To help you learn more about organic gardening, composting and growing your own food and flowers, Silver Lake Farms offers the occasional workshop / adult education class suitable for beginners and more experienced gardeners. Each class covers a different subject and is taught by an expert / professional who is passionate and knowledgeable about their chosen field. Classes are sometimes repeated to give more people the opportunity to learn.
In March, Silver Lake Farms is proud to host a presentation by Josh Frank, a representative from the City of Los Angeles Stormwater Program. The presentation covers stormwater pollution and what we can do to prevent it. Josh also brings with him an abundance of facts designed to help us keep Los Angeles clean and healthy - starting in our own backyards. Keep up the good work L.A.!
Classes are limited to 20 people. You have to register for each class in advance. The first 20 people to register for each class will receive an email confirmation.
For questions regarding the workshops contact Lesley Kyle at (323) 578-4820
March '08 Workshops _________________________________________________________________
Wednesday March 19
10am - 11:30am | Everyone Learns in the Garden - a class for children, moms & dads While children garden with Ladybug Lesley, parents have the option of learning too. For adults I teach the basics of organic gardening while Lesley and the kids are a stone’s throw away. Healthy refreshments & snacks served. Additional supervision provided for different age groups.
Kids: $20 - Includes refreshments, snacks, seeds and seed-starting materials
Adults: $40 - Includes refreshments, snacks, seeds and seed-starting materials
2pm - 3:30pm| Everyone Learns in the Garden - a class for children, moms & dads (repeat, see above)
Kids: $20 - Includes refreshments, snacks, seeds and seed-starting materials
Adults: $40 - Includes refreshments, snacks, seeds and seed-starting materials
3pm - 5pm | Start an Organic Kitchen Gardenwith Marta Teegen of HOMEGROWN - Marta’s mission is feeding Los Angeles one garden at a time. So let’s start with yours! Marta will teach you what and when to sow as well as how and where to plant and harvest vegetables. You’ll come away knowing how to grow the most in the shortest amount of time. She’ll talk about raised beds, soil, irrigation and making it all beautiful.
$60 includes seeds and seed-starting materials
10am - noon | "Eat What You Grow" with Chef Matthew Roberts - Make something different and delicious to eat from vegetables, fruits and herbs you can easily grow*. This cooking class with Chef Matthew Roberts has you preparing a four-course meal out of what's in season now - freshly picked for true flavor - and enjoying it for lunch in the garden at Silver Lake Farms. Organic wine served. $60 - includes instruction, ingredients & wine in a fabulous outdoor setting.
*Cook with what you learn to grow in "Start an Organic Kitchen Garden" workshop on March 22.
3pm - 5pm | The Stuff of Life: Composting & Vermicomposting - Healthy plants come from healthy soil and vigorous soil comes from compost. That's why it's worth making. But just like a plant, compost will suffer if not cared for properly. Worms also make soil healthy; their castings (manure) make plant food, too. This workshop covers different ways of making compost, how to get it started, keep it stoked and what to do with it when it's ready. Expert vermicomposter, Chris Jung, will also teach you how to build a wormery and recycle waste into nature’s gold: worm castings. (Chris supplies the Huntington Botanical Gardens.) Bring or buy all your materials here and go home with a functioning wormery. $45
http://www.silverlakefarms.com, Silver Lake Farms, Tara Kolla, garden guru in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, growing beautiful organic flowers for farmers markets and also offers Gardening Workshops, Landscape Design and Floral Design.
