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Growing Medicinal and Culinary Herbs

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Sat., March 16, 2019
1:00pm - 4:00pm

This class is cancelled due to low enrollment. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Herbs in the home garden can add flavor to your meals, home remedies to your medicine cabinet, and beauty, diversity and beneficial insect habitat to your landscape. This hands-on class offers instructions for growing an array of herbs, and tips for harvesting and using what you grow.

Raising Backyard Chickens

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Sat., March 16, 2019
9:00am - 12:00pm

Raising chickens in your yard is educational, fun and rewarding. Besides fresh eggs, they provide the added benefits of soil fertility and pest control. This class will teach you all you need to know to choose the right breeds, provide proper housing, and make sure your chickens are healthy and producing the best eggs you’ve ever tasted.

Bird Walk

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Sat., March 16, 2019
8:00am - 10:00am

Start your morning off with a pleasant walk around American River Ranch. We will experience a variety of resident birds along with winter, migrant, or summer birds depending on the season. This walk is ideal for beginner to intermediate birdwatchers.

Solar Outdoor Lighting for Your Home

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Thu., March 14, 2019
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Make your home and landscape come to life at night. This presentation and hands-on session will demonstrate how to incorporate solar outdoor lighting to enhance your home for beauty and safety.

Free Composting Workshop

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Wed., March 6, 2019
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Vermicomposting, the science of composting with worms, is an effective and easy way to put nutrients back into the soil and reduce waste in landfills. In this free class, we’ll discuss the basics of how to start and maintain a thriving vermiculture bin.

The Spring Herbal

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Tue., March 5, 2019
5:30pm - 8:30pm

This class was cancelled due to low enrollment. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We are offering many other herbal studies classes. Check out our class calendar. Spring brings a multitude of medicinal plants that are our natural allies and provide much of what we need during this season of renewal. We will discuss ways to address seasonal allergies and their underlying causes, healthy ways to do a spring cleanse, and herbs for collecting, eating, and using medicinally to support overall health and vitality. We will collect plants, make medicine, and sample some of the offerings of the season.

The Wonders of Fungi and Mushrooms

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Sat., March 2, 2019
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Take a journey into the amazing fungi kingdom and learn how certain fungi and mushrooms can benefit your garden, health and the planet. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn easy mushroom cultivation methods you can do at home to grow food, medicine and bring vitality to your garden.

Plan, Design and Build a School Garden

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Sat., February 23, 2019
9:00am - 4:00pm

This class has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Sign up for the next teacher training, Cooking with Kids from the Garden, which is on Tuesday, March 19. Would you like to build or enhance a school garden on your campus? This class will help you consider the best design for your space that will serve students and educators while creating a dynamic and healthy ecosystem. Learn the nuts and bolts of irrigation, plant selection, needed materials, signage ideas, curriculum resources and more. Come prepared to collaborate and create.

Herbal Body Care

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Tue., February 19, 2019
5:30pm - 8:30pm

Body care products that nourish the skin and are free of harmful additives and chemicals are an important part of taking care of ourselves. Learn the connection between healthy skin and overall health, and learn to make several body care products, including creams, lip balms, body scrubs and more. Participants will make body care products to take home.

Preparing a Spring Garden

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Sat., February 16, 2019
10:00am - 1:00pm

Learn how to plan your garden space and prepare, plant and care for an abundant, thriving spring garden. This class is for new gardeners or for gardeners who are new to the region.