January
Grow Your Own Food Workshop: In this in-person workshop, learn to take full advantage of the unique gardening climate in San Francisco, where you can grow your own fruits and vegetables year-round! Join us throughout the seasons for our Grow Your Own Food workshop.
When: Saturday, January 20,10 a.m. to noon
Where: Garden For the Environment, 1590 7th Avenue
Registration: Grow Your Own Food January
Cost: $25-$50
Winter Fruit Tree Pruning: Come to Alemany Farm to learn all about the basics of when, why, and how to winter prune apples and plum trees. This class will focus on the basics of tree biology and care to encourage a healthy and productive fruit tree. You will get hands-on practice with our trees in the field.
When: Saturday, January 27, 10 a.m. to noon
Where: Alemany Farm, 700 Alemany Blvd.
Registration: Fruit Tree Pruning
Donation: $30 per person; no one turned away for lack of funds
Build a Fence Using Natural Materials: Join the Rec and Park Community Gardens staff for this hands-on workshop and learn how build a wattle fence using trimmings from the trees in Civic Center Plaza. Heavy rain will cancel.
When: Saturday, January 27, 10 a.m. to noon
Where: White Crane Springs Community Garden, South of 7th Avenue and Lawton Street
Registration: email communitygardens@sfgov.org
Cost: Free
February
Winter Citrus Tree Pruning: Join the Rec and Park Community Gardens staff at Ogden Terrace Community Garden and learn the basics of fruit tree pruning in this hands-on workshop. We'll start by introducing you to tree pruning tools and how to use and care for them, then practice how to make pruning cuts and how to choose what to prune. Rain will cancel this event.
When: Saturday, February 3, 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: Ogden Terrace Community Garden, 700 Ogden Avenue
Registration: email communitygardens@sfgov.org
Cost: Free
Winter Fruit Tree Pruning: Learn how to maximize tree health and fruit production by identifying and properly removing dead, damaged, and dying wood. Our expert instructors will go over general pruning techniques, discuss the differences between summer and winter pruning, and lead a hands-on demonstration so that you can learn which cuts to make in the winter to keep your trees healthy and productive.
Following the workshop, you can put your newfound skills to use! Feel free to bring a lunch and eat with GFE staff and volunteers, and then at 1 pm, join a group of fellow workshop participants and others from the GFE community to prune our orchard trees.
When: Saturday, February 3, 10 a.m. to noon
Where: Garden for the Environment, 1590 7th Avenue
Registration: GFE Fruit Tree Pruning
Cost: $25 - $50
Urban Composting Worshop: Learn how to make your very own compost! The backbone of every healthy garden, compost improves all soil types and can be a difference between success and failure with many plants. In this FREE workshop, we will teach you how to make compost in your backyard and introduce you to our worms that make their own special fertilizer. We will also give you tips on using your city compost bin. Come learn what you can do to improve your garden and prevent organic waste from ending up in the landfill!
When: Saturday, February 3, 10 a.m. to noon (also March 2, April 6, May 4 and June 1
Where: Garden for the Environment, 1590 7th Avenue
Registration: Composting
Cost: Free (GFE offers this popular workshop to the public for free and appreciates any donation you can make to support our efforts to educate the public about environmentally-conscious gardening and more.)
Growing Orchids - Tips for the San Francisco Climate: Learn about cool, temperate and tropical zone orchids. Which type is good for you? Get to know cool growing orchids for San Francisco. Discover how to successfully re-pot your orchid, water, feed and get them to re-bloom, along with methods for dealing with common pests and diseases.
When: Saturday, February 3, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey Street
OR
When: Saturday, February 10, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Richmond Library, 351 9th Avenue
Registration: not required. For more info contact mgsmsf@ucanr.edu
Cost: Free
Growing a Garden: Where to Start: Are you really curious about gardening but don't know where to begin? This workshop will teach you the fundamentals so you can get started!
When: Saturday, February 10, 10 a.m. to noon (also March 9, June 8, August 11 and October 12)
Where: Garden for the Environment, 1590 7th Avenue
Registration: Growing a Garden
Cost: $25 - $50
Soil Health, Composting, and Urban Agriculture Bilingual Workshop: Join Garden for the Environment for the Soil Health, Composting, and Urban Agriculture workshop co-hosted with the Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources at UC Davis (lawr.ucdavis.edu). This interactive workshop will be delivered in English and Spanish.
Topics covered will include:
- How to measure physical, chemical, and biological soil health indicators
- How to manage contaminants such as heavy metals in urban soils
- The benefits of compost for soil and tips for composting at home.
When: Saturday, February 17, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Garden For The Environment, 1590 7th Avenue
Registration: Soil Health
Cost: $25 - $50
Rainwater Harvesting: Learn how to harvest rainwater our continued drought time! Our expert instructor will teach you how to catch and save this precious resource.
When: Saturday, February 24, 10 a.m. to noon
Where: Garden for the Environment, 1590 7th Avenue
Registration: Rainwater Harvesting
Cost: $10
Love Your Legumes: Join Rec and Park Community Gardens Program staff for this short workshop to learn how to build a bamboo trellis to support your beans and peas this spring. This trellis design is easy to construct and take down when your harvest is over. Translation in Cantonese will be provided.
When: Saturday, Febrary 24, noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Brooks Park Community Garden, 373 Ramsell Street
Registration: email communitygardens@sfgov.org
Cost: Free
愛你的豆類:與 Rec and Park 社區花園計劃工作人員一起參加這個簡短的研討會,學習如何建造竹格架來支撐今年春天的豆類和豌豆。 這種格子設計很容易建造,收穫結束後也可以輕鬆拆除。 我們將提供粵語翻譯。
時間:2 月 24 日星期六中午 1 點至下午 1 點
地點:Brooks 公園社區菜園,373 Ramsell Street
註冊:電子郵件communitygardens@sfgov.org
費用:免費
Fruit Tree Pruning: Learn the basics of fruit tree pruning in this hands-on workshop. We'll start by introducing you to tree pruning tools and how to use and care for them, then practice how to make pruning cuts and how to choose what to prune. In this workshop, our hands-on work will be pruning citrus trees.
When: Sunday, February 25, 10 a.m. to noon
Where: Alemany Farm, 700 Alemany Blvd.
Registration: Alemany Workshops
Donation: $30 per person; no one turned away for lack of funds
March
Sustainable Gardening Series: The Introduction to Sustainable Gardening Series is a three-part workshop series designed to help you transform your yard into a thriving, sustainable garden. This course will teach you everything you need to know to nurture perennial gardens that conserve water, provide beauty, and attract pollinators and beneficial insects.
San Francisco is a beautiful and unique city, with year-round mild temperatures and dry, foggy summers. Learn what plants are adapted to our coastal climate and grow without the need for toxic pesticides or large amounts of water. This course will focus on native and drought-tolerant ornamental gardens but will cover broad topics that can also apply to vegetable gardening.
When: March 2, 9, and 16, 10 a.m. - noon
Where: Garden For The Environment, 1590 7th Avenue
Registration: Sustainable Gardening
Cost: $30 total for all three dates (The full series is $30, but you will get a $10 gift card to the Urban Farmer Store at each workshop).
Plant Propagation with Pam Peirce: Learn about the magic of growing plants in many ways -- seeds, cuttings, and divisions -- from one of SF's best-known gardeners, Pam Peirce!
When: Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. to noon
Where: Garden for the Environment, 1590 7th Avenue
Registration: Plant Propagation
Cost: $25 - $50
Dig In! 2024: Six Part Edible Gardening Series: Learn the fundamentals of successfully growing food in your backyard in this engaging series taught by local gardening experts!
When: Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. to noon
Where: Garden for the Environment, 1590 7th Avenue
Registration: Dig In!
Cost: $170 - $300
Winter Citrus Tree Pruning: Join the Rec and Park Community Gardens staff at Page Street Community Garden and learn the basics of fruit tree pruning in this hands-on workshop. We'll start by introducing you to tree pruning tools and how to use and care for them, then practice how to make pruning cuts and how to choose what to prune. Rain will cancel this event.
When: Saturday, March 30, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Page Street Community Garden, 438 Page Street
Registration: email communitygardens@sfgov.org
Cost: Free
Eco-Friendly Garden Pest Management: Learn how to control pests in your garden in environmentally sensitive ways that keep nature in balance!
When: Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m to noo
Where: Garden for the Environment, 1590 7th Avenue
Registration: Pest Management
Cost: $25 - $50
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