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.
Growing Tomatoes and Chilis - Secrets to Success
Learn the secrets to selecting and growing exceptionally delicious tomatoes and chilis, using organic practices. Discover the best cultivars to grow, along with tips to ensure a bountiful harvest. Royer Held, tomato and chili grower extraordinaire, will tell all in this class.
Registration fee: $5. Register now .
The class is open to the public, and walk-ins are welcome. Cash only.
Please check the website to read about any changes to the course [eg: time, location].
Tips and Techniques #2 Planting your Garden
If you are a novice gardener, or even an experienced one, attend this class to learn how to garden more effectively and efficiently in 2017. Experienced Project Grow gardeners, many of them master gardeners and composters, will share tips and techniques that have helped them to garden successfully.
Topics will range widely, to cover problems often encountered by gardeners at the start of the season, and will include, but are not limited to, the following: preparing beds for planting, choosing the right tool for the task at hand, amending the soil, decoding seeding and planting instructions, selecting appropriate staking methods and materials, using row covers effectively, watering wisely, preventing weeds, and the like. Class will be open to questions and individual problems.
Fee: $5. For Registration, click here. Walk-ins welcome.
Ecosystem Gardeneing: An Introduction
This class is cancelled.
An approach to science-based urban gardening that integrates lessons from various programs - MSUE Master Gardener, MSUE SMART Gardener Volunteer, Washtenaw County Master Composter, Master Rain Gardener, Michigan Conservation Steward, and Urban Permaculture Design.
Fee: $5. Register here. Walk-ins welcome.
Picking and fermenting
Fermentation is a great way to preserve the harvest. Fermentation is popular because it is an energy efficient way to preserve food; produces fermented foods that have health benefits such as: improvement of digestive function; may help diabetics; offers an array of possibilities; tastes better than commercially produced.
This class will be taught by Project Grow Board member and gardener Calin Sferdean. Calin is a Romanian born scientist who loves gardening, cooking, baking and preserving foods. His nonprofessional interests include sustainable living and natural resources conservation. He successfully completed last year the master composting program offered by Project Grow.
Calin will share his family recipe that traveled with his family from unknown regions of Russia to Transylvania. The preparation involves combining simple ingredients such as: cucumbers,horseradish, garlic, hot peppers, thyme, carrots, parsley root, tarragon, thyme, salt and water to create crispy fresh tasting fermented cucumbers.
Note: This is a demonstration class.
Fee: $5. Register here. Walk-ins are welcome.
Kimchi!
Learn how to make Kim Chi, a traditional fermented Korean side dish. Students will help prepare and mix the ingredients and take home some Kim Chi. 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.
The class is being offered by Dan Sferden, passionate about kimchi and other fermented foods. Dan is a Romanian born scientist who loves gardening, cooking, baking and preserving foods. His nonprofessional interests include sustainable living and natural resources conservation. Dan is a Project Grow Board member and gardener and completed the master composting program offered by Project Grow.
The fee for this class is $15, which includes all materials. Enrollment is limited to 10. Register here THIS CLASS is now Full.
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