greens
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| Spring at the historic Ft. Scott Community Garden |
Spring Learning at Garden for the Environment
Garden for the Environment will offer the following workshops in
March 2019. All will be at Garden for the Environment, San Francisco’s teaching
garden, at 7th Avenue and Lawton Street (1590 7th Avenue).
Founded in 1990, our garden offers informative, hands-on workshops on most
Saturdays that teach Bay Area residents how to grow climate-appropriate gardens
and food, make compost, and conserve water.
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER DAYS, WORKSHOPS, AND EVENTS
Regular Educational Volunteer Hours
When:
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10am to 3pm
Cost:
Free
Join
us in the garden on Wednesdays and Saturdays to help with garden maintenance
tasks. You’ll work alongside staff and fellow volunteers on a range of
activities like composting, vegetable planting and harvesting, pruning, and
weeding. The best way to learn is by doing, and we promise you’ll learn a lot
working in the garden with us. No registration needed -- you can come and go at
any time, and volunteering at GFE will always be free. Bring lunch and picnic
with us at noon!
Urban
Composting
When:
Saturday, March 2nd, 10am to 12pm
Cost:
Free!
Sponsored
by the Department of the Environment
Learn
how to make your very own compost! The backbone of every healthy garden,
compost improves all soil types and can be the difference between success and
failure with many plants. In this class, we will teach you how to make compost
in your backyard, and introduce you to our worms that make their own special fertilizer.
Come learn what you can do to improve your garden and prevent organic waste
from ending up in the landfill.
Beginning
Beekeeping: The Basics and Starting a Hive (rescheduled)
When:
Saturday, March 2nd, 10am to 12pm
Cost:
$25
So
you're thinking of becoming a beekeeper? This workshop is an introduction to
bees and beekeeping practices whether you're starting a backyard hive or are
just curious about bees. We'll cover equipment and tools needed, bee biology
basics, and provide practical knowledge to get your beekeeping journey started.
The
class is designed for absolute beginners so no prerequisite knowledge is
required. There will be a hands-on hive inspection, weather permitting. Protective
clothing will be provided.
The
Edible Garden in March
When:
Saturday, March 9th, 10am to 12pm
Cost:
$25
Learn
to take full advantage of the unique San Francisco gardening climate, where you
can grow your own fruits and vegetables year-round. This workshop will focus on
growing your own transplants, what seeds to start indoors and outdoors, and successful
transplanting of seedlings. Bring questions and we'll do our best to answer
them so you can reap a bountiful harvest!
NEW!
-- Family Urban Nature (FUN) Afternoon in the Garden
When:
Saturday, March 23rd, 1 to 3pm
Cost:
FREE
During
this FUN two-hour workshop, families will learn together about the natural
world. Garden Educators from GFE will lead our educational hands-on activities
where you will have the chance to do a tasting tour of the garden, turn garden
scraps into compost, observe our worms doing important work, plant food for the
urban farm and pot up a pollinator plant to take home!
FUN
workshops are for children ages 5-12 and all children must be
accompanied by an adult.
This
FREE workshop is sponsored by the EPA, in partnership with Education
Outside.
Introduction
to Sustainable Gardening Series – ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT!
When:
Saturdays, March 9th, 16th, and 23rd -- 10am
to 12pm
Cost:
$30 for the full 3-part series. You’ll receive $30 in gift cards (One $10 gift
card for either the Urban Farmer Store or Cole Hardware at
each workshop for a total of $30 in gift cards if you attend all three
workshops).
Register:
http://bit.ly/GFESustainableMar2019
Sponsored by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
The Introduction to Sustainable Gardening series is a three-part workshop series
designed to help you transform your backyard into a thriving, sustainable
garden. This course will teach you everything you need to know to plant
flourishing perennial gardens that save water and attract pollinators and beneficial
insects.
San
Francisco is a beautiful and unique city, with mild temperatures year-round and
dry, foggy summers. Learn what plants are adapted to our coastal climate and
grow without the need for toxic pesticides or large amounts of water. This
course will focus on native and drought-tolerant ornamental gardens, but will
cover broad topics that can also apply to vegetable gardening.
Dig
In! - Six-Part Edible Gardening Series – ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT!
When:
Saturdays, March 30th – May 4th, 10am to 12pm
Where:
Garden for the Environment, 1590 7th Ave.
at Lawton St., San Francisco
Cost:
$175
Do
you want to get your hands dirty? Learn how to garden this spring! This
six-part workshop series is designed after our renowned Get Up! training
program and will teach you everything you need to start growing food in your
backyard.
San
Francisco provides a perfect climate for growing food year-round food! Even a small
backyard space can be enough to grow healthy veggies. In this six-part workshop
series, we will first build a raised bed together, and then you will learn how
to make healthy soil, build a simple irrigation system, plant and care for
veggies, and harvest your crops.
Garden for the Environment
