Classes by Ellaberry
Please read all enrollment information before enrolling in Ellaberry Gardens' classes!
Classes will be offered once a month on the third Thursday of the month at 7pm (except for in December.) Classes are $10 per session. Please, please, please RSVP at least two days before class. I will be emailing class materials to you on class day for you to print off and bring with you that evening (not required that you print them off but helpful for note-taking and following along.)
Do you have a group of friends or neighbors who want to attend a class together? Or is there a class you'd like to take but you can't attend the one on the schedule? Guess what?! All classes are available any time for a group of at least 5 at the same rate of $10 per person. These specially scheduled classes can be held here at our place or we'll come to you! Contact Jenny at least two weeks before you'd like to have your class to schedule! ellaberrygardens@yahoo.com
Ellaberry Gardens' Class Schedule:
|
Makin' a Plan! |
Spending a couple of weeks thoughtfully planning out what you're going to grow and where you want to plant it makes all the difference in a successful growing season. Who wants to have only one pound of tomatoes but 5 bushels of zucchini when what you really wanted was to can tomatoes??? Learn how to map out your beds and how to plan crop rotations and succession plantings. Bring the measurements of at least one, if not all, of your beds so we can cater this session to you! |
January 16, 2014 |
|
How Eggsciting! |
Learn to raise chickens and quail in an urban (or any) environment for eggs and extremely valuable compost material (poop!) Topics will include breed selection, housing, feeding and local laws and ordinances. |
February 21, 2014 |
|
Let's Get Growin'! |
It’s time to begin again! In the next couple of weeks, our potatoes, peas, lettuces, spring brassicas, onions, leeks, carrots, parsnips, beets and more go into the ground. Learn how to wake that garden up and get it breathing and growing again! |
March 20, 2014 |
|
You Can Eat That?!?! |
Oklahoma landscaping isn't limited to azaleas and Bradford pears. Us Okies are more resourceful, yes? Learn how to include edible flowers, herbs, vegetables and fruits in your existing landscape while beautifying your home and filling your belly. You might also be surprised to learn which plants you're already growing that could be enhancing your dinner table! Take home a wonderful example. |
April 18, 2013 |
|
The Pharmacy Out Back |
What if you could walk out your back door and pick your "medicines" from plants you have grown to aid your and your family's health, healing and general well-being? You can!!! Learn to grow common herbs and flowers and how to prepare tinctures, teas and salves. Plan to leave with a delightful concoction! |
May 16, 2013 |
|
Feed What Feeds You |
Your plants have to eat and drink well before you can eat well. This class covers fertilizing and irrigating. We will cover why fertilizing your plants naturally is so important and how to go about it. We will cover basic composting, the fertilizing requirements of different plant families, and what natural products are available to us locally in NE Oklahoma. Also learn ways to keep your plants' thirst quenched besides standing in your yard with the hose. Mulching with recycled materials, rainwater collecting, drip irrigation, and other alternative watering methods will be explored. |
June 20, 2013 |
|
Broccoli, Cabbage and Spinach, Oh My! |
Participants will learn how to summer sow for fall harvests. Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuces, spinach and carrots will be covered. You will leave with several seeds sown in small cups for your fall eating. |
July 18, 2013 |
|
What Does One Do With a Bushel of Tomatoes?! |
We will cover the very basics off preserving your harvests including freezing, canning and dehydrating. We will make sure you leave with basic knowledge of how to preserve some foods with resources to further your learning. |
August 15, 2013 |
|
Hungry Spring?! |
We're gonna learn to fall sow crops for early spring eating to fill in that gap between when we've eaten up all our stored produce and our garden isn't producing quite yet. You'll be munching on fresh greens when your neighbors are just beginning to think about putting seeds in the ground! We'll also discuss cold frames and hooping your beds for continued growing throughout the winter! |
September 19, 2013 |
| Sow That's How You Do It?!?! | We will explore the hidden meanings in seed packet jargon and learn to start our own plants from seed to save money and just for plain ole fun (and a nice lesson in patience.) We'll also be sure to cover transplanting your seed babies to your garden. What is hardening off and is it necessary? What plants are really better suited to direct seeding outside? We'll also learn how to save seeds from your plants to start your garden over and over...the ultimate in sustainability. Warning for those with delicate sensibilities: we will be "dissecting" some unfortunate fruits and vegetables so we can examine what's on the inside and save their seeds. Time and interest permitting, we may touch on propagating from cuttings as well. Plan to leave with seeds to start in your own garden next spring!!! |
October 17, 2013 |
|
That's the Nicest Thing That Anyone's Ever Done For Me!!! |
In this class, we'll turn our hearts and minds towards the holiday season and explore ways to create heart-warming, meaningful, and useful gifts and goodies from our gardens and our kitchens. You'll go home with lots of great recipes and a little gift yourself! FUN class! We'll have a "Dirty Santa" type exchange and I'll provide all the gifts! Especially important to RSVP for this class! |
November 21, 2013 |
