Community Education
We offer a variety of community classes during the season, as well as garden prep classes pre-season. These classes are designed to help folks learn more about growing food using organic methods in a high altitude environment. Classes focus on fostering soil health, using water efficiently, and encouraging pollinators and other beneficial insects, to help increase the harvest bounty. While many take place at the Garden and plot holders are encouraged to sign up, the information taught in the classes can be applied to other garden spaces as well, and community members are more than welcome!
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Upcoming Classes and Workshops
Planting a cover crop is one of the best ways you can improve the health of your soil, but many people don’t know where to start, what to plant, or even what a cover crop is. In this class, you will learn all about cover crops: the many benefits they offer, the different options and varieties to choose from, when and how to plant them, how to terminate cover crops in the spring before planting food crops, and much more. There will also be a hands-on demonstration in which class participants will plant a row of cover crop at the garden.
Thursday, September 17th, 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Location: Summit Community Gardens
Cover Crops - Sep 17th
As the end of the season approaches, it is time to start thinking about putting your garden to rest! Learn the best practices for winterizing the garden that both fosters the health of the soil and makes next spring’s clean up easier and better. In this class, we’ll discuss which plant material to remove, how to insulate soil and overwintering crops, how to incorporate soil amendments, and how to plant garlic now for a harvest the following July. There will also be hands-on demonstrations for clearing out a garden plot and planting garlic.
Thursday, October 1st, 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Location: Summit Community Gardens