Growing Groceries Classes

                 Vegetable Gardening in the PNW with Extension Master Gardener Jim Olson. There are six keys to successfully growing vegetables in our area of the Pacific Northwest, preparing your planting location, timing of seed starting, key items for caring of plants and how to recognize and treat problems […]

Early Starts, Early Harvests with Extension Master Gardener Anne Neilson. It’s still mid-winter but don’t be deterred! There are edibles that you can direct sow or plant as purchased seedlings now; others that you might consider raising in seed trays for transplanting in about 6 weeks. Extension Master Gardener Anne Neilson will lead you through a […]

Essential Culinary Combinations with Extension Master Gardeners Gia Parsons and Wendy Jordan. Many cultures use a specific combination of veggies and herbs to form the flavor basis for soups, stews and sautés. In this class, EMG and Shorewood Demo Garden Culinary Arts instructor Wendy Jordan teams up with EMG and Marymoor Community Garden coordinator Gia Parsons […]

All About Brassicas with Extension Master Gardener Sue Kraemer and Extension Program Manager, SNAP-Ed, Hillary Miller. The Brassicas are a huge family of tasty and nutrition-packed veggies that includes horseradish, radishes, broccoli, cabbage, collards, cauliflower, kale, arugula and more! Brassicas are prominent in world-wide cuisine. These cool weather vegetables are among the first planted each year, […]

What’s a Garden Without Tomatoes? with Extension Master Gardener Sharon Peach and 21 Acres Educator Ansley Roberts. Most everyone that grows edibles dreams of those mouth-watering tomatoes. Whether grape-sized, cherry types, slicers, sauce or beefy types, tomatoes are prized in the garden. What does it take to be successful at growing great tomatoes? Join Master Gardener […]

Beacon Food Forest: Seattle’s Communal, Edible Landscape with Beacon Food Forest Educator, Elise Evans. In 2009, four friends looked at a bare sunny hillside in Jefferson Park and dreamed that the diverse and dynamic community of Beacon Hill could have a source of delicious, organic, free food. Fifteen years later, the Beacon Food Forest (BFF) has […]