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• Week 1: August 19 - Gardening Basics

  • Meet the teacher! - Intro to host and staff

  • Starting Seeds: What do I plant in the fall? - Lecture

  • Breakout Groups:

    •  Seed Starting

    • Intro to harvesting

  • Gardeners onsite to answer questions

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• Week 2: August 29 - Preparing your garden Space

  • Comparative Gardening Methods, sustainable agriculture - Lecture with Greg

  • Breakout Groups:

    • Mixing and amending soil in the greenhouse

    • Harvesting

    • Composting

  • Weekly Garden Upkeep - Activity

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• Week 3: September 2 - Planning and Building

  • Types of garden beds and filling them - Lecture

  • Breakout Groups:

    • Planning your garden space and companion planting

    • Harvesting

  • Weekly Garden Upkeep - Activity

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• Week 4: September 9 - Virtual Fieldtrip

  • Explore our beds! Virtual field trip of your instructor's own gardens - Lecture with Stephane and Greg

  • Breakout Groups

    • Info to come

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• Week 5: September 16 - Guest Teacher Kathryn Crew

  • All about mushrooms!

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• Week 6: September 23 - Guest Teacher Kathryn Crew

  • Even more about mushrooms and the microbiology of your soil

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• Week 7: September 30 - Flexible Class time

  • Info to come!

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• Week 8: October 7 - Cooking and Preserving Party

  • Cooking with ingredients from the garden - Lecture and demonstration

  • Jammin' and cannin'!

  • Recipe sharing and discussion