Classes
We are charging a minimum $5 fee for all classes to discourage no-shows. To register and pay the fee you follow the registration link after the class description.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our classes will be offered on-line using a cloud-based service, WebEx. You will be sent an email containing a link that will allow you to join the online class ten minutes before the session begins. To assure that the class is not interrupted with unwanted noise, we ask that you mute your microphone until you wish to ask a question or make a comment at the end of the class. Since this is the first time we are attempting to hold classes online, we ask for your understanding and goodwill as we undertake this adventure.
Adventures in Home Orcharding
Come share the adventure of starting and maintaining a back yard or front yard home orchard. Topics to be covered will include: an introduction to the wide variety of fruit trees that can be grown successfully in Michigan; considerations in selecting among the varieties available; choosing a site; preparing and planting a young tree; fruit tree forms and how to train young trees; and their annual care, including pruning and organic pest management. Instructor: Royer Held, gardening expert and long-time friend of Project Grow.
**New for 2015** $5/class fee for all classes to discourage no-shows;
Registration is required.
Growing Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes Organically
Class Cancelled
Growing potatoes and sweet potatoes is easy and fun. They taste better than store-bought ones, too! Learn the history and characteristics of different potato varieties and how to raise them from seed or tuber. Then learn about sweet potatoes, a totally different plant, and how to grow them in Michigan. Instructor is Royer Held, potato and sweet potato grower, extraordinaire.
New for 2015** $5/class fee for all classes to discourage no-shows.
Registration is required. Walk-ins are welcome.
Please check the website to read about any changes to the course [eg: time, location].
Pollinator Gardens and Native Plantings
NOTE: new date and time.
This new course will explore developing pollinator gardens and native plantings.
Strong fruit and vegetable production often depends on the tiniest of garden visitors – native bees and honey bees. Learn how to design a beautiful garden that will boost your crop production, attract beneficial insects, and support native biodiversity.This course is taught by Washtenaw County Naturalist Shawn Severance.
**New for 2015** $5/class fee for all classes to discourage no-shows; registration is required. Walk-ins are welcome.
Please check the website to read about any changes to the course [eg: time, location].
Growing Heirloom Tomatoes and Peppers Organically
Learn the secrets to selecting and growing exceptionally delicious tomatoes and peppers, using organic practices. Discover the best cultivars to grow, along with tips to ensure a bountiful harvest. Royer Held, tomato and pepper grower extraordinaire, will tell all in this class.
New for 2015** $5/class fee for all classes to discourage no-shows.
Registration is required. Walk-ins are welcome.
Please check the website to read about any changes to the course [eg: time, location].
Hot and Cold Composting
Whether you want quick results or are content to let compost "happen" at its own speed, there is a method for you. Either way, you'll get a terrific soil amendment for your garden.
Hot composting - A hot pile takes more effort but will produce compost more quickly—in several weeks to several months. Cold composting - Cold composting requires minimal effort but may take a year or two before it produces compost you can use in your garden. Joet Roema, Master Gardener, will teach this class.
New for 2015** $5/class fee for all classes to discourage no-shows.
Registration is required. Walk-ins are welcome.
Please check the website to read about any changes to the course [eg: time, location].
Vermiculture
Jesse Raudenbush, of Starr Valley Farm and third generation vermiculturist, will teach a class on the science of vermiculture, how to start and maintain a worm composting bin, and the benefits of worm castings in your garden. Students will make their own starter worm bin, create and add bedding, and finally add 1,000 Red Wiggler composting worms. All materials provided at time of class. Completed starter systems and worms go home with you and a set of notes on how to care for your worms!
The fee for this class is $30 which includes all materials. Please visit Eventbrite to register.
Note: Due to the prep work required for this class, those interested in this class must register in advance [no walk-ins]. Registration for this class will close June 8.
As there is a fee to cover materials, the $5 registration fee is waived
Eat Your Weeds!
Vegetable gardeners bemoan the pesky presence of weeds that threaten to take over their garden. Much work goes into weeding them out. And yet in doing so, valuable foodstuff might be thrown away that are just as tasty and healthful, which grow without the need of coddling and care, and offer themselves free for you to harvest, if you only knew what they are! Instructor, Inge Ferguson, will redefine what a weed is and show you the abundance of naturally growing new foodstuffs that grow in your garden.
New for 2015** $5/class fee for all classes to discourage no-shows.
Registration is required. Walk-ins are welcome.
Please check the website to read about any changes to the course [eg: time, location].
Kim Chi!
Learn how to make Kim Chi, a traditional fermented Korean side dish. Students will taste samples from a freshly made batch of Kim Chi as they watch how it is made, step-by-step. The kitchen has generous space for students to observe the techniques involved in making this dish, to get up close and personal with the ingredients, and to ask lots of questions. Students will take home some Kim Chi. Note: This is a demonstration class.
The class is being offered by Linda Wan, passionate about Kim Chi and other fermented foods.
The fee for this class is $10, which includes all materials. Please visit Eventbrite to register
Saving Seeds from Your Own Garden
Many dollars are spent by gardeners each year on seeds. And yet, with some planning and a little work, much of the cost for seeds can be avoided. This class will cover the advantages of gardening with heirloom varieties and seed-saving basics that can help you save money and ensure that you get the varieties that you grow and love. Participants will then try their hands at saving seeds from a variety of vegetables, including fresh tomatoes, grown by instructor, Marcella Trautmann.
**New for 2015** $5/class fee for all classes to discourage no-shows;
Registration is required.
New Gardener Debrief 2015
We hope you have enjoyed gardening with Project Grow. We want to hear all about your first year. Please join us at Leslie House, Oct 3, 2015, 11:30am – 1:30pm for the First Annual New Gardeners Debriefing. We will have break-out sessions and will provide lunch. We hope you can make it. Please register here for this event.
Registration required.
