Outdoor classroom work shops and events

The ones in green I have implemented over the years. All of these I am capable of implementing as interest accumulates. All are adjustable for age and experience.

Weeds that heal - What's under foot can help you

Runes in the Trees - Study the ancient alphabet that came right from nature while you are in nature!

Food Preservation…Vinnegar and tea...

Making things from nature…crafts for all ages.

Willow working: from door wreaths to lounge chairs.

Flowers and Plants symbology…what their names have meant throughout cultures and history

Toddler Time in the garden, collecting things and naming things…our own way

The cycles of Nature: Wheel of the Year - What’s the significance of May Day?

Tai Chi Chuan: The Martial Art that flows with nature

Plant Safety: Some things out there might sting you!

Community Garden Tours: Start at the Green Space and tour all the surrounding gardens, end up back at our Green Space and have snacks!

Plant Exchanges – what you like I have, what you have I like

Poetry of Nature (study and do)

Native Plants and Wildlife: History - who was here before we were?

What was here in the 1950’s?: taking a history lesson from our elderly population and long time residents.

Weather: sundials, rain gauges, and stars

Who feeds the world? A course on Food Security and Neighborhood Community

Bird house making…what size hole does a blue bird like?

Under the microscope…who lives in our water?

Feeling heavy? Life in the Basalt Zone…a look at the geology of our area

Garden Structures: Architecture for nature and the humans who enjoy it

Bugs: Some help us, others...well…which ones are which? and how do we balance them?

Spring Cleaning Helpers - help for differently abled members of our community in their own spaces.

Putting the Garden to bed: how plants survive a Minnesota Winter

Masonry: How to make paths and retaining walls with this art form.

Garden Sculpture: Study it, create it…

Cooperative Learning: group process, how it feels to create a garden with many people’s input

4H Club – going from the County Fair to the State Fair (how to and then do!)

Composting Basics for community and home

The anatomy of Garbage: Advanced composting, recycling, found object art…

Global Community: How what we do affects people around the world

Paper making using plant pulp

Soap making using plants

Plant based inks and dyes

Aromatherapy: How scent affects our emotional body

Drawing (and, or) painting from nature

Spirituality and Nature: Multicultural perspectives…possible discussion group

Death and grief: In nature and in our community, how one helps the other heal

Theme Gardens for Planting Classes

Alphabet Garden: Learn the Alphabet by planting something starting with each letter.

Historical Garden: Making a history garden, use tools from pioneer days to clear and plant, heirloom seeds and the history of seed development

A Sundial Garden: Use plants for all aspects of telling time (moon flowers, sun flowers, four o’clocks…)

The Cycle of Weather Garden: When to start seeds, what plants will take care of themselves while you are away, what are the first things to come up in Spring, what are the last things to die off in the fall, how do we keep color and interest in the winter

Storybook Gardens
All of our favorite stories have some plants in them

Peter Rabbit Garden: Read and grow what he ate and learn why

Biblical Garden
Shakespearean Garden
Monet’s Garden….

Gardens to attract certain animals:
Butterfly Garden, Frog Garden, Garden to feed the birds